Walworth woman disabled for life after paramedics 'pressed wrong button' on specialist defibrillator
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Student dies and two people being treated after meningitis outbreak in Reading
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Meningitis outbreak leaves one young person dead and two others needing treatment in Reading
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Wes Streeting vowed to fix ‘broken’ NHS but critics say he failed to deliver
NHS experts and MPs say he ‘told a good story’ as health secretary while kicking the difficult cans down the roadUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting’s 22 months in office was characterised by relentless media interviews, newspaper editorials and Department of Health and Social Care press releases. They portrayed a dynamic health secretary who was clearing up the mess he inherited in the NHS, pushing ahead with radical changes and making progress on what matters most to patients – acce...
Millions of unpaid UK carers ‘living in agony’, says Louise Casey
Government social care commissioner says system relying on exhausted unpaid carers to plug gaps in supportUK politics live – latest updatesMillions of unpaid carers in the UK are “living an agony” while propping up an outdated, fragmented and confusing social care system, Louise Casey, the head of the government’s adult social care commission, has said.Lady Casey, who is leading an independent review of adult social care, criticised a system that “still behaves as if we are living in 1948 and no...
Mother of killer Valdo Calocane slams ‘broken’ mental health system
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Patients left ‘anxious’ by Government silence on Eljamel Inquiry delay – lawyer
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Government hits key NHS target to cut waiting times for patients
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Hampstead Heath ponds to permit trans swimmers and upgrade facilities for women's privacy
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Passengers allowed to leave norovirus-hit cruise ship
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Rayner ‘cleared by HMRC over tax affairs’ amid uncertainty over Starmer’s future
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Nationwide gives abuse survivors ability to hide harmful payment messages in app
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Fears for Mitch McConnell, 84, as his stunning decline is laid bare and Trump accuses 'bum' staff of manipulating him
Politics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to Washington... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HEREBy VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 22:26, 13 May 2026 | Updated: 22:27, 13 May 2026 e-mail View comments
JD Vance threatens health funding to states that don’t comply with White House anti-fraud effort
Medicare has already paused hospice and home healthcare agency signups as potential fraud is investigatedUS politics live – latest updatesJD Vance has threatened to “turn off” federal funding for government health insurance programs in states that refuse to comply with the Trump administration’s crackdown on suspected fraud.States which fail to “get serious” about fraud would lose Medicaid and Medicare funding, the US vice-president announced on Wednesday, sparking fresh accusations that Trump o...
‘Full and inclusive’ review of Sussex maternity failings welcomed by families
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Trump administration pauses Medicare enrollments for hospice providers
Politics Trump administration pauses Medicare enrollments for hospice providers amid fraud investigations By Kathryn Watson Kathryn Watson Politics Reporter Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kathryn Watson May 13, 2026 / 12:10 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it would be put a six-month moratorium on new Medicare enrollments by hospice and home health agencies to target fra...
Your health records are medicine’s superpower — and its biggest risk
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More than 1,700 people held on cruise ship after gastroenteritis outbreak
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Alex Ekubo dead: Nigerian actor dies aged 40 as 'broken' stars pay tribute
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Congress leader Sonia Gandhi admitted to Gurgaon’s Medanta Hospital
Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon for a minor procedure. Gandhi, a prominent figure in Indian politics and the widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has a long and influential history within the Congress party.