Should we be using cotton buds to clean our ears?

Greg Foot asks whether we should be using cotton buds to clean our ears.

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Should we be using cotton buds to clean our ears?

Greg Foot asks whether we should be using cotton buds to clean our ears.

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Is the bite of the false widow spider dangerous?

Experts say noble false widow spiders could be to blame for an increase in bites being treated in hospital.

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Nurse wins settlement in trans pronouns dispute

Melle was racially abused by a transgender woman at a hospital after she addressed them as “Mr”.

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Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners

Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.

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Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners

Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.

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Streeting denies changing pay deal for resident doctors

The Health Secretary says his “door is open” for more talks to resolve the long-running dispute.

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Women’s network for mid-life wellbeing launches

The support group was set up by a woman who challenged herself to try 50 new things before turning 50.

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‘Doctors strikes’ and ‘paw prints in space’

A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.

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I was pressured into refusing a blood transfusion aged 11. The Jehovah’s Witnesses’ new policy changes nothing

Former followers say the organisation is still putting lives at risk, despite a policy update.

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