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Wednesday briefing: Why is AI becoming the go-to support for our children’s mental health?

In today’s newsletter: Chatbots are becoming confidants for young people in distress – raising urgent questions about safeguarding, regulation and the limits of synthetic empathy

The Guardian - UK

Call off your Christmas strike! London NHS chief's message to doctors amid superflu wave

Dr Chris Streather, medical director for the NHS in London, also urged people to stay at home if they have flu-like symptoms

Evening Standard

Rights of protestors, migrant workers and disabled people being ‘failed’ by government, EHRC chief says

The new chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has urged ministers to “ensure rights are protected across the nation”

The Independent UK

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Ads for ‘misleading’ prostate supplements and home testing kits banned

The Advertising Standards Authority said misleading claims could give false reassurance or make it harder to know when to speak to a doctor.

Evening Standard

Scale of A&E crisis laid bare as one in five patients treated in corridors or waiting rooms

Patients are being forced to wait two days for a bed as corridor care become ‘endemic’

The Independent UK

‘Healthy’ man suffered stroke after drinking eight energy drinks a day

High-caffeine energy drinks will be banned for under-16s

The Independent UK

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic have ‘little’ effect on obesity-linked cancers, researchers find

Some of the nation’s leading cancers are linked to obesity

The Independent UK

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Scottish artist Nnena Kalu wins Turner Prize 2025

Glaswegian artist Nnela Kalu was crowned the winner of the art award at the ceremony on Tuesday evening

Evening Standard

People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu

NHS Providers boss says those who are ‘coughing and sneezing’ should wear face coverings on public transport

The Guardian - UK

Don’t go to Christmas parties with flu-like symptoms to avoid spreading super-virus, says London NHS chief

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Chris Streather, London’s NHS medical director, also urged people to stay at home if they have a cough or sneezing rather than risk passing on the virus

Evening Standard

Voices: Every woman should feel safe in an NHS maternity ward

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The staggering shortcomings in care for mothers at hospitals and failure to implement recommendations to correct them have resulted in lives lost and ruined – the health secretary could define his legacy by finally putting this right

The Independent UK

Everything you need to know about the 'super flu' sweeping the nation

What is the new flu strain, and what are the best ways of avoiding catching it?

Evening Standard

Is this winter’s super flu worse than before and should you get a vaccine?

This year’s flu season started earlier with a new strain currently dominating cases

The Independent UK

NHS leader issues mask warning over ‘nasty’ flu strain

NHS leader urges people experiencing flu symptoms to wear masks as he warns of a ‘very nasty strain of flu’

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The Independent UK

English teeth are worse than they have been for 25 years

Experts said the findings are ‘deeply alarming’

The Independent UK

NHS boss calls for people to wear masks in public as ‘tidal wave’ of flu strikes

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Evening Standard

Wear a mask in public spaces to tackle ‘tidal wave’ of flu, NHS leader says

Children being at school and warm and wet conditions are ‘perfect’ for spreading flu, Daniel Elkeles said.

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Award-winning actress Judi Dench opens about about her 'crushing' loss of vision journey.

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Evening Standard

Unacceptable care and women left to ‘bleed out’ in bathrooms – maternity review

Baroness Valerie Amos has so far spoken to more than 170 families for her review into maternity care.

Evening Standard

'Stay at home' and don't go on Tube if you have flu-like symptoms, says London NHS chief as virus sweeps city

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Chris Streather, Medical Director for NHS London, urged people to act now to stop the spread of the ‘superflu’

The Guardian - UK

Victims of NHS maternity failings in England ‘received unacceptable care’

Lady Amos’s investigation finds women let down and slow progress on reforms, with ‘devastating consequences’

The Independent UK

Dirty wards, women bleeding in bathrooms and avoidable baby deaths: Maternity probe head blasts ‘unacceptable care’

Report shows NHS has recorded a ‘staggering’ 748 recommendations relating to maternity and neonatal care in the past decade

The Independent UK

One in four teens turning to AI chatbots for mental health support, study finds

Children affected by serious violence were even more likely to seek help online

Evening Standard

Changes in NHS maternity care ‘too slow’, head of national review finds

The initial impressions from Baroness Valerie Amos come ahead of her full findings being published in 2026.

The Independent UK

‘At 13, I thought my leukaemia was incurable. But a new treatment has made me cancer-free’

Almost two thirds of the patients involved in the study now remain disease free, researchers say

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