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Welsh Ambulance Service vehicles were left waiting outside hospitals for hours as demand surges.

Welsh ambulance chief asks NYE revellers to 'drink sensibly' as service declares 'critical incident'

The baby died during 'hands-free' breastfeeding

Father and coroner issue warnings after baby dies in sling during ‘hands-free’ breastfeeding

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Single cigarette can 'shave 22 minutes off your life' government research reveals

File photo dated 28/11/06 of a dentist checking condition of a patient's teeth. Around one in eight parents claim they have been able to sign up their child to an NHS dentist

More than 5 million Brits living without dentist as NHS services dry up throughout England

A major flu warning has been issued as a 'quad-demic' of winter illnesses has seen Covid-era restrictions brought back to major UK hospitals.

Flu warning issued as 'quad-demic' surge sees Covid-era masks return to hospitals across Britain

The tool is currently being tested, and has already helped people who didn't know they had AF.

New AI tool detects deadly heart condition before people even have symptoms

Emergency doctors have issued a safety warning over gifting children water beads at Christmas

Emergency doctors issue 'safety flash' over gifting children water beads this Christmas

Families are being urged to be on the lookout for dementia symptoms as they see relatives at Christmas by NHS bosses, as the health service revealed a spike in diagnoses of the conditions.

Christmas dementia alarm issued by NHS after spike in diagnoses across 2024

Three hospitals have urged patients to avoid A&E unless absolutely necessary as services are hit by high demand.

Hospitals urge public to avoid A&E unless urgent as services hit by 'exceptionally high demand'

This photo shows an aerial view of the five-star Warwick Fiji resort on the Coral Coast, about 70 kilometers west of capital city Suva, on December 16, 2024. Fiji doctors have decided to discharge five of the seven patients

Fiji resort denies replacing drink ingredients as seven hospitalised in suspected mass poisoning

Fiji's Coral Coast, where six tourists have fallen ill due to suspected alcohol poisoning

Seven tourists treated for suspected 'alcohol poisoning' in Fiji

Scientists claim there's an 'unprecedented risk' to life caused by 'mirror life' research

Creating 'mirror bacteria' could cause 'unprecedented risk' and wipe out life on earth, scientists warn

Tradespeople in the UK are sieged by mental illnesses, according to new study

Construction workers 'four times more likely' to take their own life as 7,000 deaths linked to mental illness

Doctors have warned against the dangers of excessive consumption of seed oils

Doctors warn against dangers of cooking oil amid links to colon cancer increases

Young woman asleep in bed.

New app-controlled nerve stimulator offers hope to millions with sleep apnoea across UK

Child drinking milkshake with a straw

Children set up for 'shorter and unhealthier' lives due to junk food advertising and healthy 'food deserts'

A new AI-powered blood test is the first to detect signs of breast cancer in its earliest stages

AI-powered blood test first to spot earliest signs of breast cancer

'Our wombs are owned by Westminister': Myleene Klass hits out at government for neglecting women going through baby loss

'Our wombs are owned by Westminster': Myleene Klass hits out at government for neglecting women experiencing baby loss

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Millions of obese people to be refused 'King Kong of weight loss drugs' on NHS as they face 12-year wait for rollout

Ads for porridge to banned under new rules

Porridge and crumpets branded 'junk food' under new UK ad ban

Two patients were able to walk short distances and even climb stairs thanks to deep brain stimulation

Paralysed patients able to walk again after undergoing world first brain surgery

Matt Hancock was booed as he arrived to testify at the Covid-19 inquiry

Matt Hancock booed as he arrives to give evidence at Covid inquiry

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Kim Leadbeater has been speaking to LBC's Lewis Goodall.

Kim Leadbeater calls for MPs to 'step back' as Labour divisions deepen over assisted dying bill

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Baby at centre of legal battle over long-term care dies at Great Ormond Street after judge rules treatment should stop

A female pharmacist at work in a pharmacy in South Wales

Pharmacies could close on evenings and weekends as owners protest over funding

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Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson breaks silence following emergency surgery after septic shock

Wes Streeting

Health Secretary Wes Streeting orders staff to look into costs of introducing assisted dying

Louise Thompson

Made in Chelsea's Louise Thompson suffers septic shock after being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery

The teenage girl was crashed into by a paraglider in Turkey

More than £20k raised for British teen left fighting for life in Turkey after paraglider crashed into her

The teenage girl was crashed into by a paraglider in Turkey

'I thought she was dead': British teen left fighting for life in Turkey after paraglider crashes into her on family holiday
Mpox only spreads between people who are in close proximity to each other.

