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Up to one in 10 of us will get kidney stones, according to the NHS. Even teenagers are at risk from what was long seen as an older man’s affliction. Why – and what can we do to prevent them?

For years the gambling industry was the wild west; an unregulated frontier that profited from pain and addiction. Now the government has promised to clean up betting and gaming. But many are eager for more to be done, writes Sarah Ingram, particularly those who nearly lost everything to it

It’s a horribly effective ploy: underinvest in the health service, then encourage patients to blame staff for any failures, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Members of the Royal College of Nursing, one of the two unions to turn down the recent government pay offer to NHS staff, will gather in Brighton as the long-running dispute continues

Record View says ministers should continue to support care worker's off sick, as many will be forced to use annual leave if they miss work due to illness.

Porters, domestics, cleaners, housekeeping and security staff are among staff at University Hospital Hairmyres, in East Kilbride, who were expecting their pay rise last month.

Lisa Docherty has made a plea for help after infections.

Both sectors have been hit by strikes for several months in bitter disputes over pay and staffing

Ministers are facing the possibility of fresh industrial unrest, as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action.