Education

Education

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22 Jul, 2025

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Kevin Hall

What has been driving the rise in disability benefit claims?

The government has confirmed details of its scaled-back plan to reform health and disability benefits, following pressure from Labour MPs. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said changes to Pip ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Brandon Nelson

Stop telling me to lower my cortisol – it’s making me stressed!

It could apparently change the shape of my face, add pounds to my midriff, and even make my hair fall out. I feel like warnings about cortisol - a stress ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Dylan Green

Is RFK Jr’s divisive plan to Make America Healthy Again fearmongering – or revolutionary?

There's a saying that Robert F Kennedy Jr is very fond of. He used it on the day he was confirmed as US health secretary. "A healthy person has a ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Jonathan Hill

How is your hospital doing as NHS battles to bring down waiting times?

Doctors and patient groups warn that the NHS in England is facing an uphill struggle on the government's number one NHS priority – improving hospital waiting times. They are concerned ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Justin Torres

Starmer stamps authority with MP suspensions, but risks appearing vindictive

This July, just like last July, the prime minister has decided to kick some of his MPs out of the Parliamentary Labour Party. A year ago, just weeks after winning ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Christian Wright

Taylor Swift and Drake music giant files for US listing

Universal Music Group's (UMG) - which is the world's biggest music group and owner of the record labels behind mega stars Taylor Swift, Drake and Lady Gaga - has filed ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Benjamin Allen

Vaccine roll-outs cut deaths by 60% – study

Emergency vaccination programmes – rolled out in response to outbreaks of five major diseases – are believed to have reduced deaths by around 60% over a period of 23 years, ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Samuel Walker

Premature babies to be immunised against winter virus

Thousands of premature babies in the UK can now be protected against a common winter virus which can cause a dangerous lung infection, and sometimes kill. The injection will provide ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Nathan Lewis

Mone accuses Covid inquiry of ‘cover-up’

Baroness Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman have accused the Covid inquiry of an "establishment cover-up" after their second attempt to be given an official role in the inquiry was ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Alexander Clark

NHS hours from PPE running out in Covid – Hancock

The NHS in England came within “six or seven hours” of running out of gowns and other protective equipment during the Covid pandemic, Matt Hancock has said. The former health ...