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Health minister Andrew Gwynne sacked over offensive WhatsApp comments

MP also suspended from Labour party after exposure of messages in which he said he hoped for pensioner’s death

The Guardian - UK

Health minister Andrew Gwynne sacked over WhatsApp messages

Andrew Gwynne allegedly sent racist, sexist and antisemitic messages in a WhatsApp group

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer sacks health minister Andrew Gwynne over WhatsApp messages

The MP for Gorton and Denton apologised for any offence caused.

Evening Standard

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Government ‘looking carefully’ at launching routine prostate cancer screening

Health minister Andrew Gwynne pledged to ‘make the United Kingdom a world leader in cancer survival’.

Evening Standard

Minister vows to ‘shift the dial’ on cancer as MPs tell of their own heartbreak

Andrew Gwynne, who lost his parents to cancer, told the Commons tackling rarer types will be a ‘crucial part’ of the emerging national cancer plan.

The Independent UK

Human case of bird flu recorded in the UK as prevention zone launched

Human-to-human transmission of bird flu has never been documented in Europe

The Independent UK

Person contracts bird flu on West Midlands farm

The case is only one of seven seen in the UK since 2021 and the risk to the wider public is ‘low’, officials said.

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Porridge adverts to stay on TV, health minister says

Breakfast cereals and porridges is one of 13 categories of ‘less healthy’ food listed in new regulations.

Evening Standard

Government must look at effects of toxic smoke on Grenfell firefighters, minister says

Union calls for regular health checks for 600 Grenfell firefighters after many developed long-term conditions

The Guardian - UK

Ministers hit back at Elon Musk as tech billionaire steps up attack on Keir Starmer over grooming gangs

Health minister Andrew Gwynne said the Tesla tycoon should focus on US politics as row over inquiry intensifies

Evening Standard

Smokers lose up to 22 minutes of life with a single cigarette, new predictions by experts warn

‘The sooner smokers get off this escalator of death, the longer and healthier they can expect their lives to be,’ new study says

The Independent UK

London's NHS 'will be in better place' under decade-long plans, minister vows

Ministers have vowed to tackle capital’s sky-high waiting lists, with 1.2million Londoners waiting for treatment

Evening Standard

TUV MP rejects minister’s assurances smoking ban will apply in Northern Ireland

Health minister Andrew Gwynne sought to assure TUV leader Jim Allister that the Bill would apply in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Stroke sufferers took nearly 90 minutes on average to call for help last year

Strokes and mini-strokes are caused by a blood clot or bleed on the brain which cuts off the blood supply, killing brain cells.

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Evening Standard

Sale of disposable vapes to be banned by next summer

New legislation to ban the sale of single-use vapes from June 1 2025 has been laid out in Parliament

Reason

Brickbat: Closing Time

Andrew Gwynne, Britain's minister of public health, said the government is considering "tightening up the hours of operation" of bars… The post Brickbat: Closing Time appeared first on Reason.com.

Evening Standard

Pubs won't be forced to close early in England, says top Starmer ally rejecting health minister's idea

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden pours cold water on the suggestion

The Independent UK

Pubs could be forced to close early as Labour considering crackdown on opening hours, health minister says

But a Department for Health spokesman said it is ‘categorically untrue’ that the government is considering such measures

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The Guardian - UK

Junk food TV ads to be banned pre-watershed in UK from October 2025

Online adverts for products high in fat, salt and sugar to be banned altogether and TV ads will air only after 9pm

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More forms of ID may be allowed for UK voters after damning report

Ministers to review policy but any change unlikely to cover documents used by younger people such as 18-plus travel passes

The Independent UK

‘Postcode lottery’ in cancer care leaves some patients waiting longer – Labour

The party said its analysis of NHS data revealed the extent of regional inequalities in cancer treatment.

Manchester Evening News

Angela Rayner issues statement as huge food supplier announces site closure - putting over 500 jobs at risk

Pilgrim's UK has announced plans to close its meat factory in Tameside

The Independent UK

Met Police ‘regret’ amid arrest of six protesters ahead of King’s coronation

The force was threatened with legal action after deciding to bring no further action against the group

Wales Online

Police 'taking no further action' against arrested Coronation protestors

Graham Smith, chief executive of the anti-monarchy Republic campaign group, has demanded a full inquiry

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