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Tribute as HIV trust Terrence Higgins co-founder and LGBT champion dies
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (440+ words) The co-founder of the Terrence Higgins Trust for people living with HIV has died aged 71. Martyn Butler helped set up the organisation after his close friend Terrence Higgins became the first named person to die of an Aids-related illness in…...
Bird flu fears after swans found dead in London Docklands
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (585+ words) More than 30 swans have been found dead in London's Docklands, with concerns the deaths may be linked to an outbreak of avian flu. The birds have been recovered from West India and Millwall docks, near Canary Wharf, over the past…...
Fermanagh: Swah campaigners take their fight to Stormont
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (623+ words) Campaigners have held a protest outside Stormont to demand the restoration of services at the South West Acute Hospital in County Fermanagh. Emergency general surgery was temporarily suspended at the South West Acute Hospital (Swah) in December 2022, with some patients…...
Wolverhampton hero dog hails help after deaf owner slips on ice
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (381+ words) A dog has been commended for its quick-wittedness after hailing the attention of a passer-by to help his deaf owner after she was injured when she fell on black ice. Sue Davis, from Wolverhampton, who is profoundly deaf, was unable…...
New £33m unit to be built at Rhyl's Royal Alexandra Hospital
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (475+ words) A new hospital unit will be built in Denbighshire as part of efforts to improve NHS services in north Wales. The new "33m healthcare facility at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Rhyl will include a minor injuries unit and be able…...
Cadarnhau £33m i Ysbyty Brenhinol Alexandra yn Y Rhyl
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (746+ words) Mae buddsoddiad gwerth "33m wedi cael ei gadarnhau gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer adeilad newydd mewn ysbyty yn Y Rhyl er mwyn gwella'r gwasanaethau yno. Mi fydd y cyfleuster newydd yn Ysbyty Brenhinol Alexandra yn cynnwys uned m'n anafiadau a fydd…...
Baftas 2026: BBC apologises after guest with Tourette's shouts racial slur at Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (825+ words) The BBC has apologised after a guest with Tourette's syndrome shouted a racial slur when two black actors were on stage at the Bafta Film Awards. John Davidson, whose life story inspired the film I Swear, shouted the N-word as…...
Guernsey nursery's healthy meal scheme gets more funding
10+ hour, 48+ min ago (242+ words) An initiative to provide nutritious and affordable meals for children attending a nursery in Guernsey has secured funding for a further three years. The Bright Plates, Bright Futures programme is a partnership between non-profit nursery Bright Beginnings, Les Cotils hotel…...
'It's cheaper to ship gluten-free food from UK than buy it in Guernsey"
10+ hour, 49+ min ago (729+ words) A mum-of-two has said the choice of food in Guernsey to meet her family's gluten-free dietary needs is "limited" and the prices "extortionate". Debbie, a diagnosed-coeliac for more than 20 years, said she and two of her children were both gluten…...
Shepton Mallet hospital opens new outpatient unit
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (358+ words) A hospital has opened a new wing to help expand its services. The new Mendip Unit at Practice Plus Group Hospital in Shepton Mallet, which opened on Thursday, will be dedicated to outpatient appointments and minor treatments. Located on Old…...