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Nigerian nurses call on UK minister to intervene over allegations of test cheating
More than 100 nurses write to Wes Streeting after being accused of cheating in tests to practise in UK
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’Revolutionary’ blood test detects 12 common cancers early, before symptoms appear
Health Secretary Wes Streeting, a cancer survivor, described the ’universal’ blood screening as a potential ’game changer’ for cancer treatment within the next five years.
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'They should call off the doctors' strike and hope Wes heals NHS'
Paul Routledge on the latest junior doctors' strike and how it seems that the Tories have already given up governing our broken country as they know 'the end is nigh'
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Battle of the baby pics - quiz yourself on Labour politicians' childhood snaps
With days to go before the UK general election, how much do you know about our future frontbenchers? Test your knowledge with our shadow cabinet baby photo quiz
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'10 days to save NHS' call as 1 in 4 have queued outside to see GP or dentist
The survey by pollsters Savanta shows some people even waited more than three hours in a queue outside to get a GP or dentist appointment in the past 12 months
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Three-quarters of voters believe mega-rich Rishi Sunak is out of touch
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was ridiculed after claiming he went without Sky TV as a child, with less than 10% of voters thinking he understands ordinary people
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Wes Streeting hits out at Sky presenter - ’You don’t want to hear’ Labour’s plan
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting hit out at Sky News' Trevor Phillips after he suggested the party's manifesto did not back up Labour's slogan to 'change' lives in the UK
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Labour's Wes Streeting tells junior doctors to call off pre-election strikes
Shadow Health Wes Streeting said he was 'beyond furious' that strikes are still going on and slammed the Tories for failing to resolve the long-running NHS pay dispute
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Labour's Wes Streeting promises cancer treatment 'fit for a King' for everybody
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting - who survived cancer in 2021 - said: "cancer doesn’t discriminate. I’m absolutely determined to make sure that you get cancer treatment fit for a king"
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'Crocodile tears' of private schools blasted by Wes Streeting in Labour tax row
In a snappy response to objections from private schools and parents, Wes Streeting said an exodus of pupils 'is not going to happen' as he defended manifesto pledge
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Keir Starmer promises jobs revolution to get Britain booming in Labour manifesto
Labour's Keir Starmer will vow to get the country building and offer parents better childcare as he pledges to kickstart the economy at his General Election manifesto launch
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Labour will ban under-16s from buying energy drinks such as Prime and Monster
Keir Starmer will stop highly caffeinated energy drinks being sold to under-16s in shops and online because of the impact on kids' health and concentration in classrooms
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Nurses' union leader declares 'national emergency' as patients die in corridors
The move comes after data released from 48 NHS Trusts in England show a third had elderly patients who had been waiting at least two days for a ward bed
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Tory election promise to build 40 new hospitals could be five years late
Nearly five years after Boris Johnson promised to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 - the small print of government contracts suggest the project could run as much as five. years behind
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Infected blood report on worst disaster in NHS history will 'shock' nation
The official probe into the infected blood scandal - dubbed the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history - publishes its final report after a decades-long fight for justice
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Seven illnesses pharmacists can now treat with new prescription powers
Pharmacists are gaining new authority to address common health issues, sparing patients trips to GPs for ailments like earache, sore throat, and more. But concerns linger about increased pressure on pharmacies
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Archbishop of Canterbury tells Starmer to axe 'cruel' two-child benefit limit
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who is head of the Church of England, branded the austerity-era policy 'cruel' and said Labour should commit to scrapping it
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Keir Starmer offers first steps to rebuild Britain with six pledges to voters
Labour leader Keir Starmer said there were 'no quick fixes' but said he was offering a 'down payment on change' as Labour fired the starting gun on the general election campaign
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Prue Leith tells MPs to stop 'pearl-clutching' as they debate assisted dying
MPs will debate legalising assisted dying for the first time in almost two years after 200,000 signed a petition backed by Dame Esther Rantzen demanding a law change
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Rishi Sunak told to stop running scared and name date of the general election
Labour campaign supremo Ellie Reeves warned Rishi Sunak that the longer he clings on, the weaker he looks as a poll shows two-thirds of voters think Britain is broken
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Keir Starmer gives update on the future of the pensions triple lock
Labour leader Keir Starmer says the commitment to pensioners will be included in his party's election manifesto so Britain's retirees can 'enjoy their golden years'
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Tory minister gives desperate excuse for BBC Question Time confusion on Rwanda
Home Office Minister Chris Philp, who asked on BBC Question Time if 'Rwanda is a different country to Congo', says he was 'struggling' to hear an audience member
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BBC Question Time audience applaud takedown of PM's 'sick note culture'
Rishi Sunak was accused last week of distracting from his own failures as he used a speech to warn against 'medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life'
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Streeting is right to apologise for trans comments, now Potter stars need to too
AS mea culpas go, they do not get much more stark than Wes Streeting’s about-turn on trans issues on this week’s edition of Never Mind the Ballots
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PM misses key A&E target while stroke victims wait over 30minutes for ambulance
Rishi Sunak made cutting the NHS waiting list a key pledge but new data shows the appointment backlog in England has grown by 330,000 in just over a year since then