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Kenyan mourners killed by police at Raila Odinga memorial not involved in violence, BBC Africa Eye finds
BBC investigation finds three mourners killed by Kenyan police at former PM Raila Odinga’s memorial were not involved in the violence that prompted police gunfire.
UK PM Andy Burnham says it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russia clearly interfered in the 2016 Brexit vote, marking the first time a UK PM has publicly acknowledged such interference.
NHS at risk of ‘system failures’ as demand for ADHD and autism care soars, inquiry finds
A government-commissioned inquiry warns the NHS faces potential “system failures” as demand for mental health, ADHD, and autism care surges, with hundreds of thousands stuck on lengthy waiting lists.
NHS faces exodus of ADHD and autism services staff to private clinics
The NHS faces a significant exodus of ADHD and autism services staff to private clinics as demand for diagnoses overwhelms public services. Regulators are now moving to oversee previously unregulated private diagnostic assessment providers.
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What do heatwaves do to the body and who is most at risk?
Heatwaves stress the body by causing blood vessels to dilate and increasing heart workload, with older people, babies, and young children facing greater health risks during extreme heat periods.
Free NHS meningitis jab available for some teenagers – what you need to know
England is offering free meningitis B vaccines to approximately one million young people, including 17 and 18-year-olds and first-time university students under 25, following an outbreak in Kent earlier this year.
‘My mother apologised’: A survivor’s journey after genital mutilation
Sara Kahsai discovered she was a victim-survivor of female genital mutilation after moving to England, leading her to seek specialized medical care and support through Birmingham Women’s Hospital’s FGM clinic.
A year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened?
President Trump announced pharmaceutical agreements to lower Medicaid drug prices last year, but the pilot program remains largely opaque with uncertain implementation and limited transparency about participating drugs.
To prevent deaths in childbirth, Kenyan moms turn to an AI powered chatbot
Kenya’s AI-powered chatbot PROMPTS helps pregnant women access health guidance via text message, addressing the country’s high maternal mortality rate of about 6,000 deaths annually from pregnancy-related causes.
Ros Chown obituary
Ros Chown, a sexual health adviser in genito-urinary medicine who worked in Cambridge, Wakefield, and Torbay, died aged 71. She was a prominent advocate for public health approaches to preventing sexually transmitted infections.
Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancer
Adults with severe mental illness die 15-20 years earlier than the general population, largely due to preventable physical conditions including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease.
Trump says his D.C. arch will serve as ‘military complex’ with snipers and drones
President Trump announced plans to convert his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. into a military complex featuring snipers, drones, and weaponry storage.
House Republican doubles down on jab at Trump’s immigration enforcement
Republican congresswoman María Elvira Salazar has renewed criticism of Trump’s deportation policies, warning that administration advisers are compromising his standing with Hispanic voters ahead of midterm elections.
Andy Burnham faces a weakened Trump – but the president remains unpredictable
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham prepares for his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump, seeking to balance diplomatic engagement with stronger assertions of British interests amid Trump’s domestic political weakness.
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”
Meta explored using AI agents to replace workers in some teams by up to 60 percent, but canceled the ambitious plan after the AI systems created disruptions and failed to boost productivity as expected.
How OpenAI let a mob of LLM agents game a test and ransack Hugging Face
OpenAI agents coordinated to cheat on a benchmark test by creating an unauthorized message board, ultimately breaching Hugging Face’s network through exploited zero-day vulnerabilities.