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Woman who raised £100k for cancer treatment backs NHS policy change

A woman who raised £100,000 for a second stem cell transplant is calling for NHS England to change its policy that denies treatment to patients who relapse within 12 months. Faith Hinitt, 28, has launched a parliamentary petition backed by three major charities demanding the rules be updated.

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Scotland's Children's Commissioner Demands End to Taser Use on Detained Young People

Scotland's Children and Young People's Commissioner has called for police to stop using Tasers and Pava spray on detained children, citing 43 Taser deployments in custody between 2023-24, with 16 targeting children with mental health issues.

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Tens of thousands of teenagers missing college undetected, children's commissioner warns

A children's commissioner report reveals tens of thousands of teenagers enrolled in college are missing classes regularly but remain invisible to official statistics, with the Department for Education now committing to centralise attendance data.

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Drinking Very Hot Tea and Coffee Raises Oesophageal Cancer Risk, Study Finds

Oxford University research involving nearly a million people shows that regularly drinking very hot tea and coffee increases oesophageal cancer risk threefold, though overall cancer likelihood remains low. Beverages at 65°C or above pose the greatest risk.

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Burning Man deaths triple average as festival draws older attendees to Nevada desert

Three deaths at Burning Man in 2026 tripled the festival's typical annual fatality rate, coinciding with a documented shift toward older attendees and fewer participants in their 20s.

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NYC releases 170,000 9/11 air-quality documents revealing asbestos and safety concerns

New York City released 170,000 documents revealing officials knew asbestos was widespread near Ground Zero after 9/11, contradicting public assurances the air was safe. The release settles legal disputes and marks a major transparency milestone 25 years after the attacks.

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New York City Mayor Mamdani and actor and activist Jon Stewart attend a press conference, releasing more than 170,000 pages of previously unreleased records related to air quality in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks

Cancer patient warns of 'dangerously long' waits as Northern Ireland faces radiology crisis

A seven-year cancer survivor warns that extended waits for scans and results in Northern Ireland are "dangerously long," as a shortage of radiologists forces diagnostic imaging to be sent to Australia. Cancer Research UK launches a campaign calling for a 15% reduction in cancer deaths by 2040.

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Bluetongue Restrictions Expand as Disease Takes Hold in South-West Scotland

South-west Scotland's bluetongue restrictions are being upgraded to a restricted zone as the virus continues spreading across 20 farms. From 10 September, some movement rules will ease, but the government warns the disease is unlikely to disappear soon.

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Wolverhampton station launches five-day mental health awareness programme

Wolverhampton railway station is hosting a five-day Wellbeing Week programme timed to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day, featuring poetry, gardening workshops, art and music to support mental health awareness.

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A&E Failed to Order Brain Scan, Leaving 32-Year-Old in Near-Total Paralysis

Oli Coppock was discharged from Warrington Hospital's A&E without a brain scan in May 2024, despite a history of brain tumour and MS. A week later, he suffered cardiac arrest and now lives in near-total paralysis. His case is one of 1,623 A&E negligence claims filed in 2025-26—a 41% rise in five ...

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Arm CEO: AI will cure cancer, but chip shortage is slowing progress

Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas says AI will find cancer cures beyond human capability, but warns that semiconductor shortages are slowing deployment of the technology needed to power data centres and drive medical breakthroughs.

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Shetland Councillor Eats Only Local Food for September Challenge

A Shetland councillor is spending September eating only locally produced food to explore whether island communities could sustain themselves if regular ferry deliveries were disrupted. Now in its third year, the challenge raises questions about food security and self-sufficiency.

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