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22 Jul, 2025

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Layla Rogers

How close were hospitals to collapse in Covid?

Five times Prof Kevin Fong broke down in tears in a nondescript hearing room in West London, while giving evidence to the Covid inquiry. The 53-year-old has the kind of ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Lily Murphy

Alzheimer’s has isolated us, says Fiona Phillips’ husband

The husband of TV presenter Fiona Phillips says they have become socially isolated since her Alzheimer's diagnosis. Phillips, who hosted ITV's GMTV breakfast programme, announced in 2023 that she had ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Hannah Morris

Water bill rises needed to fix investment, report says

Water bills have to rise steeply to make up for years of underinvestment, a major review into the state of the water industry in England and Wales has found. The ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Eleanor Reyes

Ryanair mulls bigger bonus for spotting oversized bags

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has said the airline is considering increasing a bonus it pays to workers for identifying passengers with oversized bags. Staff currently receive €1.50 (£1.30) if they ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Lily Edwards

We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told

A mother of premature twins has told the Covid inquiry she did not feel like she was treated as a parent after giving birth in the early stages of the ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Nora Parker

Ketamine helped me escape my negative thoughts – then it nearly killed me

Abbie was 16 years old when she started using ketamine. It was the first time she had felt in control. The negative thoughts that had swamped her mind since a ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Zoey Turner

Covid inquiry to look at impact on care services

The Covid inquiry will start examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people on Monday. Bereaved families say they have been waiting for this ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Riley Phillips

Voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election

Sixteen and 17-year-olds would be able to vote at the next general election, under government plans to lower the voting age. The pledge ispart of a raft of measuresbeing introduced ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Layla Roberts

More than 30 poisoned after suspected fake Botox

Thirty-eight cases of botulism poisoning have been recorded in England in the last six weeks after the suspected use of unlicensed Botox-like products in cosmetic procedures, the UK Health Security ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Penelope Mitchell

Reform plans to spend up to £190k on assistants

The interim leader of Warwickshire County Council has put forward plans to hire political assistants at a cost of up to £190,000 a year. An assistant would serve each of ...