Late education plans mean kids miss out on support in England

Thousands of children miss out as some councils in England fail to meet deadlines, the BBC finds.

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'I thought my skin cancer was a bite'

Aidan McKay says a childhood spent farming is a major factor for his stage four skin cancer.

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Junior doctors in England agree to talks with government

Members of the British Medical Association union have been staging walkouts for more than a year.

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People with HIV can be sperm and egg donors

UK laws have changed to keep up with the science that shows it can be safe.

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Millions more middle-aged are obese, study suggests

Using a new, lower BMI cut-off for obesity would give a truer picture of who is affected, researchers say.

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Life-saving overdose drug to be given without prescription

Addicts at risk of an opioid overdose in England will get supplies of the antidote for emergency use.

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Assisted dying set to move closer on Isle of Man

A bill to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill is expected to pass a key parliamentary stage.

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