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Donald Trump takes early lead against Kamala Harris in predicted US election results

Donald Trump appeared to take an early lead over his presidential rival Kamala Harris as polls closed across US states ...

The National (Scotland)

Trump takes early lead in predicted election results as polls close across US

Crucial battleground states including Georgia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina are yet to be called and could tip the balance.

Evening Standard

Sectioned patients to avoid being locked in cells in overhaul of mental health system

Police cells and prison cells will no longer be used for people experiencing a mental health crisis, under a bill introduced to parliament on Wednesday

The Independent UK

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UK Considers Ambitious Anti-Tobacco Law But It Has One Big Exception

The government stated that the bill "breaks the cycle of addiction and paves the way for a smoke-free UK."

International Business Times

Darren Jones suggests Tory shadow minister has ‘amnesia’

Mr Jones’s comments were aimed at shadow Treasury minister Alex Burghart, who had described the Budget as being ‘as bad as bad can be’.

The Independent UK

Labour promised GPs more money. Why hit them with higher national insurance?

Letters: Primary care will suffer from exposing doctors to the rise in national insurance – they should be exempt, writes Phil Taylor

The Guardian - UK

Fee rise will not fix ‘financial pressures’ facing universities due to NI hike

Changes announced in the Budget around employers’ national insurance contributions will cost the sector around £372m, it has been suggested.

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Streeting vows Budget will put NHS staff ‘on front line, not the picket line’

The Health Secretary also vowed Labour would rebuild hospitals.

The Independent UK

UK introduces a tough anti-tobacco bill, but smokers can puff away in pub gardens for now

Legislation intended to ban today’s British children from ever legally being able to smoke has begun its journey through Parliament

The Independent UK

Labour ‘working hard’ to win over Trump in case he defeats Harris

Health Secretary Wes Streeting was asked about a 2017 post on social media in which he called Donald Trump an ‘odious, sad, little man’.

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting defends tuition fee increase as ‘proportionate and reasonable’

Health Secretary Mr Streeting, a former president of the National Union of Students, said he would still go to university even with the fee rise.

The Independent UK

From gaffe-prone Philp to hardliner Patel, who makes up Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

The newly elected party leader unveiled her top team on Tuesday morning ahead of its first meeting

The Independent UK

NHS to review guidance on prostate cancer testing after Chris Hoy’s appeal

Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy said more men with a family history of prostate cancer need to come forward for checks.

The Independent UK

Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools may be banned – Streeting

The Government has rowed back on proposals to make it illegal to smoke in pub beer gardens.

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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates says he’s been waiting a month for reply from PM about compensation delays – as it happened

Former post office operator tells Commons committee that Keir Starmer has not responded to requests for help with settling claims for Horizon scandal

Evening Standard

People 'taking risk' with health by going in smoky pub garden, says Wes Streeting after row-back on ban

But smoking outside schools, playgrounds and hospitals is set to be outlawed

The Independent UK

UK politics live: Badenoch’s shadow cabinet shows Tories ‘learned nothing’ from Truss chaos, says Labour

Top roles for Priti Patel, Mel Stride, Chris Philp and Robert Jenrick as new shadow cabinet revealed

The Guardian - UK

Smoking to be banned outside schools and hospitals in England, but pubs get reprieve

Legislation also includes ban on advertising of vapes and restrictions on flavours, packaging and marketing

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The Independent UK

Scammers ‘preying’ on those desperate for NHS dentist, says BDA

People are falling victim to fake websites offering NHS dental appointments secured through a pre-payment system, the British Dental Association said.

Evening Standard

GPs ask Streeting for ‘assurances’ over employers’ national insurance hike

The Royal College of GPs is seeking assurances that practices will be protected like ‘the rest of the NHS and public sector’.

The Independent UK

Now Reeves faces backlash from GPs, care homes and hospices over national insurance hike

While the NHS and the rest of the public sector have been shielded from the chancellor’s rise in employer contributions to national insurance, GPs and the care sector warn they will face severe strain

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on health spending: the NHS needs more than a shot in the arm

Editorial: The chancellor has given the health service a boost. But huge challenges remain

Evening Standard

NHS gets £22bn funding boost in Budget – how will it affect hospitals and patients?

NHS leaders welcome injection of cash but funding must be matched by delivery

The Independent UK

Government orders more mpox jabs as officials prepare for new strain

There have been no cases of clade I mpox in the UK.

Evening Standard

More than £3 billion needed to fix London's crumbling hospitals

Ministers have promised new funding for NHS infrastructure in the Budget

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