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Jersey approves assisted dying law

A law to allow terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their own lives has been approved in Jersey. It marks the final...

Jersey passes assisted dying law – but what stage has proposal reached in UK’s parliaments?

The votes in Jersey and Cardiff mean there are now five parliaments across the British Isles that have weighed in on the divisive issue...

Record levels of rough sleepers in England, figures reveal

The number of people sleeping rough in England is at its highest level since records began in 2010. Some 4,793 people were estimated to be...

Racism and ‘poor’ staff relationships factors in maternity care failings, report finds

Maternity services in England are failing "too many" families, with problems "at every stage" of the maternity journey, an interim report has found. Racism, staffing...

Sperm swim more quickly in summer, study finds

Sperm quality is highest in the summer and lowest in the winter, according to a new study. Researchers from the UK, Canada and Denmark analysed...

GPs told to guarantee same-day appointments for urgent cases

GPs in England will have to guarantee same-day appointments for any patient with urgent health needs, under a new clause being added to their...

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GPs to get £3,000 bonus to maximise weight loss drug prescriptions

GP practices in England are to be paid £3,000 a year bonuses to prescribe patients weight loss drugs. The government is adding the incentive payments...

First British baby born using transplanted womb from dead donor

A baby boy has become the first child in the UK to be born using a womb transplanted from a dead donor. Grace Bell, who...

Woman’s regret over botched Brazilian butt lift

A Kent woman said she was in "agony" after a botched Brazilian butt lift (BBL) left her with a "gaping wound". Josephina Finch from Canterbury...

Streeting says he takes Leeds maternity care inquiry concerns ‘extremely seriously’

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he takes the concerns of bereaved families "extremely seriously" after acknowledging trust had been "damaged" around a promised Leeds...

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