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'The NHS needs one million more blood donors, this was my experience'
SurreyLive
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June 14, 2025
The NHS has come out to urge people to start donating blood, as they're in need of one million more donors in to meet the nation's blood supply needs. Over the past year, NHS England has seen an increased wave of blood donation registrations –...
Wales is UK worst for surgical abortions, says charity
BBC
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June 13, 2025
Kate MorganCommunities correspondent, BBC Wales News ShareSave Abortion care provider the British Pregnancy Advisory Service said there was "limited provision" of surgical abortions in Wales after 14 weeks Wales is the worst part of the UK for...
NHS nurse and mum-of-two confirmed as passenger on tragic Air India flight
Daily Star
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June 13, 2025
An "angel" NHS nurse is confirmed to have died in the Air India tragedy. 241 people tragically lost their lives on Thursday morning (June 12) after Air India flight AI171 crashed moments after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport. Investigations...
'No trees to pee behind' The most baffling Tripadvisor reviews of Wales' best attractions
Wales Online
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June 14, 2025
Wales may have jaw-dropping mountains, golden sandy beaches and a ludicrous amount of castles, but apparently, not everyone is as enamoured with Cymru as we are. While some visitors are left speechless by the sunrise at Yr Wyddfa, or impressed...
'Rarest 50p in UK circulation' worth £150 unveiled - it was issued just 2 years ago
The Mirror
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June 14, 2025
Before carelessly tossing aside that loose change in your purse, check your coins. A recently minted 50p is now worth a hefty sum and you might just profit from it. At first glance, it may seem like an ordinary coin - it's a silver,...
Get Yorkshire Show Hosts Fittest Farmer As Part Of Health And Wellbeing Focus
North East Post
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family Britain's Fittest Farmer Competition. Photo credit Farmers Weekly / CTelling Photography Ltd. Being fit to farm will be in the spotlight at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show to highlight the importance of both physical and mental wellbeing....
Nvidia CEO stresses UK’s need for AI infrastructure
DevX
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June 13, 2025
We are innovating the full-stack AI infrastructure platform on a one-year rhythm — pushing the boundaries of inference performance across chips, systems, and software. NVIDIA Blackwell is the most advanced AI platform ever built — continuously...
Urgent recall for vitamin gummies over ‘life-threatening health risk’
Metro
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June 14, 2025
Gummy multivitamins and over the counter medications being restocked at a store (Picture: Universal Images Group Editorial) Vitamin gummies have been recalled across the US because they may contain an undeclared allergen – peanuts. Vita Warehouse...
US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident – a public health historian explains how the system was shaped to serve profit and politicians
Insight News - Minnesota
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June 13, 2025
A few years ago, a student in my history of public health course asked why her mother couldn’t afford insulin without insurance, despite having a full-time job. I told her what I’ve come to believe: The U.S. health care system was deliberately...
Medical report claims Brit mum whose 'heart went missing' after mysterious death died from food poisoning
LAD Bible
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A reported cause of death of the British mum whose ‘heart went missing’ after her mysterious death has been shared. Beth Martin was heading on a family holiday with her husband Luke and their two young children in Turkey when she began to feel...
NHS waiting lists: reasons to be careful
Nation.Cymru
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June 13, 2025
Staff on a NHS hospital ward. PA Images, Peter Byrne Rajan Madhok The focus on waiting lists is good news for people who have waited for a long time, and it seems wrong to question the efforts being made to help them –surely we must do whatever it...
‘Black service, not NHS service’: Health leader condemns racial inequalities that failed mother
LBC
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14 June 2025, 00:55 | Updated: 14 June 2025, 01:26 Lord Victor Adebowale, chair of the NHS Confederation, who has slammed racial inequalities in the health service. Picture: PA A health leader has condemned racial inequalities in the health...
The REAL Fern Britton is nothing like bubbly TV persona, says ex agent who reveals all on toxic split with Phil Vickery
The Sun
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June 13, 2025
WHEN Fern Britton announced the end of her seemingly perfect 20-year marriage, she pledged to “always share a great friendship” with Phil Vickery. Five years on, and relations have never been worse. 10 10 Fern Britton suggested ex Phil Vickery...
‘Going back happily, happily…’: UK couple killed in Air India crash were in India for Ayurvedic retreat
The Indian Express
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June 14, 2025
“Just boarding. Goodbye, India” — This was part of the farewell message posted by a British couple on the Instagram handle of their spiritual wellness brand before they boarded the London-bound Air India flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad on Thursday...
Shocking moment floodwater gushes down streets as parts of Britain are hit by intense thunderstorms on hottest day of the year
Daily Mail
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June 14, 2025
Floodwater gushed down residential streets on Friday night as parts of Britain were hit by an intense thunderstorm on the hottest day of the year so far. The UK recorded its warmest day of 2025 on Friday, with temperatures reaching a sizzling 29C,...
King’s Birthday Honours: damehood for British Academy president
University of Nottingham
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June 13, 2025
The president of the British Academy has been made a dame in the King’s 2025 Birthday Honours, with a number of university leaders and high-profile academics, including economist Mariana Mazzucato, also recognised for their services. Julia Black,...
Healthcare worker reveals the 4 wildest baby names & you’ll be baffled by how you’re meant to pronounce them
The Sun
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June 13, 2025
FINDING the perfect name for your baby can be quite the challenge. Do you stick with something traditional, or take the risky route with something more unique. 2 The healthcare worker shared some of the most unique names she's encounteredCredit:...
Inside the Ballymena riots: How 'attempted rape of local girl, 16, by two Romanian teens' ignited wave of anti-migration backlash on the streets of Northern Ireland
Daily Mail
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June 13, 2025
Last Saturday evening a teenage girl who lives nearby was walking down Clonavon Terrace, a small residential street around the corner from McDonald's in the centre of the town of Ballymena, when she was allegedly approached by a pair of...
Millions of patients to be treated by GPs instead of hospitals under radical reforms to cut NHS waiting list
Daily Mail
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June 13, 2025
Patients will be treated by GPs rather than getting specialist care in hospitals under radical reforms as Keir Starmer battles to tackle the NHS crisis. Routine appointments will be dealt with in community services close to patients' homes in a...
Health Minister says ‘thank you’ at launch to recognise the social care workforce is ‘making a difference’
Derry Journal
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June 13, 2025
This year’s ‘Social Care - Making a Difference’ campaign launched today (11 June 2025) at Camphill Community Clanabogan, at a special event thanking social care practitioners for supporting the needs of people at every age and stage of their...