Universities in England risk closure with 40% facing budget deficits, says report theguardian.com/education/arti…

The number of women being tested for breast cancer is at its highest ever level in Scotland.

More than three in four women took up their screening invitations between 2020 and 2023, statistics from the Scottish breast screening programme have suggested

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Wales launches metaverse experience

Wales has become the first UK nation to launch a metaverse experience, giving virtual visitors a taste of what they can discover there for real.

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Boost in medical school places from NHS

The govt has allocated an additional 350 medical school places, to deliver the future workforce the NHS requires.

Last year, the NHS set out its Long Term Workforce Plan backed by more than £2.4bn in govt funding
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Plans to make medicines dispensing more efficient

The government has announced changes to medicine dispensaries in an effort to make the process of getting medication easier for patients.

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The Guardian view on MPs crossing the floor: a triumph of political theatre over substance - Editorial

Natalie Elphicke is not a comfortable fit for Labour, but her defection is eloquent in expressing the decline of Rishi Sunak’s Tories

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It’s Labour’s turn to crash and burn as party can’t defend Elphicke’s defection - John Crace

Anneliese Dodds drew the short straw and was sent out to pretend Nat had always been Labour through and through.....

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Keir Starmer should be embracing the Tories’ disgruntled voters – not their turncoat MPs -
Polly Toynbee

After Natalie Elphicke’s welcome, would Labour turn any Tory dregs away? This is beneath the dignity of a party on the verge of power

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Why is Britain’s mental health so incredibly poor? It’s because our society is spiralling backwards -
George Monbiot

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The UK's first national security operations centre has launched in Wales.

The scheme is the first of its kind in the UK and aims to protect Welsh local authorities and all fire and rescue services in Wales from cyber-attacks.

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6 new sites added to National Forest of Wales by Climate Change and Rural Affairs Secretary Huw Irranca-Davies

The National Forest for Wales status scheme creates a network of woodlands running the length&breadth of Wales with interconnected ecosystems
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ICO urges organisations to boost cyber security

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has urged organisations to boost their cyber security and protect the personal information they hold, as the threat from #cyber attacks continues to grow.

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Dundee announced as the first place in Scotland to benefit from a Levelling Up Partnership

It will be the focal point of a £20M Levelling Up Partnership designed to root out inequalities by attracting investment & increasing opportunities for local people
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NHS data reveals cancer wait times

Almost 200,000 (77 per cent) people referred or screened received a definitive diagnosis or the all clear within four weeks, new NHS figures have revealed.

The NHS' aim was 75 per cent.

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Trial will link senior civil servants’ pay to performance, says UK minister

Move intended to boost standards and attract recruits from private sector criticised as ‘tinkering’ by FDA union

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