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Millions of women able to get contraceptive pills over the counter next year

Women across England will be spared the inconvenience of having to make a GP appointment in order to obtain contraceptives

The Independent UK

Nearly 250,000 people awaiting adult social care needs assessment – report

Two reports out on Thursday highlight the challenges facing the social care sector.

The Independent UK

Millions of women to be offered free contraceptive pills in pharmacies

Women will be able to get a first prescription of the pill and repeat orders without having to see a GP.

The Independent UK

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New health secretary vows to end NHS strikes – but misses key conference just days into job

Victoria Atkins told delegates via video link that she would take a “fair and reasonable resolution” to the ongoing industrial action

The Independent UK

New Health Secretary: I’m an optimist who will get around the table on strikes

Victoria Atkins was speaking by video link to delegates at the NHS Providers’ conference in Liverpool.

The Independent UK

King celebrates 75th birthday by chatting to hundreds of NHS nurses

Charles hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace to highlight the work of nurses and midwives over the decades as part of the NHS 75 celebrations.

The Independent UK

Men hold top four roles in UK government for first time since 2010

Downing Street says it is not focused on ‘tick-box diversity’ and women get senior jobs elsewhere

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Victoria Atkins: Rishi's 'steady' new health secretary whose husband is a sugar baron

The former criminal barrister has been described as a "new Tory talent" and seasoned junior minister who is "definitely on the left of the party". So does her appointment signal a more liberal era? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard

British prime ministers reshuffle more than other leaders – what the latest changes tell us about Rishi Sunak's government

Suella Braverman’s firing kicked off a major reshuffle of Rishi Sunak’s cabinet – probably his last attempt at a substantial rearrangement before a general election. It’s not an insignificant reshuffle: the foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has replaced Braverman. And Sunak has brought back the former prime minister, David Cameron, to…

The Conversation

David Cameron returns to the Cabinet table as Tory Right-wingers urged to unite behind Rishi Sunak

The newly-ennobled David Cameron joined his first Cabinet meeting under Rishi Sunak on Tuesday as feuding Tory Right-wingers were urged to unite under the Prime Minister’s revamped top team.

Evening Standard

Victoria Atkins: the steady, ‘able’ minister promoted to health secretary

The barrister has been welcomed as a competent and intelligent choice by centrist Tories

The Guardian - UK

Who is Victoria Atkins? New health secretary facing threat of more strikes and NHS winter crisis

The new health secetary takes on new role in the middle of negotiations the British Medical Association

The Independent UK

Who is the health secretary? Victoria Atkins' career history

Victoria Atkins has been promoting the Conservatives’ health care plans.

Evening Standard

New Health Secretary appointed at ‘critical juncture’ for NHS

Victoria Atkins was appointed as part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet reshuffle.

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Grandmother released by Hamas ‘keen to share information’

A GRANDMOTHER released as a hostage by Hamas militants is “very sharp and is very keen” to share information, her daughter has said.

Evening Standard

'Now let them all go': Daughter's plea to Hamas terrorists as elderly mother released

Yocheved Lifshitz tells reporters Hamas hit her with sticks and kept her in a 'spider web' of tunnels

The Guardian - UK

A dozen Britons killed in Hamas attack with five missing, No 10 says

London-based daughter of one of hostages released tells BBC her mother, 85, is OK but her father is still missing

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Refugee scheme for Palestinians 'not right response', UK Government minister says

A REFUGEE scheme for Palestinian people is not the “right response” at this stage of the conflict in the Middle East, a UK Government minister…

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Palestinian refugee scheme ‘not right response at this stage’, says minister

Nineteen organisations have called on the Government to provide safe passage for Israelis and Palestinians fleeing the conflict

The Independent UK

Grandmother released by Hamas ‘very sharp’ and ‘keen to share information’

London-based Sharone Lifschitz said her 85-year-old mother, Yocheved Lifshitz, ‘seems OK’ after her weeks-long ordeal.

The Independent UK

Minister says Palestinian refugee scheme ‘not right response at this stage’

Nineteen organisations have called on the Government to provide safe passage for Israelis and Palestinians fleeing the conflict.

The Independent UK

12 Brits killed in Israel-Gaza conflict as five suspected hostages held by Hamas

Soldier Yosef Guedalia is the latest British national to be confirmed dead

The Guardian - UK

John Lewis and Waitrose join drive to make reusable period products cheaper

Price of more than 30 different kinds of period underwear to be reduced at stores from next week

The Guardian - UK

Brexiter MPs accuse government of ‘blatantly rigging’ NI deal vote

Five Tory MPs who planned objections to Windsor framework replaced on committee hearing

The Independent UK

Fury over austerity threat as Hunt rules out extra money for public sector pay rises

Unions warn that ‘burnt out and underpaid’ staff are already putting frontline services at risk

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