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UK doctors watchdog shared sexual abuse victim’s confidential file

General Medical Council data breach saw victim’s intimate details sent to another patient who accused doctor of sexual assault

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South London Solidarity - Unite Live

Unite’s Fight Fatigue Now campaign bus visited striking estates workers at the South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust on Friday.

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'Palliative and social care must be fixed before assisted dying debate'

The Assisted Dying Bill is due to return to Parliament this month, so it's a relief Andy Burnham is committed to fixing the care system first

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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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‘They’re not alone’: Chris Hoy on his ambition to stop men dying of prostate cancer

Cycling legend tells Donald McRae about the reality of living with stage 4 cancer, fundraising with Miguel Induráin and why Andy Burnham could be key to his ambition of helping others with similar…

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Patrice Lawrence: 'I never felt seen in the books I read growing up'

Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence say issues like homelessness were missing from books as a child, inspiring her to write about them

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Behind the glamour of the West End, theatre workers are pushing for better conditions

Many theatre workers face unpredictable hours and pay, difficulty achieving work-life balance, and a general sense of precarity.

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A new priority list for action on the NHS, don't make the same mistakes. - The Lowdown

How can Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper make a difference to the NHS in their first few months?

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TUC Cymru calls for politicians and activists to work together to tackle division and misinformation

TUC Cymru will today (4 August) hold an event at the National Eisteddfod asking how do we tackle misinformation and division in our workplaces, communities and online? looking at division and…

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8 out of 20: Burnham inherits a health plan built on private sector delivery - The Lowdown

Without announcing any details, the new Prime Minister has made his opposition to privatisation plain. And yet he arrives at Downing Street to find a Labour health plan, which, according to a…

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Unite fights mental health job cuts and victimisation - The Lowdown

They are at it again. Almost two years after The Lowdown reported East London Foundation Trust (ELFT), one of the capital’s largest and wealthiest mental health trusts, was attempting to cut spending…

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Burnham edges towards revealing his DWP policy, but still no word on safeguarding concerns

Andy Burnham has edged further towards clarifying his policy on work and pensions reform, taking a step away from blaming disabled claimants but still failing to acknowledge the safeguarding risks …

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Andy Burnham should tax wealth more and work less

If wealth inequality is allowed to grow, disparities will only widen, disenchantment will only harden and challenges will only heighten and we’ve got enough of all three already.

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If Andy Burnham wants to deliver power in every postcode, he has to overhaul our broken democracy

If it doesn't happen, "power in every postcode" will take its place alongside levelling up: a phrase that moved attention around the country without ever moving power.

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Burnham delivers significant blow to assisted dying bill as he launches attempt to ‘fix’ social care funding

Andy Burnham has delivered a significant blow to attempts to legalise assisted suicide, after he called for the “fixing” of social care and palliative care funding before there was any debate on le…

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Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now

An anti-racism strategy is needed in the UK to address rising racist violence and online hate speech, says Runnymede Trust's Stephen Walcott.

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DeBriefed 31 July 2026: ‘Apocalyptic’ wildfires | Daily Telegraph’s ‘rollercoaster week’ | How heat impacts disabled people - Carbon Brief

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week's key developments relating to climate change.

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JUSTICE GAP: End Not Defend coalition says sexual harassment is a safety issue - Hazards magazine

Victims of sexual harassment at work have been failed twice after the HSE refused again to take an enforcement role. Rory O’Neill reports that the safety regulator is now facing unprecedented flak…

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National Care Service: Here's how much carers actually earn

Prime minister Andy Burnham has promised fair pay for care workers and a National Care Service. New figures reveal how much carers earn.

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Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born'

Growing up as a wheelchair user, Ruth Madeley never saw anyone like herself on TV. Now The Rapture actor is performing with Hollywood stars.

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DWP warned as it begins another ‘life-threatening’ disability benefits migration project

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is about to begin a “life-threatening” project that will finally reassess the remaining 150,000 working-age disabled people who are still receiving disabi…

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Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career

DWP cuts to Access to Work have left disabled artist Renu Arora unable to act on stage despite funding to tell her story in a musical.

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Staff at V&A site in London vote to strike over toilet and water breaks

Union calling for two paid breaks a day in what it says is punishing schedule for Storehouse ‘order an object’ workers

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Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot

The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Research that says ‘unjust’ care charges cause ‘spiralling debts’ could support Burnham’s push for reform

Disabled people have told researchers that charging for social care is “unjust and harmful”, just as the new prime minister has spoken of his determination to address reform of the social care syst…

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