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Wes Streeting admits ‘risk of disruption’ in NHS overhaul

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said there is a “risk of disruption” in the NHS as he attempts to overhaul the service and reduce waste, but has promised long-term improvements. On Thursday, Streeting announced NHS England, a public administrative body, would be scrapped to save money and give ministers more control of health services. The […]

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NHS England chair warns the buck stops with ministers

Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Richard Meddings, a former banker, is the chair of NHS England The chair of NHS England has said he does not disagree with the abolishing of the organisation – although he warns that the buck will now stop with ministers. “There will no longer be a separate vehicle that can […]

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Video Shows Mars and Deimos Close Up During ESA’s Hera Flyby

An asteroid-chasing spacecraft just swung past Mars on Wednesday. As it zipped by, it took hundreds of shots of the Red Planet, as well as several snaps of Deimos, one of the two small Martian moons. The operators of the European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft were bewitched by the sci-fi aesthetics of the pictures. “We […]

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A Tariff Pile-On Threatens to Escalate a Global Trade War

Trade war A new round of tariffs on aluminum and steel went into effect overnight. This time, no U.S. trading partner was spared. The new tariffs amped up the risk of a global trade war. The European Union on Wednesday vowed to roll out $28 billion in retaliatory levies next month on American products, including […]

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