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Junior Doctor Faces Fresh Tribunal Over Alleged Antisemitic Posts, Support for Hamas

Junior Doctor Faces Fresh Tribunal Over Alleged Antisemitic Posts, Support for Hamas

A British-Palestinian junior doctor accused of making antisemitic remarks and expressing support for Hamas appeared before a medical tribunal wearing a gold necklace featuring the number seven, a reference she had previously described as “celebratory jewellery.” Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, who specialises in trauma and orthopaedics, attended the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) in Manchester […]

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Reeves Shifts Blame to Brexit as Looming Budget Forces Fresh Tax Rises

Reeves Shifts Blame to Brexit as Looming Budget Forces Fresh Tax Rises

Brexit is back in the political spotlight as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares for next month’s budget, facing the difficult task of selling another round of tax increases to voters already weary of financial pressure. In what marks a significant change of tone, Reeves is expected to argue that the economic damage caused by the Conservatives’

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Britain Leads Global Fight to End HIV with New Injectable Prevention

Britain Leads Global Fight to End HIV with New Injectable Prevention

The NHS has begun offering Britain’s first long-acting HIV prevention injection, a major step towards making the UK the first country in the world to eliminate the virus. The jab, known as cabotegravir, will initially be available to around 1,000 people who are at risk of contracting HIV but unable to take traditional pre-exposure prophylaxis

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Sex scandals, fatal errors and missed checks: foreign doctors slip into NHS

Sex scandals, fatal errors and missed checks: foreign doctors slip into NHS

The Health Secretary has ordered an urgent review into the vetting of foreign-trained doctors after a Times investigation revealed that medics banned abroad for serious misconduct were able to practise in the NHS. Wes Streeting described the findings as “horrific” and a “serious failure in our medical regulatory systems”, promising that such lapses “will not

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