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Rachel Reeves faces anger from her own constituency over plans to cut disability benefits

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The ick factor that could save a life: US cancer researchers look to fecal waste for treatment clues

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Diminished UK aid budget is ‘new normal’, says development minister

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How weight-loss wonder drugs are redefining the way our bodies work

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MPs opposed to assisted dying criticise ‘distasteful’ Esther Rantzen claims

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‘Grit’ no substitute for better mental health funding for pupils in England, say experts

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Campaigner wins court case that could lead to festival ban in London park

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Residents of Dorset village that inspired Thomas Hardy fight back against expansion

Fri

Digested week: Keir, immigrants have made this stranger’s life immeasurably better

Fri

Almost 300m people at risk of death through starvation – report

Fri

Rantzen accused of being ‘disrespectful’ as MPs debate assisted dying bill – UK politics live

Fri

‘Much-needed grit’ to be fostered in England’s schoolchildren, say ministers

Fri

Ministers ‘oblivious’ to UK’s scale of violence against women and girls, say MPs

Fri

What went right this week: the good news that matters

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NHS gave private firms record £216m to examine X-rays in 2024

Thu

Esther Rantzen urges MPs to back ‘strong, safe’ assisted dying bill in vote

Thu

Prison recall shake-up will free some domestic abusers, ministers admit

Thu

‘Misleading’ to claim psychiatrists do not back assisted dying bill, says Kim Leadbeater

Thu

You might live to be 100. Are you ready? | Andrew J Scott

Thu

‘This is the moment’: Poland elections chance for Tusk centrists to relax abortion laws

Thu

‘I go there instead of going out’: why a gym is the place to be for UK’s gen Z

Thu

MPs call for increased protections for vulnerable benefit claimants

Thu

Post-Covid home working has failed to level up UK economy, study finds

Thu

My husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed

Thu

Fake fitness influencers: the secrets and lies behind the world’s most enviable physiques

Thu

London dominates England’s social mobility league with top 20 places

Wed

RFK Jr orders mifepristone review as anti-abortion groups push for ban

Wed

Horse racing leaders break ranks to push for higher taxes on online casinos

Wed

June Dryburgh was asked to help out at an abortion clinic. She stayed for 47 years

Wed

Three new prisons to be built starting this year, UK justice secretary announces

Wed

UK equality watchdog to extend gender guidance consultation, say insiders

Wed

Beacon of light: the model village retrofitted into a tiny renewables kingdom

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Prisoners in England and Wales to earn early release under new plans

Wed

More than 50 cross-party MPs back amendment to decriminalise abortion

Wed

Deaf President Now! review – passion and energy in stirring record of student protest

Wed

A moment that changed me: I went to read to a blind man - and discovered his hidden gay heroism

Wed

NHS must accelerate use of weight-loss jabs, say obesity experts

Tue

Assisted dying proposal passes first stage in Scotland

Tue

‘I hate sitting in silence now’: Nicola Packer on clearing her name after the trauma of her illegal abortion trial

Tue

FaceAge: the AI tool that can tell your biological age through one photo

Tue

Provision of child play spaces should be duty in English planning law, MPs say

Tue

Moment of heart’s formation captured in images for first time

Tue

Council leader accepted Spurs tickets days before felling of ancient oak

Tue

The toxic debate about obesity rages on. But at least we know if Mounjaro or Wegovy is better for weight loss | Zoe Williams

Tue

Share your experience of coming off weight-loss jabs

Tue

Political parties banned from Pride events after UK gender ruling

Tue

Life after: the party

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Protests planned as Scottish parliament holds free vote on assisted dying bill

Tue

People in mental health crisis waiting up to three days in A&E in England

Tue

Labour to defend aid cuts, claiming UK’s days as ‘a global charity’ are over

Mon

Weight loss jabs in obese children can help avoid mealtime rows, study says

Mon

Becoming obese under age of 30 ‘raises risk of early death by at least 75%’

