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Labour's plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma

Labour's plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma

In the next 24 hours and then over the following fortnight up until the Spring Statement, the government is going to talk a lot about a broken welfare system that is failing the people who use it, the …

Large UK-wide pandemic preparedness tests planned this year

Large UK-wide pandemic preparedness tests planned this year

Emergency service teams, local councils and government officials will take part in a full, multi-day pandemic preparedness exercise, to help the UK prepare for potential future threats. The test, whic …

Major failings found after surgeon harmed women

Major failings found after surgeon harmed women

A former NHS gynaecologist's risky practices and shortcuts contributed to women suffering severe physical harm, a long-awaited report into his care has found. Daniel Hay joined the University Hospital …

Michael Gove denies trying to circumvent Dyson ventilator checks

Michael Gove denies trying to circumvent Dyson ventilator checks

Michael Gove has told the Covid inquiry it was 'ludicrous' to suggest he tried to force through a deal for a new ventilator made by the electronics giant Dyson without proper safety checks. Emails sho …

Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm evidence to be heard in private

Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm evidence to be heard in private

The chair of the Covid inquiry has ruled that evidence related to PPE Medpro, the firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman, will be heard in a closed, private session next …

Mone accuses Covid inquiry of 'cover-up'

Mone accuses Covid inquiry of 'cover-up'

Baroness Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman have accused the Covid inquiry of an 'establishment cover-up' after their second attempt to be given an official role in the inquiry was rejected. The coup …