Another case of new more infectious mpox strain detected in UK, bringing total to four

Two more cases of a new strain of mpox have been detected in the UK, officials say

Two more cases of new mpox strain detected in UK

Jackie Scully will trek 100km across the Sahara desert to mark 10 years since she was given the all-clear

Breast cancer survivor to trek 100km across Sahara desert to mark 10 years since getting all-clear

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the risk to the UK population 'remains low'

First case of potentially deadly mpox virus strain detected in the UK

Children should get stickers not sweets during Halloween trick-or-treating, dentists demand (file image)

Children should get stickers not sweets during Halloween trick-or-treating, dentists demand

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Disposable vapes to be banned across the UK by next summer to prevent addiction among children

London, UK. 20th Oct, 2024. Wes Streeting, Health Secretary of the United Kingdom, Labour Party MP for Ilford North, is seen at the BBC for the Sunday morning media round. Credit: Imageplotter/Alamy Live News

Wes Streeting 'will vote against assisted dying Bill' because NHS in too dire state for Brits to make 'informed choice'

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'No one gutsy enough to address this': Mylene Klass calls on government to introduce paid miscarriage leave.

Government not 'gutsy' enough to implement paid miscarriage leave claims Myleene Klass

NHS patients will be able to get their health records made available to any doctor as part of a 'health passport', reports claim.

NHS looks to 'digital health records' as Streeting launches major consultation on future of healthcare

Weight loss jabs to help obese people back to work: What are Ozempic and Mounjaro and what are the effects?

Weight loss jabs to help obese people back to work: What are Ozempic and Mounjaro and what are the effects?

Warning lights flashing as the UK goes backwards on mental health stigma

Warning lights flashing as the UK goes backward on mental health stigma

pregnant woman holds an ultrasound photo of her baby, smiling as she gazes at the image. The ultrasound shows a clear picture of the developing baby,

UK's fertility rate falling faster than any other G7 nation - with austerity a 'principal factor'

Baby boomers are more likely to be overweight and sick by the time they reach their 50s and 60s than the generation before

Baby boomers more overweight, weak and sick in their 50s and 60s than pre-war generation

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Child dies of rabies after parents discover bat in bedroom

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LBC has uncovered levels of E Coli in Britain’s rivers over fifty times higher than levels recommended by the Environment Agency, in the latest edition of Feargal on Friday.

Feargal Sharkey exposes dangerous levels of E. coli in British rivers

Wes Streeting has called for a 'National Debate' on smoking outside pubs

Wes Streeting calls for 'national debate' on banning smoking outside pubs as PM rules out earlier closing times

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LBC joins London's Air Ambulance ahead of two new helicopters taking to the skies following £15m fundraising drive

LBC joins London's Air Ambulance ahead of two new helicopters taking to the skies following £15m fundraising drive

Mia Glynn, 8, died of sepsis caused by Strep A

Girl, 8, died from sepsis after being sent home twice by GP and parents told hospital was full

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New York Police Department chief of patrol Philip Rivera, centre, during a press conference in New York

10 people wounded in shooting outside New York City nightclub

Most of England, Wales and southern Scotland to see snowfall in first weekend of 2025

Ice warnings issued across UK as Met Office warns three days of snow set to fall over the weekend

Stormzy performing on the Pyramid Stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset. The British rapper's real name is Michael Ebenazer Owuo Junior.

British rapper Stormzy banned from driving for nine months

The sun sets over a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis

Israeli air strikes kill at least 18 in Gaza

Two of the victims who were killed in the New Orleans attack; Nicole Perez and Reggie Hunter

Former college football star, aspiring nurse and a deli manager: Who were the victims of the New Orleans attack?

