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Labour plans to ‘simplify’ process to change gender

The process would stop the ‘futile and dehumanising’ parts of changing gender, Labour said

The Independent UK

NHS must listen to whistleblowers, says health secretary

Victoria Atkins says she has asked officials to look into claims doctors and nurses who have spoken up were mistreated

The Guardian - UK

Home Office has lost contact with thousands of potential Rwanda deportees, data shows

Minister says ‘officers are used to this’, as figures suggest Home Office is in contact with only 38% of people it wants to remove

The Guardian - UK

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Minister says Rwanda flights will start ‘within weeks’ despite no airline named

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins said the Home Office was ‘ready to go’ in implementing the scheme.

Evening Standard

Sunak to join G7 leaders in urgent talks after Iran attacks Israel

Rishi Sunak is expected to join US President Joe Biden on the call on Sunday amid fears of further escalation.

Evening Standard

Number waiting over 18 weeks for NHS heart treatment in England rises fivefold

Exclusive: doctors fear some of 163,000 people with serious issues may suffer a heart attack, stroke or die as a result of delay

The Guardian - UK

‘Sunak has failed on the NHS’ says shadow health secretary as waiting list figures remain high – as it happened

Prime minister has ‘missed his own targets to cut ambulance and A&E waits’, says Wes Streeting as England waiting list figures remain near record levels

The Guardian - UK

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Senior Labour figures seeking to water down plans to decriminalise abortion

MPs due to have free vote on proposal but some in party have privately expressed concerns it goes too far

The Guardian - UK

Junior doctors in England vote to continue striking until mid-September

BMA members overwhelmingly back further stoppages and overtime bans in long-running pay dispute

The Guardian - UK

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: ministers doing ‘next to nothing’ to tackle obesity

Celebrity chef clashes with health secretary over what he calls government’s lack of obesity strategy

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners get go-ahead to challenge plans for oilfield in Lincolnshire Wolds

Permission granted for judicial review after Planning Inspectorate overturned local council’s decision to reject plan

The Guardian - UK

Junior Doctors in England to Strike Again Over Pay Dispute

Junior doctors in England are set to go on strike for another five-day period as their pay dispute with the government continues. Thousands of appointments...

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Two-thirds of Londoners haven't seen a dentist in two years as NHS dental plan revealed

Practices to be offered £20,000 cash bonus to take on patients in underserved areas

Evening Standard

Badenoch accuses Starmer of exploiting Brianna Ghey tragedy after Sunak makes trans jibe during PMQs – as it happened

Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour leader of ‘political point-scoring’ after he condemned Rishi Sunak’s comments in PMQs

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak accused of personally holding up deal to end doctors’ strikes

Exclusive: Sources say PM has blocked talks due to concerns about knock-on effect of more generous pay offer

International Business Times UK

Concerns Spark Over Workforce Retention as NHS Consultants Reject Latest Pay Offer

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins expressed disappointment at the rejection of what she deemed was a "fair and reasonable" offer.

Evening Standard

Vaping ban ‘will help thousands of children avoid pull of nicotine’

Latest data shows that more than 100,000 children in London have vaped

The Guardian - UK

Ken Clarke tells peers he can’t support new Rwanda bill because overturning supreme court ruling ‘very dangerous’ – as it happened

Conservative former chancellor withdraws support for bill he backed previously

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The Guardian - UK

UK ministers vow to close loopholes in disposable vape ban

Draft legislation will aim to stop firms trying to get around legislation, says health secretary

The Guardian - UK

Health secretary accused of failing to act on shortages of motor neurone disease drug

Exclusive: Shortages of riluzole, which can delay the onset of ventilator dependence, were flagged to DHSC in September

Evening Standard

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins describes 'frightening' experience of giving birth on NHS ward

Cabinet minister vows to make women's health a 'top priority'

The Guardian - UK

‘This is personal’: Victoria Atkins sets out women’s health priorities

Health secretary relates her own ‘frightening’ pregnancy experience as she speaks at London summit

The Independent UK

‘I earned more working at Amazon’ - Junior doctors explain why they are striking

Doctors tell the Independent why they decided to join the picket lines despite huge backlash

The Guardian - UK

Junior doctors in England plan ballot for more strikes

BMA committee intends third ballot in long-running pay dispute, which could allow action until September

Evening Standard

London's chief nurse warns impact of longest-ever junior doctors strike will be felt 'for weeks'

Chief nurse for the NHS in London says cancelled operations 'won’t be rescheduled as soon as we would like' as hospitals battle a surge in winter viruses

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