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UK Parliament rejects assisted dying bill

4 clusters · 88 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: UK House of Commons rejects assisted dying bill

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a private member’s bill reintroduced by Labour MP Lauren Edwards, has been rejected by the House of Commons. Following a debate lasting over four hours, the legislation was d

Coronation Street male breast cancer storyline

4 clusters · 7 sources · last updated 7 days ago

Latest: Coronation Street: Kit Green faces personal turmoil

The ITV soap opera Coronation Street is exploring a storyline centered on the character Kit Green, a police officer diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. Developed in collaboration with Macmillan Cancer Support and B

Hull funeral fraud – sentencing, regulation push

5 clusters · 77 sources · last updated 19 days ago

Latest: UK funeral director sentenced to 20 years amid regulatory debate

Following a five-day trial at Hull Crown Court, former Legacy Independent Funeral Directors director Robert Bush was sentenced to 20 years in prison for 67 offences. These included fraud, theft from charities such as the

Death of Bob Montgomery after charity cycling ride

2 clusters · 2 sources · last updated 23 days ago

Latest: Bob Brown completes 4,500 km scooter journey across Australia

Bob Montgomery, an 82-year-old cyclist, completed a 5,300 km charity ride from Broome to Bowral titled ‘Miles for MND: One Last Ride’. The journey, undertaken with his grandson, raised over AUD 105,000 for Motor Neurone

UK prostate cancer screening policy and diagnosis trends

2 clusters · 4 sources · last updated 24 days ago

Latest: Prostate cancer diagnoses rise in the UK

The UK government has revised its prostate cancer testing guidance, removing the automatic entitlement for men over 50 to receive free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests without symptoms. Under the new policy, g