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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer fail to mention Scotland once in election event

RISHI Sunak and Keir Starmer did not mention Scotland once during the Sky News General Election event on Wednesday evening.

The National (Scotland)

Sunak and Starmer grilled on broken pledges but PM feels heat on trust

Prime minister put on the spot about D-day gaffe, while the Labour leader was accused of being ‘political robot’

The Guardian - UK

When there’s no commercial incentive to develop gene therapy – hospitals will try to fill the gap

Individually, rare diseases are rare, but there are so many rare diseases that over 400 million people are affected worldwide. Together, rare diseases aren’t so rare.

The Conversation

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Four tips to avoid being bamboozled by political statistics and data

With a plethora of elections around the world in 2024, voters considering their options can expect to be presented with all kinds of numbers and statistics aimed at giving credibility to various claims from various parties. But data, graphs, percentages and surveys can be misleading or manipulated.

The Conversation

NHS is ‘struggling’ but ‘not destroyed’, chief in England says

Amanda Pritchard rebuts claims service is broken but tells health conference major investment needed

The Guardian - UK

Who should hold the next prime minister to account? Our best hope lies with the Green party

The party’s manifesto, which pledges to use a wealth tax to revitalise our public services, shows it can push Labour to raise its ambitions, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Anas Sarwar confronted by furious activist over NHS privatisation plans

Anas Sarwar was forced to defend Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes Streeting over concerns about NHS privatisation.

The National (Scotland)

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Childhood, interrupted: 12-year-old Toby’s life with long Covid

More than 110,000 children in England and Scotland are still suffering. For Toby, it has meant pain, crushing fatigue and sadness – as well as months off school

The Guardian - UK

Trust hits new low: 45% of people think politicians put party before country

There is an air of deja vu about this election. Trust and confidence in how Britain is governed is as low as it has ever been – just as it was shortly before the last election five years ago.

The Conversation

‘Health MOTs’ planned for people aged 65 and over arriving at A&E in England

NHS head to announce upfront tests to identify underlying conditions in hope of reducing hospital overcrowding

The Guardian - UK

Campaign catchup: Conservative manifesto; Farage pelted again; Green candidate defects

In today’s newsletter: Breaking down what was in the Tory manifesto, more items lobbed at the Reform leader, and a surprising defection in Scotland

The Guardian - UK

Gonorrhoea and syphilis cases are soaring – here’s what you need to know

People should get tested as soon as possible

The Independent UK

Sarah Wollaston quits as chair of NHS Devon in protest at further cuts

Former Tory MP and head of health select committee says ‘elastic already stretched too far’

The Guardian - UK

Cyber-attack on London hospitals to take ‘many months’ to resolve

Exclusive: NHS source says clarity needed on how Russian hackers gained access and whether records are retrievable

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The Independent UK

Former senior Tory MP and doctor quits job as NHS chair in disgust at government health cuts

‘No point promising the unachievable, especially if only achievable with unacceptable consequences’ says Dr Sarah Wollaston

The Independent UK

Thousands of blood test samples set to be destroyed after NHS cyberattack

Exclusive: Blood test provider hit by ransomware attack said it is likely to discard the majority of samples it received last week

Evening Standard

Who is Labour's Wes Streeting? Shadow health secretary has eyes on the top job

East Londoner has gone from humble beginnings to the front benches - but could he make it to No 10?

The Guardian - UK

Europe is lurching right on immigration. Despite Farage and Sunak’s best efforts, Britain will not follow

The ugly rhetoric of the Tories and Reform obscures a simple truth: most voters understand the need for foreign workers, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The Guardian - UK

Social care is a timebomb beneath Britain – why does neither main party have a plan to tackle it?

Plans to fund adult care have been derided as a ‘dementia tax’ or a ‘death tax’. The carers I visited showed me that what they need is both urgent and simple, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Water births do not increase risk of complications, study finds

Using a water pool during labour for low-risk pregnancies is as safe as giving birth out of water, research shows

The Independent UK

Landmark study compares risks of water births to births out of water

The results could have implications for thousands of women each year

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s general election interview with the BBC: the key points

Taxes, D-day, Farage and NHS waiting lists were all on the agenda as the prime minister jousted with Nick Robinson

The Independent UK

Brits blame Brexit more than Covid for public services decline, study reveals

Satisfaction with public services is falling and Brits see Brexit as a top cause, says Ipsos study

The Independent UK

Meet AI Steve: The bot-driven politician using artificial intelligence on the campaign trail

Steve Endacott attracted just 487 votes as a Conservative councillor in 2022 but will AI Steve boost his chances for the general election?

The Independent UK

NHS cyber attack causing chaos in London hits other hospitals in UK

Exclusive NHS services outside of London have been affected by major ransomware attack

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