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Lucy Letby’s hospital slammed for A&E failings over ‘unsafe’ corridor care that left elderly patients delirious
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 Lucy Letby’s hospital trust has been slammed for a string of emergency care failings, including unsafe corridor care that led toContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves gives green light for tax crackdown on savings accounts
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Common chocolate compound theobromine could be potent flu treatment, scientists find
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 A new combination of drugs, including a compound present in chocolate, can treat several influenza strains, including bird and swine flu,Continue Reading
Century-old lungs stored in jar reveal how 1918 Spanish flu pandemic began
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 A pair of lungs preserved over a century ago from a deceased Spanish flu patient has helped unravel the genetic adaptationsContinue Reading
Starmer condemns Israel’s plans to escalate war in Gaza and warns it will ‘only bring more bloodshed’
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has warned Benjamin Netanyahu that his plans to occupy Gaza City are “wrong” and will “bring more bloodshed”,Continue Reading
‘The fairest way’ or a ‘political disaster’? Readers split on whether Reeves should raise income tax
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Independent readers are sharply divided over whether Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves should raise income tax to help fill the £50bnContinue Reading
Liverpool add new star to wish list as Newcastle and Tottenham mull £80m move
Liverpool are closely monitoring Parma wonderkid Giovanni Leoni, according to Sky Germany. The Reds need a new centre-back before the summer deadline. And although Marc Guehi remains their primary focus, Leoni is a player on the wish list of Anfield bosses either for this window or the next. Leoni, 18,Continue Reading
‘Troubling’ courts service IT bug ‘extremely serious’ – former lord chancellor
The Social Security and Child Support Tribunal, which handles benefit appeals, is thought to have been most affected, according to the BBC.Continue Reading
Rayner defends plan to raise 18-year-old minimum wage despite business backlash
Angela Rayner is pressing ahead with plans to raise the minimum wage for 18–20-year-olds to match the adult rate, despite warnings from business groups that the move risks pricing young people out of work. The Deputy Prime Minister has asked the Low Pay Commission to draw up proposals to scrapContinue Reading
MasterChef dealt huge ratings blow after Gregg Wallace and John Torode firing
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter The controversial new series of MasterChef, featuring fired hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode, lost almost one million viewersContinue Reading