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Starmer says NHS must ‘reform or die’ – but how?
‘Broken but not beaten’ was the prime minister’s summary of the health service today as he listed ways to rebuild it.
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Should people be scared of being sick? We ask the health secretary
We sat down with the health secretary Wes Streeting and started the interview by putting it to him that we won’t find out what the NHS reforms will really look like until next year’s Spending Review.
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UK government debts set to triple in next 50 years, OBR warns
Total government debts are expected to almost triple over the next fifty years, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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UK an international outlier as life expectancy stagnates
An indication of just how bad our health problems are can be seen in figures given exclusively to this programme by the International Longevity Centre.
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‘We have to have hope Labour can reform NHS’, says Kings Fund CEO
We were joined by Sarah Woolnough, chief executive of the Kings Fund, and Philip Banfield, an obstetrician and council chair at the British Medical Association.
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‘Basic failures had fatal consequences’ in Letby case, says victims’ barrister
On the third day of the inquiry into how nurse Lucy Letby was able kill seven babies, the hearing has been told by a barrister representing victims’ families that “basic failures” at the Countess of Chester hospital had “fatal consequences”.
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400 jobs to be lost when Scotland’s only oil refinery closes
Scotland’s only oil refinery at Grangemouth will stop production next summer, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
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Germany to impose border controls after far-right election victory in eastern states
Such was the shock of elections in two eastern German states – with one more to come at the end of the month – that the government of Olaf Scholz is introducing measures that go against the very grain of the EU’s most sacred principal: the freedom of movement and the Schengen Agreement.
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Ukrainian control in Russia could be about to shrink
Military and financial support for Ukraine has become increasingly contentious.
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‘We don’t listen to threats from Putin’, says German MP
We were joined by Jens Zimmermann who is a member of parliament here for Olaf Sholz’s SPD.
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Is Bradford ready to become the UK’s new City of Culture?
In just over 100 days, Bradford will become the UK’s City of Culture – the fourth to hold the title after Londonderry, Hull and Coventry.
Latest news
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What to expect from Trump v Harris debate
In a few hours time Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will come face to face for their first and possibly only debate of the election.
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Thousands couldn’t vote during latest elections due to voter ID
New figures show some 16,000 people could not vote in July’s general election because of the new rules requiring ID.
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Wales public sector workers set to get above-inflation pay rises
Budgets may be tight, but public sector workers in Wales are set to get above-inflation pay rises this year.
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Afghan women fight for their rights in historic summit
Since the Taliban returned to power three years ago, they’ve turned Afghanistan into a cage for women and girls.
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Israeli missiles hit a crowded tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza
Israeli missiles have again hit a crowded tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza.
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Thirlwall inquiry: how former nurse Lucy Letby murdered seven babies
An inquiry has opened into how nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies and try to kill seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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Winter fuel cut is ‘one of a series of difficult decisions’, says chief secretary to the Treasury
We spoke to Darren Jones, who’s Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and began by asking what he thinks of the rebels.
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Dozens of MPs refuse to back plans to cut winter fuel payments
Sir Keir Starmer has survived his second Commons rebellion in weeks.
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Danger that ‘prisons become a revolving door’ says Chief Inspector of Prisons
We discuss this prison release further with Charlie Taylor, who’s the Chief Inspector of Prisons.
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Early prison release scheme sees an estimated 1,700 inmates freed today
Hundreds of prisoners have walked free today, in the first phase of an early release scheme to tackle severe overcrowding.
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EU court orders Apple to pay back billions
The EU’s highest court has ordered Apple to pay back €13 billion to Ireland in one of the world’s biggest ever corporate tax rulings. It’s an expensive knock in the teeth for the technology giant, at a time when competitors are nipping at its heels. And it raises questions once again about Ireland’s low-tax business economy.
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How Team GB triumphed in Paris Paralympics
Britain’s Paralympians return home with 124 medals between them – after coming second at their third consecutive Games.
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Georgia voter rules will cause ‘a fair amount of chaos’, says state election board Democrat
We were joined by Sara Tindall Ghazal from Atlanta, who’s the lone Democrat on the Georgia state election board.
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Could Georgia’s new voting rules alter the US election
One place where Donald Trump’s lawyers worked overtime after the last election was Georgia, where a criminal trial is pending that could land the former president in jail over allegations he tried to overturn the result.
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1,700 prisoners set to be released early from jails in England and Wales
An estimated 1,700 prisoners are set to be let out of jails in England and Wales early to help ease overcrowding.
