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Scottish Farmer Speaks Out After Lamb Becomes First Bluetongue Case North of the Border

Fiona Johnson's Creetown farm recorded Scotland's first bluetongue case, part of a wider outbreak now affecting four farms in Dumfries and Galloway as vaccine supplies run low and farmers brace for market disruption.

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Experts Warn More People Seek ADHD Diagnosis Without Wanting Treatment

Psychiatrists say more people are seeking ADHD diagnoses without pursuing treatment, pointing to poor-quality private assessments and questioning whether ADHD is being treated as an identity rather than a medical condition.

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Northern Cyprus IVF Scandal Grows: Up to 30 Children May Have Wrong Donors

An investigation has found up to 30 children, mostly British, may have been conceived using the wrong sperm or egg donors at IVF clinics in northern Cyprus, with half the cases linked to one clinic.

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Why Some Young Adults Are Swapping Alcohol for Prescription Drugs to Ease Social Anxiety

Some young adults, including a 22-year-old named Matt, are swapping alcohol for illegally sourced prescription drugs like pregabalin to manage social anxiety, alarming addiction experts.

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Study: Over-60s Face Deadly Heat Risk at Just 1.5C of Warming

A Lancet Public Health study finds people aged 60 and over face dangerous heat stress at just 1.5C of warming, far lower than previously thought, as the UK nears a record year for heat deaths.

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Cancer survivor, 23, faces £8,000 fertility bill after missing chance to freeze eggs

Erin Lavery, 23, missed the chance to freeze her eggs before cancer treatment and now needs £8,000 for fertility treatment the NHS won't fund, prompting her to campaign for change.

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Welsh Women Forced to Travel to England for Surgical Abortions, Doctors Warn

A senior obstetrician warns some Welsh women may be forced to continue unwanted pregnancies due to inadequate local surgical abortion care, prompting a Welsh government review of service barriers.

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NHS Tayside Review Finds No Malicious Intent Behind Destruction of Eljamel Logbooks

An independent review has found that the destruction of 40 theatre logbooks linked to surgeon Sam Eljamel resulted from poor systems rather than deliberate wrongdoing, prompting NHS Tayside to accept all 15 recommendations and apologise to affected patients.

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Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Nears Record Scale as Deaths Pass 2,300

Ebola has killed more than 2,300 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases nearing 5,000 as the outbreak spreads across six provinces amid conflict, mistrust and aid cuts.

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Maternity Unit Closure: About 20 Babies Born in Exeter as Devon Protests Mount

About 20 babies have been born in Exeter since North Devon District Hospital's maternity unit closed on 11 August 2026, as protests grow and health leaders face criticism over staffing failures.

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Brendan O'Carroll Cancels Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Specials After Jaw Fracture

Brendan O'Carroll has cancelled the Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas and New Year specials after doctors found two jaw fractures requiring surgery, with a return planned for 2027.

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Bluetongue Virus Confirmed in Scottish Cow for First Time

A cow in Dumfries and Galloway has become Scotland's first confirmed bovine bluetongue case, the fourth affected farm, as officials investigate whether the outbreak is spreading further.

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