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Fewer heat-related deaths in 2025 despite warmest summer /in /by

Summer 2025 was the warmest UK summer on record, with four heatwaves, a top temperature of nearly 38C and a mean temperature of 16.1C

Sewing group helping women in period poverty /in /by

Debi Angell says the kits they make help women and girls who can not afford period products.

Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead /in /by

The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.

Newly qualified paramedics told to apply for jobs abroad due to hire freeze /in /by

The Welsh Ambulance Service said newly qualified paramedics would not be offered roles this year due to "financial and operational issues".

How dads are bonding over learning to braid hair /in /by

Social club the Secret Life of Dads aims to provide a safe space for dads to bond with each other, and to learn skills to help them at home.

Newly qualified paramedics told to apply for jobs abroad due to hire freeze /in /by

The Welsh Ambulance Service said newly qualified paramedics would not be offered roles this year due to "financial and operational issues".

‘Would I have made it to 60 if my cancer symptoms weren’t detected?’ /in /by

Marie McGrath was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the start of 2026

Warning to patients ahead of next doctors’ strike /in /by

The industrial action is due to start on 7 April and there is likely to be disruption to services.

Warning to patients ahead of next doctors’ strike /in /by

The industrial action is due to start on 7 April and there is likely to be disruption to services.

My daughter has childhood dementia and may not live past 16 /in /by

Diagnosed just before her fourth birthday, Sophia, now 15, can no longer speak and cannot walk unaided.