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Public sector pay: Workers offered pay rises of around 6%
PM Rishi Sunak said the offer to workers was final and there would be "no more talks on pay".
Nottingham maternity review to become UK’s largest
A senior midwife leading the inquiry in Nottingham says 1,700 families' cases will be examined.
Weight-loss jabs investigated for suicide risk
Europe's drugs regulator has been alerted to a possible link to thoughts of suicide among some users.
Covid inquiry: The UK pandemic in numbers
Explore the data on how the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in the UK.
‘Patients paying the price’ for strikes – NHS chief executive
Amanda Pritchard says patients are facing disruption for "both sides" failing to find agreement in a dispute over pay in the health service.
Sunak’s 15-year plan to ‘transform’ NHS workforce
The prime minister says the UK must "act now, for the long term" to protect the NHS.
Matt Hancock says UK’s pandemic strategy was completely wrong
Planning focused more on burying the dead than averting disaster, ex-health secretary says.
Monkey dust like ‘dancing with the devil’
An addict says the psychoactive substance has "destroyed" the town of Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent.
Covid Inquiry: Abuse of experts must stop, says Whitty
Sir Chris laments treatment as he gives evidence to Covid Inquiry on pandemic preparedness.
Isolating sooner might have avoided first lockdown, Hunt says
The UK should have prepared to test and isolate more, the ex-health secretary tells the Covid inquiry.