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‘Remarkable’ boy survived life support switch-off, judge says

A four-year-old boy who was expected to die shortly after his life support was removed has “confounded” medical expectations, a UK judge has said in a ruling. Months before, the High Court ruled that life-sustaining ventilation was not in the child’s best interest, after hearing evidence from doctors treating him. The boy, referred to as […]

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Flood warnings across England and Wales as rain relents

BBC Weather Watchers/Jack March Flood water came very close to roads and properties in Witherley, Warwickshire, with a flood warning in force for the nearby River Anker Many areas of England are bracing for flooding despite a respite from heavy downpours. Parts of central and southern England experienced over a month’s worth of rain in […]

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‘Unimaginable consequences’: World reacts to Israel’s strikes on Lebanon | Israel-Palestine conflict News

World leaders are sounding the alarm about a “full-fledged” war, calling for de-escalation after devastating Israeli air strikes in Lebanon ratcheted regional tensions amid Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. The attacks, which started on Monday and continued into Tuesday, were Israel’s fiercest against its northern neighbour and have led to Lebanon’s highest single-day death toll […]

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Will cross-border working boost NHS?

PA Media Dentistry is one of the strands being looked at as part of this new cross-border approach The NHS and politics are never far apart. Health is the almost perennial chart-topper when it comes to lists of voters’ concerns. In Wales, given the NHS was a Welsh invention, and given the current length of […]

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The fake heiress who was obsessed with Scotland

Getty Images Violet Charlesworth in Highland dress A new BBC Sounds series, Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley, examines the story of an English-born fraudster who was obsessed with Scotland. A car crashes at a dangerous bend on a clifftop road in Anglesey, North Wales, on a moonlit night in January 1909. The vehicle’s two passengers […]

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Genetic ghosts suggest pandemic started in market

Getty Images Racoon dogs are implicated as one of the potential animals that could have been the source of Covid A team of scientists say it is “beyond reasonable doubt” the Covid pandemic started with infected animals sold at a market, rather than a laboratory leak. They were analysing hundreds of samples collected from Wuhan, […]

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Consumer confidence tumbles ahead of Budget

Getty Images A long-running measure of how consumers feel about their finances and the economy has fallen sharply, raising concerns that the government’s warning that the Budget will be “painful” has shaken people’s confidence. GfK’s Consumer Confidence Barometer has tumbled further into negative territory since the end of August. The index had been recovering after […]

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