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High Sheriff of Cornwall Anthony Fortescue found shot dead - BBC News: The High Sheriff of Cornwall, Anthony Fortescue,

High Sheriff of Cornwall Anthony Fortescue found shot dead - BBC News: The High Sheriff of Cornwall, Anthony Fortescue, is found shot dead at his family estate near Lostwithiel.
Source: bbc.co.uk

NHS England chief warns against poor spending review deal: Simon Stevens hopes for ‘considerably more progress’ in negotiations

NHS England chief warns against poor spending review deal: Simon Stevens hopes for ‘considerably more progress’ in negotiations with Treasury to front-load extra cash and ease pressure on health service
Source: theguardian.com

‘It was the scariest thing I've ever done’: the Irish women forced to travel for abortions: Every year, thousands of

‘It was the scariest thing I've ever done’: the Irish women forced to travel for abortions: Every year, thousands of women come from Ireland to England for abortions – illegal at home, and punishable in Northern Ireland by life imprisonment. These are their stories
Source: theguardian.com

UK finds isolated case of anthrax in a cow in southwest England: The first case in Britain of anthrax in livestock for nearly

UK finds isolated case of anthrax in a cow in southwest England: The first case in Britain of anthrax in livestock for nearly 10 years has been confirmed by health authorities in Wiltshire, southwest England, where a cow died of the disease last week.
Source: reuters.com

Parts of London have higher TB rates than Iraq or Rwanda - BBC News: Parts of London have higher rates of tuberculosis than

Parts of London have higher TB rates than Iraq or Rwanda - BBC News: Parts of London have higher rates of tuberculosis than Rwanda, Iraq or Guatemala, a report from the London Assembly says.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Newquay shop sells food for 25p to help those in need - BBC News: A shop in Cornwall is selling almost all of its food for

Newquay shop sells food for 25p to help those in need - BBC News: A shop in Cornwall is selling almost all of its food for 25p in a bid to help people struggling to buy the weekly shop.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on sugar? Does he think it’s our “human right” to consume whatever we choose, and sod the consequences?  Public Health England, which is funded by the Government, produced a report...
Source: independent.co.uk

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement — NEJM: Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement — NEJM: Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement
Source: nejm.org

‘This change will be the end of the Open University as we know it’: Staff are balloting for strike action as OU plans

‘This change will be the end of the Open University as we know it’: Staff are balloting for strike action as OU plans to close seven of nine regional centres in England amid competition from free online courses such as Moocs
Source: theguardian.com

State of Care 2014/15 from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - room for improvement. "Demands are increasing on health

State of Care 2014/15 from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - room for improvement. "Demands are increasing on health and social care. State of Care – our annual overview of health and social care in England – looks at the trends, highlights examples of good and outstanding care, and identifies ...
Source: cqc.org.uk

How Dietary Supplement Complications Present in the Emergency Department: By Joe Elia Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and

How Dietary Supplement Complications Present in the Emergency Department: By Joe Elia Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM Dietary supplements — herbals, vitamins, and minerals — account for some 23,000 emergency visits annually in the U.S., according to an analysis...
Source: jwatch.org

Low awareness of DVLA safe driving guidelines among hospital doctors: New research published today by JRSM Open concludes

Low awareness of DVLA safe driving guidelines among hospital doctors: New research published today by JRSM Open concludes that medically disqualified patients may wrongly assume themselves fit to drive on discharge from hospital because of inadequate knowledge among doctors of DVLA guidelines relating...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Scale of NHS deficits to be revealed - BBC News: The scale of the growing financial problems in the NHS in England will

Scale of NHS deficits to be revealed - BBC News: The scale of the growing financial problems in the NHS in England will become clearer later, when the latest accounts are published.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Migration rules need re-think - NHS boss - BBC News: A re-think of immigration rules which protect ballet dancers but not

Migration rules need re-think - NHS boss - BBC News: A re-think of immigration rules which protect ballet dancers but not vital foreign nurses need re-thinking, the head of the NHS in England says.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Tory conference: New GP contract for seven-day service - BBC News: GPs in England are to be offered a voluntary contract

Tory conference: New GP contract for seven-day service - BBC News: GPs in England are to be offered a voluntary contract to provide seven-day-a-week cover for patients, David Cameron announces.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Why it's time for English rugby fans to stop singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Rugby World Cup starts on Friday, with

Why it's time for English rugby fans to stop singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Rugby World Cup starts on Friday, with the hosts England facing off against Figi at Twickenham. As you'd expect, the home side's fans will be out in full force, and singing their hearts out in support of Stuart Lancaster's...
Source: independent.co.uk

Car smoking ban comes into force - BBC News: A law banning smoking in vehicles where children are present comes into force

Car smoking ban comes into force - BBC News: A law banning smoking in vehicles where children are present comes into force in England and Wales.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Waaaaaaaaaaales! That moment ... the second ... just before the fulltime whistle blew and Wales had beat England in Twickenham

Waaaaaaaaaaales! That moment ... the second ... just before the fulltime whistle blew and Wales had beat England in Twickenham in England's World Cup Rugby tournament.
Source: twitter.com

Newquay Airport's £5 'development' fee to be scrapped - BBC News

Newquay Airport's £5 'development' fee to be scrapped - BBC News
Source: bbc.co.uk