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Rats, cockroaches and lice among pests plaguing NHS hospitals

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Further evidence of the sorry state of the NHS (Picture: GETTY/PA)

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Awestruck to gridlock. Eclipse travelers brave 12-hour drive back to NH

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Eclipse-goers took in the celestial sights from Newport to Montpelier on Monday, but the short show led to long waits on Vermont interstates.

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Davids can take on the Goliaths of Post Office, HMRC and NHS and win… but only if they are rich and famous

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POST Office hero Alan Bates gave evidence to the long- overdue public inquiry in to the Horizon computer scandal yesterday.

Davids can take on the Goliaths of Post Office, HMRC and NHS and win… but only if they are rich and famous

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POST Office hero Alan Bates gave evidence to the long- overdue public inquiry in to the Horizon computer scandal yesterday.

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Royal mail heroes, NHS vs the private sector and childhood obesity

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In today's MetroTalk: The price of a 1st Class stamp is rising to £1.35 - is it worth it?

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PM urges 'extreme caution' on gender treatments - as major review finds NHS failed children

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The prime minister has said there should be "extreme caution" about gender treatments as a new report said children are being failed by gender services.

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I lost 24st and it's going to cost £40,000 to have excess skin removed because the NHS won't fund the op - I'm more self conscious about my body now than ever

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Wayne Shepherd, 41, from Cambridgeshire, had gastric sleeve surgery which helped him shed 24st - dropping from his heaviest at 35st to 11st stone today.

SARAH VINE: I applaud Wes Streeting's vow to reform the NHS and ignore 'middle-class lefties'... but the Whitehall blob will fight him all the way

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'The NHS is a service, not a shrine.' I couldn't have put it better myself. For some time now, I've been arguing that our health service needs radical reform if it is to survive.

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Frustrated Devon midwife quits NHS after being left 'burnt out'

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Clair Medhurst has become the only independent midwife in North Devon after leaving the NHS in a 'burnt out' and anxious state

What is non-dom status? Labour plans £5bn clampdown on tax dodgers to fund NHS pledges

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Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says the money Labour would raise from ‘taking on the tax dodgers’ would also fund extra dentist appointments

After the eclipse, a sense of calm and camaraderie in N.H.

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Awe-inspiring experiences, including witnessing an eclipse, can have a positive impact on human behavior, one researcher notes.

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Rats and cockroaches found in hospitals as NHS bosses hit with £3million pest control bill

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Rodents, maggots and ants are among the problems the NHS has to pay millions in pest control bills for after the Tories' 'new hospitals' plan was delayed

NHS nurse who poisoned young boy with ‘industrial amounts’ of laxatives jailed for 7 years

A FORMER NHS worker suffering from a mental disorder who poisoned a young child was jailed today for seven years.

Our ailing NHS needs fundamental reform

The Telegraph, 9th April 2024; Our ailing NHS needs fundamental reform (telegraph.co.uk)

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A lawsuit alleging abuse at a NH youth center is going to trial. There are 1,000 more to come

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David Meehan's disclosure to his wife seven years ago set into motion an unprecedented criminal investigation into New Hampshire's state-run youth detention center, which was built in the 1850s as a “house of reformation.”

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Former NHS worker jailed for poisoning young boy

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Tracy Menhinick gave the child "industrial" amounts of laxative, causing his growth to be stunted.

School meals bill to come before N.H. House after recent death of leading proponent

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The added cost of expanding access to free meals would fall to the state, which opponents have said may be too expensive.

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Ex-NHS worker jailed for poisoning young boy with ‘industrial amount’ of laxatives

Tracy Menhinick has been jailed for seven years for ill-treating the child

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Minor Hotels and The Cavaleros Group Sign Hotel Agreement to Debut South Africa’s first NH Collection

NH Collection Sandton to be launched in Africa’s richest square mile.

Rats in maternity wards and wasps in imaging areas among thousands of NHS hospital pest problems

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More than 18,000 incidents, including cockroaches, ants and rodents, were reported across NHS hospitals in England over last three years