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Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture'

The PM wants to strip GPs of power to issue sick notes but Labour says he has run out of ideas.

Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture'

Ketamine addict: 'I can't walk 50m without weeing'

Specialist clinics are helping increasing numbers of young ketamine users with damaged bladders.

Ketamine addict: 'I can't walk 50m without weeing'

Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones

The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.

Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones

Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials

They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found.

Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials

NHS weight management service offered to under fours

Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help.

NHS weight management service offered to under fours

Scotland's under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockers

It follows a landmark review of gender services in England which warned of a lack of research.

Scotland's under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockers