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Assisted dying bill ‘no hope’ of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer

Lord Falconer said the bill has “absolutely no hope” of passing without a “fundamental change” in approach.

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‘Hospital’s neglect in my son’s death has ripped our hearts out’

Peter Dervin says he warned Broomfield Hospital staff not to leave his son alone before fatal fall.

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‘Hospital’s neglect in my son’s death has ripped our hearts out’

Peter Dervin says he warned Broomfield Hospital staff not to leave his son alone before fatal fall.

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‘You don’t feel judged’: Why we buy more at self-service terminals

How restaurants and retailers use behavioural science to get us to increase our spending.

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‘You don’t feel judged’: Why we buy more at self-service terminals

How restaurants and retailers use behavioural science to get us to increase our spending.

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‘I needed a coil to ease the bleeding but I just sat on a waiting list’

Elaine Gracey was in a lot of pain but says she was expected to just put up with her menopausal symptoms.

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‘I needed a coil to ease the bleeding but I just sat on a waiting list’

Elaine Gracey was in a lot of pain but says she was expected to just put up with her menopausal symptoms.

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‘We weren’t perfect’, says bogus Covid lab accused

Evidence in pharmacist Faisal Shoukat’s defence continues to be heard at Bradford Crown Court.

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Aspirin prices ‘rise 1,000%’ amid supply shortage

Pharmacists say the cost to buy a box of aspirin from suppliers was 38p but is now around £7.

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AI model from Google’s DeepMind reads recipe for life in DNA

It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers.

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