Is Burnham's 'Manchesterism' the fix for health & social care? | Medicine and Science from The BMJ

Known for his use of devolved powers, during his tenure as Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham now has the opportunity to bring his local blueprint to the national stage. But what does this mean...

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Feed a Child This Summer – The Grumpy Cook

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The "Prat in a Hat" is Dead.

- what does the death of anatomist Gunther von Hagens (1945-2026) tell us about the international trade in organs and body parts and why did he write to me.

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The Seven Year Itch (1955) ORIGINAL TRAILER

YouTube video by Unseen Trailers

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The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill (2023/4): framing strategies used by tobacco and nicotine industry actors faced with an endgame policy (a generational sales ban of tobacco products) and nicotine product...

Background In 2023, the UK government proposed a Bill introducing a generational ban on the sale of tobacco products and measures targeting youth nicotine product (NP) use. Industries’ responses remai...

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Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds

Global hunger declined for the third year in a row in 2025 but experts call for action to bring down costs of fruit, vegetables and dairy as report shows 2.69bn people can’t afford to eat well

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Pride Tickets | London Theatre | Musical | National Theatre

Book official tickets for Pride, a fierce and funny London musical based on the hit film. The inspiring true story of two communities coming together at the Dorfman Theatre.

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I investigated Palantir’s foothold in the British state – and what I found should worry us all | Peter Geoghegan

Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselves, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale

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Kimberlé Crenshaw: The Woman Who Invented Intersectionality | Ash Sarkar Meets Kimberlé Crenshaw

Does 'Race' Still Matter?

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ASSESSING 20 YEARS OF WHO FCTC – Global Alliance for Tobacco Control (GATC)

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Quit Now

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It’s time to talk about smoking and mental health – Smokefree Starts

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Why the UK needs a new Clean Air Act - Healthy Air Coalition

Air pollution is often invisible. But its impact is everywhere. That’s why the Healthy Air Coalition is launching the Hidden in Plain Sight campaign, calling on the Government to deliver a new, modern...

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Ending smoking inequality: An action plan to reduce poverty and improve health - ASH

This report sets out a comprehensive strategy to tackle smoking-related inequalities and ensure disadvantaged communities benefit from progress towards a smokefree society. It supports the Smokefree A...

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Witness History - Flight 655: When The US Shot Down An Airliner - BBC Sounds

All 290 on board were killed when a US warship downed an Iranian passenger jet in 1988

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£45bn and 300 000 deaths: the UK’s anniversary gift to the US

Two hundred and fifty years after liberation from British colonialism, the United States is co-hosting the football World Cup. The US might even win it for the first time—although France, its former a...

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Thorax: 81 (7)

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Soundtrack to the Continuing Coup d’Etat: Re-remembering Lumumba

Or the Soundtrack of an Unfinished Decolonisation

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PMI’s 2025 results for cigarette shipments debunk ‘smoke-free world’ rhetoric

Some multinational tobacco companies claim they are ‘transforming’ by adopting harm reduction goals or, in the case of Philip Morris International (PMI), declaring a commitment to a ‘smoke-free’ futur...

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Killer kitchen dust leaves family members with deadly lung disease

MPs have heard calls for a national screening programme to detect silicosis among stonemasons, amid fears cases could be far higher than official figures

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Stop smoking support helps nearly 2,000 babies avoid premature birth or low birthweight as maternal smoking reaches record low - ASH

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.

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