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Martha’s rule rolled out to all acute hospitals in England

Smitha Mundasad and Judith BurnsBBC News Merope Mills Martha Mills died aged 13 after developing sepsis. Martha’s rule, a way for families to seek an urgent second opinion if they are concerned about the care their loved ones receive, will be rolled out across all English hospitals delivering acute or short-term treatment. The telephone helpline, […]

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Appeals court rules against Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act : NPR

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump cannot use an 18th-century wartime law to speed the deportations of people his administration accuses of membership […]

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Sue Gray questions working class-only civil service internship

Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Baroness Sue Gray has challenged the government’s plan to limit a civil service internship scheme to working-class students. The Labour peer questioned the “evidence base” behind last month’s decision to restrict a Whitehall internship to students from “lower socio-economic backgrounds”. The government argued the change will bring in […]

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Captain Scott’s polar ship filmed on the sea floor

Watch: Underwater footage shows the polar vessel colonised with sea life Rebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Kevin ChurchBBC News Science One of the most famous polar shipwrecks has been filmed in detail on the sea floor for the first time. The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to reach […]

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Energy drinks to be banned for under 16s

The government is planning a new law in England to stop anyone under the age of 16 buying energy drinks such as Red Bull, Monster and Prime from shops, restaurants, cafes, vending machines and online. Up to a third of UK children are thought to consume these types of drinks every week, despite most supermarkets […]

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Adults with learning disabilities die 20 years early, says report

Getty Images People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said. The annual mortality review commissioned by NHS England was originally meant to be published last year but faced repeated delays. It found 39% of deaths of people with […]

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