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Midwife shortage and rising obesity levels straining maternity care – report

Midwife shortage and rising obesity levels straining maternity care – report

Midwife shortage and rising obesity levels straining maternity care – report

11 July 2023

The NHS in England was short of the equivalent of 2,500 full-time midwives, the study suggested.


Man found to have killed nine-year-old girl by stabbing her in the heart

Man found to have killed nine-year-old girl by stabbing her in the heart

Man found to have killed nine-year-old girl by stabbing her in the heart

11 July 2023

Lilia Valutyte was playing with a hula-hoop outside the shop where her mother worked when she was attacked by Deividas Skebas.


Family of woman who took own life in prison could be forced to withdraw from FAI

Family of woman who took own life in prison could be forced to withdraw from FAI

Family of woman who took own life in prison could be forced to withdraw from FAI

11 July 2023

Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, died in 2018.


NHS dentistry report ‘will be uncomfortable reading for some’, MP warns

NHS dentistry report ‘will be uncomfortable reading for some’, MP warns

NHS dentistry report ‘will be uncomfortable reading for some’, MP warns

11 July 2023

Health Secretary Steve Barclay told MPs ministers ‘will set out plans shortly in terms of the dental recovery plan’.


‘Uncertainties’ over studies linking ultra-processed food to poor health

‘Uncertainties’ over studies linking ultra-processed food to poor health

‘Uncertainties’ over studies linking ultra-processed food to poor health

11 July 2023

Government scientists have looked into the issue in depth.


NHS to expand shingles vaccine to another 1m people

NHS to expand shingles vaccine to another 1m people

NHS to expand shingles vaccine to another 1m people

11 July 2023

The jab is currently offered to those aged over 70.


Why are wages rising and what does it mean for the economy?

Why are wages rising and what does it mean for the economy?

Why are wages rising and what does it mean for the economy?

11 July 2023

Average regular pay was 7.3% higher in the three months to May compared with the same period last year.


‘Tennis has a blueprint’ for female players to succeed after becoming mothers

‘Tennis has a blueprint’ for female players to succeed after becoming mothers

‘Tennis has a blueprint’ for female players to succeed after becoming mothers

11 July 2023

Johanna Konta, Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki all expressed their excitement at being back on the grass courts in SW19 for invitation doubles.


Former politician fails in bid to overturn child sex abuse convictions

Former politician fails in bid to overturn child sex abuse convictions

Former politician fails in bid to overturn child sex abuse convictions

11 July 2023

Three appeal judges dismissed an appeal bid by Lord Nazir Ahmed, 66, at a Court of Appeal hearing in London.


Zelensky hits out at lack of Vilnius summit timetable for Ukraine to join Nato

Zelensky hits out at lack of Vilnius summit timetable for Ukraine to join Nato

Zelensky hits out at lack of Vilnius summit timetable for Ukraine to join Nato

11 July 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had said he wanted Nato leaders to ‘reaffirm’ its commitment to Kyiv joining the alliance.


Kevin Spacey trial hears young actors were aware of ‘rumours’

Kevin Spacey trial hears young actors were aware of ‘rumours’

Kevin Spacey trial hears young actors were aware of ‘rumours’

11 July 2023

The Oscar-winning actor, 63, is accused of a string of sex attacks on four men between 2001 and 2013.


Unborn babies use ‘greedy’ father gene to get more food from mothers – study

Unborn babies use ‘greedy’ father gene to get more food from mothers – study

Unborn babies use ‘greedy’ father gene to get more food from mothers – study

11 July 2023

University of Cambridge scientists found the foetus controls its mother’s metabolism so the two are in a nutritional tug of war.


Rail staff perform Abba hit to mark London Waterloo’s 175th anniversary

Rail staff perform Abba hit to mark London Waterloo’s 175th anniversary

Rail staff perform Abba hit to mark London Waterloo’s 175th anniversary

11 July 2023

The station first opened to customers on July 11 1848 as Waterloo Bridge.


Carrie and Boris Johnson welcome birth of third child

Carrie and Boris Johnson welcome birth of third child

Carrie and Boris Johnson welcome birth of third child

11 July 2023

Frank Alfred Odysseus Johnson is the couple’s first child born since Mr Johnson left Downing Street last year.


Government has ‘lost the confidence’ of NHS staff striking over pay, says Labour

Government has ‘lost the confidence’ of NHS staff striking over pay, says Labour

Government has ‘lost the confidence’ of NHS staff striking over pay, says Labour

11 July 2023

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said the ‘worst strikes in the history of the NHS were still to come’.


Jury retires to decide if man killed nine-year-old by stabbing her in the heart

Jury retires to decide if man killed nine-year-old by stabbing her in the heart

Jury retires to decide if man killed nine-year-old by stabbing her in the heart

11 July 2023

Deividas Skebas is unfit to plead but is the subject of a trial of the facts as to whether he was the man seen on CCTV killing Lilia Valutyte.


Ryan Tubridy offers to pay back controversial payments at centre of RTE ‘fiasco’

Ryan Tubridy offers to pay back controversial payments at centre of RTE ‘fiasco’

Ryan Tubridy offers to pay back controversial payments at centre of RTE ‘fiasco’

11 July 2023

The presenter spoke about how he had been upset at the frenzy around the issues, and claimed he had been ‘publicly cancelled’.


Drugs with street value of £2 million found in van destined for Northern Ireland

Drugs with street value of £2 million found in van destined for Northern Ireland

Drugs with street value of £2 million found in van destined for Northern Ireland

11 July 2023

A man has been arrested.


BBC orders review into complaints procedures following presenter furore

BBC orders review into complaints procedures following presenter furore

BBC orders review into complaints procedures following presenter furore

11 July 2023

The corporation has said no attempts to contact the complainant were made between June 6 and July 7.


Time capsule buried 74 years ago found as university building demolished

Time capsule buried 74 years ago found as university building demolished

Time capsule buried 74 years ago found as university building demolished

11 July 2023

Treasures discovered include a King George VI half crown coin and newspapers.


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