Action needed on needless asthma deaths, says charity

There were more than 12,000 UK deaths in the past decade, many of them needless, a charity warns.

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PM’s dementia adviser quits over benefits clawback

Johnny Timpson says the government is failing to protect vulnerable people by not intervening earlier.

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‘Covid Inquiry needs to hear from people like me’

Peter Livingstone hopes the inquiry will look at how people with disabilities coped in the pandemic.

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Cigarette prices motivating more to give up – study

The cost-of-living crisis is having an impact – but health concerns remain the top reason for quitting.

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Chat room helps Destiny-Rae, 5, find a new kidney

An online friendship between two mums led to a new kidney for five-year-old Destiny-Rae.

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Chat room helps Destiny-Rae, 5, find a new kidney

An online friendship between two mums led to a new kidney for five-year-old Destiny-Rae.

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Drug dealers offer BBC team deadly opioids

Powerful synthetic drugs linked to dozens of deaths are being sent to the UK from China, BBC finds.

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Why are we so ill? The working-age health crisis

The number of under 65s struggling with poor health is rising – and it’s a threat to the economy.

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Letby seeks permission for conviction appeal

Lucy Letby is applying for permission to appeal her convictions before a panel of judges.

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Why are we so ill? The working-age health crisis

The number of under 65s struggling with poor health is rising – and it’s a threat to the economy.

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