Health Secretary calls on supermarkets to tackle obesity
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Health Secretary calls on supermarkets to tackle obesity
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the government will work with major supermarkets to make healthy food choices easier for consumers.
He outlines plans to reduce calorie intake across the population, tackling rising obesity and easing pressure on the NHS without the need for additional taxes.
Report by Etemadil.
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Wes Streeting said the government is considering new proposals to improve road safety, including mandatory eye tests for drivers over 70. With eyesight deteriorating with age, he said regular checks are needed and that the transport secretary will soon outline plans. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A five-day walkout by resident doctors in England began this morning after talks with the UK Government broke down on Tuesday. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) are on picket lines across the country demanding a 26% pay rise and better working conditions. Health Secretary Wes Streeting says he and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are âangry on behalf of patients and other NHS staff.â Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has condemned the BMAâs five-day strike as âreckless and unnecessary,â saying he and the prime minister are âangry on behalf of patients.â He praised NHS staff, including many resident doctors defying the strike, for cancelling leave to keep services going. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Dr Ross Nieuwoudt and Dr Melissa Ryan, co-chairs of the BMA Resident Doctor Committee, spoke to the media outside Portcullis House, Westminster, after a âconstructiveâ meeting with Health Secretary Wes Streeting. A five-day walkout is scheduled to start next week and could cause significant upheaval to the NHS in England. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
An animated character of online fitness coach Joe Wicks has been launched in a bid to keep children fit over the summer holidays. The Body Coachâs new animated persona talks children through exercises including jogging, squats and burpees in five-minute clips, which will be released via his YouTube channel. Wicks said the Government-backed Activate project aims to âmake movement funâ. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Home Office minister Matt Vickers says any peace deal in Ukraine must be decided by its people, adding the UK must remain robust with Vladimir Putin.
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Shadow Home Office minister Matt Vickers says the slowdown in employment is âdevastatingâ â with 14% fewer people in work than before. He warns it is hitting familiesâ finances, aspirations, and mental health. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Jess Carter says racist abuse during the UEFA Womenâs Euros made her âfeel smallâ and devastated her family, who struggled to support her from afar while she was in Switzerland.
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Jess Carter says she felt âa sigh of reliefâ when a white teammate also missed a penalty in Englandâs Euros quarter-final, fearing the racial abuse Lauren James would face if she was the only player to miss.
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England defender Jess Carter tells ITV News she faced âviolently aggressiveâ racist abuse from the moment she stepped onto the pitch at the UEFA Womenâs Euros, and explains how her sister persuaded her to speak out.
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Patients in England with aggressive head and neck cancers will be fast-tracked into a new cancer vaccine trial. Professor Peter Johnson, the National Clinical Director for Cancer for NHS England says the new mRNA vaccine will ''flag up the cancer more effectivelyâ. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
People with head and neck cancer in England will be fast-tracked on to a clinical trial for a âpotentially transformativeâ vaccine under new NHS plans. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Thousands of severely obese patients are facing severely delayed treatment with what's been called the 'King Kong' of weight loss jabs - because the NHS rollout.. Sky News
Dr Harry Coleman, Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, discusses a new NHS vaccination programme to combat rising gonorrhoea cases.
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Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Whately says speaking to supermarkets is ânot the answerâ to the UKâs health problems as she argues that obesity is about personal responsibility. She..
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