Pictured: Tesla Cybertruck bomber identified following explosion outside Trump's Vegas hotel

Pictured: Tesla Cybertruck bomber identified following explosion outside Trump's Vegas hotel

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Oldest living Olympic medal winner Agnes Keleti dies aged 103

Hunt for terror cell involved in New Orleans attack - as police discover bombshell link to Cybertruck explosion

New Orleans attack ‘could be linked’ to Cybertruck explosion - as police probe military connection

Police investigators work at the site of the shooting in Cetinje

Gunman who killed at least 12 people in Montenegro shooting kills himself

Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove into a crowd of revellers before exiting his car and opening fire

New Orleans attack: Everything we know about suspect Shamsud Din Jabbar

A man reacts in grief as the body of a child is brought to hospital following an air strike

Three children among 10 killed by Israeli air strike in Gaza Strip

New Orleans Car Into Crowd

Biden: Islamic State-inspired driver expressed desire to kill

Trump Hotel-Fire-Las Vegas

Firework mortars and gas cannisters inside Tesla that exploded in Las Vegas

South Korea Martial Law

Impeached South Korean president issues defiant message

Sheila Fox

Mystery over woman who vanished more than 50 years ago finally solved - as she's found alive and well

New Orleans Car Into Crowd

US army veteran kills 15 in New Year’s Eve ‘terror attack’

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Emergency service vehicles form a security barrier to keep other vehicles out of the French Quarter after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans’ Canal and Bourbon Street

What we know about vehicle attack in New Orleans that killed at least 15

Police block the area after a vehicle caught fire and exploded outside the lobby of President-elect Donald Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas

One person dies when Cybertruck catches fire and explodes outside Trump hotel

The incident happened on Staithes Road in Preston

Two teens killed and three others fighting for their lives after New Year's Day horror crash
Montenegro Shooting

Montenegro police search for gunman after shooting rampage

One person has been killed after a Tesla truck exploded outside Donald Trump's Vegas hotel

Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump's Vegas hotel in 'terror attack'

Emergency services at the scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans

Driver ‘hell-bent on carnage’ kills 10 and injures 33 in New Orleans

Meghan Markle has returned to social media

Meghan Markle makes surprise return to Instagram as she teases 2025 projects

At least 15 people have died in New Orleans after a car hit a crowd of people

Hunt for terror cell linked to New Orleans attack after ISIS flag found in truck used to plough into crowds
HMS Somerset seen returning on New Year's Eve

Royal Navy recalls 200 sailors on Christmas Day to shadow Russian warships

Trump called the attack an act of pure evil

Donald Trump slams New Orleans attack as 'act of pure evil' after car drives into New Year's crowd

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Crowded Piccadilly Line train at station on London Underground

Piccadilly Line to part-close this weekend for two weeks: Here's what you need to know

Rishi Sunak outside 10 Downing Street

Rishi Sunak facts: Height, wife, children and policies revealed

Big Freeze

Arctic blast sets off government's Cold Weather Payment - but are you eligible for the £25 off energy bills?

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Prince William and Kate look back on 2024 through photos in heartfelt New Year post.

Prince William and Kate look back on 2024 with collection of family photos and heartfelt New Year message
Read the New Years Honours - list in full

New Year Honours 2025 - list in full

Prince William, right, with his children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis

Prince William's hilarious joke about Prince Louis delights Royals fans at Sandringham

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Anti-Jewish racism is 'out of control', according to the Anti-Semitism Policy Trust

Anti-Jewish racism is out of control on the internet's 'anti-Semitism superhighways' - ministers must take action
The Oxford Street M&S demolition is a shame, but the debate has been worthwhile, writes Catherine Croft of the Twentieth Century Society

Oxford Street M&S demolition decision is a shame - but the public debate has been very welcome
Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’ hits the right notes on energy and infrastructure.

Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’ hits the right notes on energy and infrastructure—As long as he sticks to it
Cat Eccles MP is backing Kim Leadbeater's Assisted Dying bill

Why the Assisted Dying Bill is a vital step for the terminally ill

Winter poverty looms as energy prices soar and promises fall short.

Winter poverty looms as energy prices soar and promises fall short

As the non-dom tax regime ends, 'The Labour government does need to be wary of alienating non-doms and high net worth individuals from living and working in the UK'.

Labour need to be wary of alienating non-doms and the rich - they could flee UK after Budget
Lily Ebert died aged 100 last week

Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert never lost her kindness, despite the horror she witnessed

Johnny Jenkins says we have a serious problem in this country with people running late

Lateness isn’t just inconvenient - it’s unacceptable

Andrew Marr offers his opinion on assisted dying

Andrew Marr: Should we make it much easier for people who are dying to end their lives?

For Israeli-Palestinian peace, we need the international community to be a midwife, not an architect, writes Eran Nissan

For Israeli-Palestinian peace, we need the international community to be a midwife, not an architect

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