Mon

Liz Kendall to overhaul DWP’s assessment for disability benefits

Mon

‘Things could fall over’: businesses and public services on Starmer’s immigration crackdown

Mon

Food security experts warn Gaza at ‘critical risk of famine’ amid Israeli blockade

Mon

Changing space requirements for nurseries in England risks overcrowding, experts say

Mon

Conservatives are trumpeting a new abortion-pill study. One problem: it’s bogus | Moira Donegan

Mon

Asthma figures show ‘shocking’ health inequalities in England, charity says

Mon

Labour must tackle poverty to hold back Reform UK, says Big Issue founder

Mon

The right to abortion is under threat in Britain. Secure it now – or risk losing it | Stella Creasy

Mon

For the love of: weather

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UK food shops report ‘massive’ rise in pensioner shoplifting

Mon

NHS scheme to prevent brain injuries in childbirth extended across England

Sun

Weight-loss jabs could halve risk of obesity-related cancers, study finds

Sun

English test among range of Labour measures to control immigration

Sun

Labour axing care worker visa will put services at risk, say unions and care leaders

Sun

NHS nurses could go on strike in pursuit of 25% pay rise, union boss warns

Sun

AI therapists can’t replace the human touch | letter

Sun

$101m longevity research prize aims to ‘shatter the limits’ on ageing

Sun

Casey Means: influencer, RFK Jr favorite – and Trump’s pick for surgeon general

Sun

Trump health cuts create ‘real danger’ around disease outbreaks, workers warn

Sun

Children eat more after seeing just five minutes of junk food ads, study finds

Sun

Lib Dems launch ‘Reform watch’ to monitor party in local government

Sun

Giving weight loss jabs could bolster UK economy by £4.5bn a year, study says

Fri

Aid groups voice alarm as US pushes Israeli plan for Gaza assistance

Fri

Male bias in medical trials risks women’s lives. But at least the data gap is finally being addressed | Caroline Criado Perez

Fri

Labour ‘throwing trans people under the bus’ says transgender councillor

May 9

Ministers have ‘maxed out’ health service funding, says NHS England boss

May 9

What went right this week: the good news that matters

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Fairtrade certification changed the way we shop. Where is it headed now?

May 9 5m read

‘Utterly traumatised’: anger at ordeal of UK woman accused of illegal abortion

May 8

Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer

May 8

Gangs hold such influence over jails ‘it keeps me awake at night’, says Timpson

May 8

Amsterdam: sound of children playing not a valid reason for complaint, say experts

May 8

‘Get rid of the pseudoscience’: top doctor’s plan to improve America’s health

May 8

Trump’s aid cuts blamed as food rations stopped for a million refugees in Uganda

May 8

The Guardian view on bias in medical research: disregard for women’s health belongs in the past | Editorial

May 7

It took five minutes of practice a day to make me a guitarist | Letter

May 7

Five people break down their wellness budgets: ‘incredibly expensive and time-consuming’

May 7

Disability benefit cuts to hit 700,000 families already in poverty, DWP forecasts show

May 7

‘It cannot provide nuance’: UK experts warn AI therapy chatbots are not safe

May 7

Church of Scotland to take neutral stance on Scottish assisted dying bill

May 7

Fox Chase Boy: stand up comedy confronts trauma in a Catholic community

May 7

Fox Chase Boy: standup comedy confronts trauma in a Catholic community

May 7

A fresh jump at childhood: Ghana’s safe house for trafficking survivors

May 7 7m read

Criminals in England and Wales face sanctions for refusing to attend sentencing

May 7

Minimum age for train drivers to be lowered to 18 in Great Britain

May 7

‘Conversation on future of aid long overdue’: UK looks to lead response to swingeing US cuts

May 7

‘The crux of all evil’: what happened to the first city that tried to ban smartphones for under-14s?

May 7

Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by four women in $50m lawsuit

May 7