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Met Police officer who told colleague she was 'using the pregnancy card' is sacked

Police Sergeant Sevket Gurgur accused a pregnant colleague of ‘being a diva’

Evening Standard

Fife nurse to appeal against ‘hugely problematic’ trans changing room ruling

Sandie Peggie won harassment claim but tribunal dismissed claims of discrimination and victimisation

The Guardian - UK

What is happening to the assisted dying bill in the House of Lords?

Peers have submitted an extraordinary number of amendments, slowing its progress and raising risk of failure

The Guardian - UK

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Senior opponents of assisted dying bill urge Lords not to deliberately block it

Letter says there is danger of Lords losing legitimacy as more than 1,000 amendments tabled, delaying any vote

The Guardian - UK

Greenlandic women claim victory in legal fight with Denmark over forced IUD scandal

Compensation due to thousands of women and girls fitted with coils without their knowledge or consent

The Guardian - UK

Amended version of Sandie Peggie tribunal decision released

A ‘certificate of correction’ amends a paragraph in the 312-page judgment.

Evening Standard

Executive Nurse Leadership and Its Growing Role in Modern Healthcare

Executive nurse leaders are taking on larger roles as healthcare rapidly evolves. Discover how their clinical insight, decision-making power, and leadership training are reshaping patient care, technology adoption, staffing stability, and overall health system performance.

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Ethical dilemmas raised by the assisted dying bill

Letters: Dr Sarah Davies, Sarah McCulloch, Jean Farrer and Charlie King respond to articles on the progress of the bill and the role of hospices

The Guardian - UK

One in five women in England say their concerns were ignored during childbirth, survey finds

Women say fears were dismissed and help was unavailable at crucial moments during labour

The Guardian - UK

Scotland’s looser rules on assisted dying could lead to ‘death tourism’, say senior politicians

Cross-party group of MSPs says bill going through Holyrood could attract people from elsewhere in UK

The Guardian - UK

Safeguards ‘seriously lacking’ in Holyrood’s assisted dying Bill, warns Forbes

The SNP MSP joined with Labour’s Michael Marra and Tory Edward Mountain to raise concerns about the proposed legislation.

Evening Standard

UK life expectancy for females returns to pre-pandemic levels

It is too early to know whether the latest figures represent the start of a new upwards trend.

Evening Standard

Terminally ill Britons could move to Scotland for an assisted death – academic

Hertfordshire University expert Dr Claudia Carr said Scotland could be viewed as having a ‘more positive climate’ for assisted dying.

Evening Standard

Patients suffer while hospital funding row drags on

Emergency room doctors work tirelessly to prepare patients for treatment but without funding co-operation, delays for critical care may continue to increase.

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Online safety regulator says teens ‘will lose interest pretty quickly’ in social media – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Voices: Every woman should feel safe in an NHS maternity ward

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The staggering shortcomings in care for mothers at hospitals and failure to implement recommendations to correct them have resulted in lives lost and ruined – the health secretary could define his legacy by finally putting this right

Evening Standard

Aspects of Peggie tribunal findings ‘hugely problematic for women’ – solicitor

An employment tribunal upheld Sandie Peggie’s claims she was harassed by NHS Fife but other claims were dismissed.

Medical Daily

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Evening Standard

Nurse Sandie Peggie wins harassment claim against NHS Fife

A tribunal began in February after Ms Peggie lodged a claim against NHS Fife and transgender medic Dr Beth Upton.

Evening Standard

Care home manager who preyed on young staff and fled country jailed

Naijil Paul, 47, was due to stand trial in 2019 accused of sex offences, but instead got a flight to India.

The Guardian - UK

Deprivation divide in Leeds is cutting lives short

Letter: Alex Sobel draws attention to his constituency’s life expectancy gap and calls for a cross-government health inequalities strategy

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I Retired at 63 to Enjoy My Free Time but My Grown Kids Want Help With Child Care. I Love My Grandkids, but It's Too Much. What Should I Do?

We asked therapists and relationship experts for advice.

AAP

The lack of leave turning many women off their jobs

Many Australian women have quit or considered leaving their jobs during fertility treatment, but some employers are stepping in to stop the workforce exodus.

Woman & Home

'The silence can be deafening' - Joanna Lumley fronts new appeal to tackle growing loneliness crisis among older people this Christmas

Age UK says over one million older people will be eating dinner alone this Christmas – here's how you can help

Evening Standard

Younger people wanting an assisted death could face stronger assessments

Paediatrician Baroness Cass and the former president of the BMA, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, called for a more ‘in-depth’ process.

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