Nottingham hospitals maternity services 'inadequate'

Inspectors find a number of problems, including staffing, poor leadership and management.

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Covid Pfizer vaccine approved for use next week in UK

Immunisations can start soon for people in high priority groups.

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Coronavirus: New Covid tier system comes into force in England

More than 55 million people must abide by the two strictest levels after MPs approved the measures.

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Covid: Adults with learning disabilities 'miss out'

MPs hear from a panel of experts about the impact of the pandemic on different groups.

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Puberty blockers: Under-16s 'unlikely' to be able to give informed consent

Children younger than 16 are unlikely to be able to give informed consent, three judges rule.

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Why is my area in a higher tier?

The government's new approach to determining tiers bundles together low- and high-rate local authorities.

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China took weeks to diagnose new Covid cases and underreported numbers, leaked documents show

An unprecedented leak of internal Chinese documents reveals how the country mishandled the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. The documents - from Hubei province, the site of the world's first known outbreak - show China announced misleading numbers of new cases and deaths, was hampered by an average three-week delay in diagnosing new cases, and experienced a huge spike in influenza in the epicenter province in early December.

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