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How a Catholic code of ethics is influencing women's healthcare at Australian public hospitals

There are 21 Catholic public hospitals across Australia. These women say they were deprived healthcare on religious grounds.

ABC News · Dec 2, 2022

Nurses' union announces which services are exempt from strike action this month

As many as 100,000 NHS nurses will walk out later in December in the first of a series of NHS strikes - but some services will be excluded from the walkout and others will be reduced to 'Christmas Day' levels

Daily Mirror · Dec 2, 2022

What is Strep A and what are the symptoms as children die from bacterial infection

Everything you need to know about Strep A - including symptoms, how to stop it spreading, and what to do if you think you or your child has the illness

Manchester Evening News · Dec 2, 2022

Malta's bishops urge lawmakers not to back 'abortion law'

Malta's bishops have urged lawmakers not to back a bill now before parliament which they view as opening the door to abortion in the only European Union country that does not permit it under any circumstances.

Reuters · Dec 2, 2022

Son thanks community after incredible rescue effort to find his dad in Sanquhar

More than 100 volunteers joined in the hunt for 69-year-old Ian Bonnar along with police, Moffat and Galloway Mountain Rescue Teams.

Daily Record · Dec 2, 2022

Working people with visual impairment to receive additional tax boost from next April

The Blind Person’s Allowance is rising with inflation and means you can earn more before paying Income Tax.

Daily Record · Dec 2, 2022

Fourth child dies from Strep A bacterial infection as family of second victim ‘heartbroken’

Pupils die in outbreaks of bug in Buckinghamshire, Wales, Surrey and London

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

On the Breadline: ‘We are broke now but wont be broke for ever’

The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey provides a lifeline for many hard-pressed families struggling to cope ahead of Christmas. Anna Davis reports.

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2022

Moment hero police find 'disorientated' Scots OAP lost in woodland

Police Scotland’s Air Unit was drafted in to help scour the Headwell area of Dunfermline, Fife, for the 65-year-old who was spotted by aircrew shortly after 8pm on Thursday.

Daily Record · Dec 2, 2022

What ambulance strike means for calls, response times and staffing

Ambulance strikes could “make response times incredibly stretched”, NHS Providers chief Saffron Cordery said

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022