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American doctor tests positive for Ebola as outbreak death toll rises
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email An American doctor is among the newly confirmed cases in an outbreak in Congo of a rare variant of the EbolaContinue Reading
Biggest ever UK trade mission to US amid political crisis and Iran tensions
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Andy Burnham left no one in doubt – he intends to be PM
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FTSE 100 up amid calmer bonds but oil rises again
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The FTSE 100 closed higher on Monday, recouping most of Friday’s hefty falls amid aContinue Reading
Halifax could vanish from high streets after 173 years as Lloyds mulls major shake-up
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Spygate LIVE: Southampton decision imminent with play-off final in jeopardy
A statement from the EFL last week said: “The EFL can today provide an interim update on the ongoing disciplinary proceedings involving Southampton following Tuesday’s Championship Play-Off Semi-Final Second Leg. “The Independent Disciplinary Commission hearing will take place on or before Tuesday, 19 May. The exact date remains under discussionContinue Reading
Drug shortages continue to be a problem in the UK – yet strengthening supply chains alone won’t solve this issue
Zhenny-zhenny/ Shutterstock The UK continues to experience shortages of many common prescription drugs, despite efforts to strengthen supply chains. Drugs for ADHD, epilepsy, GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes and weight loss, as well as ramipril (which is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure), have all faced supplyContinue Reading
What happened to Katie Price’s husband? Everything we know as Lee Andrews declared ‘missing person’
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NatWest £20bn North of England Investment Plan
NatWest Group has thrown its weight behind the North of England, pledging £20 billion of funding over the next decade in what stands as one of the largest single regional commitments by a UK lender in recent memory, and a calculated bet on Britain’s devolution settlement to deliver returns theContinue Reading
Starmer, Burnham, Streeting or Rayner? Tell us who should lead Labour into the next general election
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Labour is edging closer to implosion following its bruising local election results and increasingly bitter divisions over Brexit.Continue Reading