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Parents of Lillian Lucas, 28, have raised concerns about treatment at Cygnet private hospital in Somerset

A woman collapsed and died when staying as an inpatient at a private mental hospital after medical staff noted she had been drinking excessive amounts of water, an inquest has heard.

Lillian Lucas, 28, known as Lily to her family and friends, died in September 2022 after being found unresponsive in her room at Milton ward at the Cygnet hospital in Kewstoke, near Weston-super-Mare, where she had been an inpatient since June. Continue reading…
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Massive drone and missile attack was defeated by Israeli military with orchestrated help of US, UK and Jordan

Iran’s widely anticipated missile and drone attack was defeated with the orchestrated help of the US, UK and Jordan who, alongside the Israeli military, ensured that all but handful of ballistic missiles were neutralised overnight.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that about 360 missiles and drones were fired from Iran and that “99% of the threats” had been intercepted in a successful defence mission that may have cost Israel £800m – but will have saved many lives and dented Iran’s military credibility. Continue reading…
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UK News: Exclusive: Failure to do so would betray working-class people, shadow health secretary says

Wes Streeting has defended Labour’s plans to use the private sector to help cut the NHS care backlog, arguing that a failure to do so would result in a “betrayal” of working-class people who cannot afford to pay for care.

The shadow health secretary said his approach was a “pragmatic but principled one” as he doubled down on his remarks this week about “middle-class lefties” whom he said risked putting ideological purity ahead of patient care. Continue reading…
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UK News: Stef Reid has accused the sportswear brand of not meeting the inclusivity values it promotes by not selling shoes individually

A Paralympian is urging Nike to start selling individual trainers to single leg amputees after spotting that the sports brand is using mannequins with running blades to promote its products.

Stef Reid, a former Paralympian medal-winner who represented both Canada and Great Britain, has accused the sportswear company of failing to live up to the values of diversity and inclusion that it is promoting through its para-athlete models by refusing to sell single shoes. Continue reading…
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Exclusive: Failure to do so would betray working-class people, shadow health secretary says

Wes Streeting has defended Labour’s plans to use the private sector to help cut the NHS care backlog, arguing that a failure to do so would result in a “betrayal” of working-class people who cannot afford to pay for care.

The shadow health secretary said his approach was a “pragmatic but principled one” as he doubled down on his remarks this week about “middle-class lefties” whom he said risked putting ideological purity ahead of patient care. Continue reading…
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