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As measles has a record resurgence, doctors relive the U.S.’s last major outbreak: ‘We were pulling one dead child out of the house after another’
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 It was 1989, George H.W. Bush was in the White House, Madonna was on the radio and the country was inContinue Reading
‘We are always ignored’: What the people of Manchester really think about Burnham’s ‘No 10 North’
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 On a sunny Manchester afternoon, behind a black door which reads “10 of the North”, the sound ofContinue Reading
‘We are keeping people alive longer, not living longer’: Readers on the true cost of caring for a loved one
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 Andy Burnham’s vow to overhaul England’s social care system, and his own emotional account of his father’s care for Alzheimer’s, promptedContinue Reading
Gianni Infantino makes major decision on World Cup plans as FIFA boss speaks out
Gianni Infantino says his FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal to welcome private investment in their competitions will not proceed due to the division it has created within football. The U-Turn comes after widespread outrage about their project, with UEFA voting to boycott World Cups and the Football Association speaking outContinue Reading
Frank Skinner: ‘I’m more careful now that my bones have the consistency of Aeros’
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 Frank Skinner exits the Starbucks bathroom and sits down opposite me. His publicist brings over our drinks; he sendsContinue Reading
Greater Manchester mayoral results in full: Bev Craig secures dominant win over Reform in key by-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 Bev Craig will succeed Andy Burnham as mayor of Greater Manchester, securing a comfortable Labour victory over ReformContinue Reading
Chicago Fire fans demand answers as another star departs program
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John Healey tells minsters to prepare for budget cuts to finance new Burnham pledges
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 Chancellor John Healey has reportedly told Cabinet ministers they must prepare for spending cuts to finance Prime MinisterContinue Reading
Healey tells ministers to prepare to make cuts to fund Burnham’s new pledges
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Donald Trump speaks out on Gianni Infantino World Cup plans after boycott threat
US President Donald Trump has stated that he did not have any discussions with FIFA President Gianni Infantino about the controversial plans to sell shares in the federation’s tournaments. The proposals would see FIFA sell stakes in its major competitions to private investors, which would impact the men’s and women’sContinue Reading