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'Heavy duty' sachets could see cyclists close to maximum recommended intake without having consumed a meal – are electrolyte drinks worth their salt?

With heatwaves becoming ever more common, the importance of hydration creeps up the priorities list. But does this mean we need to add electrolytes, asks India Paine

Cycling Weekly

Burnham makes emotional pledge to end care crisis that has ‘gone on too long’

The Prime Minister, whose father has Alzheimer’s, said he would end decades of failure to address issues with social care funding.

The Independent UK

Adult social care explained – how it works and what would reform cost?

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5 things Andy Burnham said as he calls for urgent overhaul of social care system

Andy Burnham has given a speech on the 'urgent' need to fix England's adult social care system – here’s what he said

The Independent UK

Burnham promises huge overhaul of social care – but faces major questions over how he’ll pay for it

The prime minister – who teared up as he spoke about his father, who is currently receiving care for Alzheimer’s – said it was a ‘major dereliction of public duty’ that politicians had failed for decades to resolve the crisis in social care

The Independent UK

Inside the complicated social care system – and how much it could really cost to reform

Andy Burnham will host a summit with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey to discuss social care reforms

The Independent UK

Casey says dementia is ‘hidden problem’ as PM to hold talks on adult social care

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to hold a cross-party meeting to discuss tackling the crisis in adult social care.

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Burnham to hold cross-party talks on fixing crisis in adult social care

Andy Burnham said governments have, for decades, failed to tackle reform of social care in England.

Evening Standard

Burnham turns to Tories and Lib Dems for social care solutions: ‘Help me fix this’

The prime minister will call for an end to the ‘political point scoring culture’ as he warns that the NHS could collapse unless there is a solution on social care

The Independent UK

Burnham to seek cross-party consensus over urgent reforms to social care

Prime minister invites Badenoch and Davey – but not Farage – to discuss how to fix one of most intractable issues he faces

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham: I will put everything I’ve got into fixing social care

The PM will visit a care home alongside Baroness Louise Casey, who is leading a review into the sector.

Evening Standard

London MPs furious over new law set to hand over health powers to Sadiq Khan

Health Bill currently making its way through Parliament would be detrimental for healthcare planning in the capital, MPs have claimed

Evening Standard

Tell us: what has your experience of adult social care in England been like?

We would like to hear your experiences of accessing, providing or relying on adult social care in England

The Guardian - UK

Wildlife centres ‘fit to bursting’ with hedgehogs amid scorching weather

Gardeners are being urged to create shaded spaces for wildlife struggling to keep cool during the scorching weather as another heatwave looms.

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The Independent UK

Gardners urged to help hedgehogs as heatwaves leave wildlife centres ‘bursting’

The RSPCA encouraged people to think about wildlife as well as pets

International Business Times UK

Millions of Brits Could Be Hit by New 'Death Tax' Under Andy Burnham's Plan

The UK government is considering a flat 10% levy on estates to fund a new National Care Service, sparking debate over its impact on families and the NHS.

The Independent UK

New NHS scheme sees thousands of women get free emergency contraception

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The Independent UK

‘No plans’ for 10% death tax to fund social care reform, government says

The new prime minister has promised to use ‘whatever political capital I have’ to reform social care, insisting he would not leave office without making ‘substantial’ change to the system.

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The Independent UK

More than 300,000 women get free morning-after pill under new NHS scheme

Women can obtain the pill without needing to book a GP appointment or visit a sexual health clinic

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham 'death tax': Minister leaves door open to 10% levy on inheritances to tackle social care crisis

The new Prime Minister has long pledged to improve the nation’s social care system

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Can Andy Burnham solve the social care crisis after three decades of failure?

In today’s newsletter: The new prime minister has said he will change the system to stave off NHS ‘collapse’ – quite how he does it is another matter

The Independent UK

NHS rolls out machine that can keep donated lungs alive for up to six hours before transplant

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The Guardian - UK

Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third

Average 25% increase for letters such as marketing, bills and medical appointment notices from 5 October

The Independent UK

New NHS machine could give more patients chance of lung transplants

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The Independent UK

Machine that keeps lungs alive outside the body set for NHS use

There are around 170 people, including six children, waiting for a new lung in the UK

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