Council to sell sites to town for £1 in bid to ‘keep them in the hands of the community’

East Cambridgeshire District Council has agreed to sell Littleport Town Council two buildings, a car park, and an area of ...

The ‘worst test in medicine’ is driving America’s high C-section rate

Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and ...

Highparks Medical Centre confirms its Higham GP surgery will close next year, with patients sent to Cliffe Woods, Cliffe and Wainscott

Patients and politicians have condemned the decision to close a village GP surgery, stating it has sparked “worry and concern”. Highparks Medical Centre has confirmed that it will be shutting its ...

The world’s rarest blood type found in just 3 people; doctors stunned by discovery

Scientists in Thailand have identified a remarkably rare hybrid blood type, B(A), found in only three individuals out of ...
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University of Sunderland paramedic student takes to the skies to become a lifesaver

A former North-East firefighter, who is now training as a paramedic at the University of Sunderland, is rising to a new ...

Hospital worker took anaesthetic gas to sleep

A hospital worker was found asleep on a trolley after taking anaesthetic gas to help him sleep, a disciplinary tribunal has ...