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 “angry on behalf of patients and other NHS staff.” 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 BMA’s five-day strike as “reckless and unnecessary,” saying he and the prime minister are “angry on behalf of patients.” 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 “constructive” 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 Coach’s 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 “make movement fun”. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Assisted dying would place added pressure on NHS, hospice and social care capacity, creating a "substantial task" for the healthcare system, especially as demand.. Sky News
Health Minister Stephen Kinnock says 100 new diagnostic centres are now open across England, helping to ease hospital pressure and speed up diagnoses for patients.
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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 effectively”. 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 “potentially transformative” 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
Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice says his party plans to leave the ECHR and scrap the Human Rights Act, accusing lawyers of exploiting the system and disadvantaging British citizens.
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Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice criticised Deputy PM Angela Rayner over her claimed primary residences, questioning whether she was being “disingenuous” about her homes in Manchester, Brighton, and London.
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Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice says his party plans to leave the ECHR and scrap the Human Rights Act, accusing lawyers of exploiting the system and disadvantaging British citizens.
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Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Alex Burghart said humanitarian aid should be allowed into Gaza but insisted Hamas must immediately release hostages still being held after their initial attack, calling the situation “totally unacceptable.”
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Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Alex Burghart says the UK’s 2050 net zero target risks raising costs for businesses, families, and public services with minimal global impact, as Conservatives drop the net zero plans they introduced and push for further extraction of North Sea oil. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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