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Uber and other private hire drivers to log off apps for global strike
The 24-hour strike, coordinated by the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB), will see drivers log off apps like Uber ...
Couple praise ‘Colombian fairy godmothers’ after struggle with UK’s ‘tricky’ surrogacy process
A London-based couple has shared their unconventional path to parenthood, celebrating the "Colombian fairy godmothers" who ...
Boy with ‘death sentence’ disease living a normal life after breakthrough gene therapy
A four-year-old boy with a life-threatening immune disease is now living a normal life thanks to a pioneering gene therapy ...
Parents must be banned from smacking children in wake of 10-year-old Sara Sharif’s murder, commissioners say
In March, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said smacking children should be consigned to the history ...
New coin to mark 80 years since VE Day is launched by Royal Mint
Commemorative coins honouring VE Day are being launched by the Royal Mint, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the ...
Woman who nearly died after stroke describes being able to sing before speaking – and she’s not alone
Ms Clarke is now supporting the charity's new Sing4Stroke campaign. Her stroke occurred two years ago during an afternoon with friends. After experiencing severe head pains and sudden illness, she was ...
UN calls for Mali to probe alleged executions by army and Russian mercenaries
United Nations experts have urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of alleged summary executions and forced ...
Labour faces first electoral test since taking power as voters head to polls
Kemi Badenoch has conceded the scale of the Conservative victory when these councils were last up for election in 2021 means ...
Almost half of Scots suffer sunburn at least once a year, research finds
The research found 49% of people in the UK, and 45% in Scotland, suffer from sunburn at least once every year. Stephen ...
Schools should deliver more ‘relationship violence prevention lessons’ – charity
One in eight secondary school teachers report that a pupil committed sexual assault against another child in the past term, ...