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Sunak ‘facing pre-election disaster’ if childcare expansion plan fails in autumn

Persistent fears over staffing and funding could lead to promises being broken to parents weeks before likely poll date

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2024

London paramedic praised for saving pregnant woman from losing baby hours before birth

Therese Siciliano, 40, feared she would lose her baby after she started bleeding heavily when 39 weeks pregnant

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2024

Josef Fritzl seen for first time out of prison as notorious Austrian sex offender seeks nursing home move

Fritzl was jailed for life in 2009 after he admitted to forcing his daughter to be his sex slave for 24 years

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2024

Midwife banned for a decade after endangering infants

Midwife and home birth provider Martina Gorner has been banned for 10 years after she endangered the lives of three mothers and their babies.

AAP · Jan 23, 2024

Longing for a baby? The IVF postcode lottery can have a high price

Figures reveal huge differences across England with private clinics free to charge whatever they want. So it is vital to shop around

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

Dead doctor's funds to be paid out after court battle

A high-profile doctor's estate has been subject to a court ruling more than three years after his death due to a form he signed hours before.

AAP · Jan 22, 2024

One in 20 patients in England wait at least four weeks to see GP, figures show

GP leaders say widespread shortage of family doctors is making it impossible to keep up with demand

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

Why some youth obsess over Sephora

Experts explain why middle schoolers have taken over the beauty counter — and what it means for their mental health

Salon · Jan 21, 2024

Why have I so little memory of my daughter’s birth?

It has only been two years, this amnesia is most strange

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

I am 65 and when I look in the mirror all I see is ugliness

You are mistaking the familiar refrains of your internal monologue for truth. The more you practise new messages the truer they will feel

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024