Bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm sparks concerns about government response

While the mink becoming sick is unlikely to produce a "tidal wave of human infections", an apparent lack of transparency from government officials about the infections is very troubling, said Jennifer Nuzzo, an…

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Trump administration has pushed off 13% of Americans enrolled in food stamps

The number of people who receive food stamps has dropped from 41.6 million in July 2025, before the One Big Beautiful Act took effect, to 36.5 million in June 2026, a 13% decrease, according to the latest data from the…

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‘I can’t believe I get to see that’: One Born Every Minute is back for a 12th series

Almost two decades later, as the show is rebooted for a generation who spend their lives on social media, much has changed. Parents now share far more about their struggles with miscarriages, infertility and mental…

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Ageing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s £9.8bn-a-year cocaine habit

Deaths linked to the drug have risen to record levels, while its supply supports a multibillion-pound criminal industry. But who is using the drug, and how has the picture changed? The figures do not necessarily show…

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Greg Wise on how he and Emma Thompson coped with failed IVF: ‘We hit an existential crisis – she was not a proper woman and I was not a proper man’

We sit mute in our grief in the silence of the IVF doctor's office. This is a kind of grief that is often not understood even to be grief at all. A grief about the loss of a potential child. An anticipatory grief – a…

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Additional 178 cases of measles reported by US health authorities amid outbreak

The new data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comes as experts criticize the agency for lack of transparency, and as health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr takes steps to further upend US…

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South Devon College Announces Planned Retirement Of Laurence Frewin As Principal

Laurence, who has led the College for the past seven years, will remain in post until the end of summer 2027. The College’s Board of Governors will oversee the process of appointing his successor.  Laurence said: “It has…

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Will the Budget Back Employers To Create the Vacancies Young People Need? FE Soundbite Edition 870

Will the Budget Back Employers to Create the Vacancies Young People Need? This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal by FE News: ISSN 2732-4095. We know life is busy, so here’s a snapshot of the latest announcements…

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GP says she was forced out of job after raising concerns about gender treatment

Speaking publicly for the first time, Redvers said she felt she was "silenced" for doing her job after questioning whether another GP was appropriately assessing the needs of young people who were distressed about their…

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AAT appoints Craig Dyer as President and welcomes Libby Walklett as Vice President

Craig, who previously served as AAT Vice-President, has been appointed AAT President following the completion of Lucy Cohen’s one-year term, continuing a tradition of advocacy and representation of members. Both…

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