Reeves vows to ‘renew Britain’ with big rises for NHS, housing and defence in spending review
Chancellor says years of Tory austerity budgets created a ‘lost decade for growth, wages and living standards’
National Health Service
If Britain is broken, here are ideas on how to fix it
Central London gathering of policy experts and academics hears suggestions about how to revive Britain’s public services and stuttering economy
UK’s Cass trans healthcare report ‘should not be Ireland’s model of care,’ forum hears
Activists in Ireland say report being ‘weaponised’ and preventing improvements in trans care
PSNI budget crisis leaves force ‘dangerously’ unable to deal with threats, Keir Starmer told
Chief Constable Jon Boutcher meets with UK PM in Belfast as North faces ‘wickedly difficult challenges’ across every public service front
Sunak apologises to infected blood scandal victims on ‘day of shame’ for the British state
Final compensation bill for victims of infected blood products expected to top £10 billion
Thousands of children unsure of gender identity ‘let down by NHS’, report finds
There was ‘remarkably weak evidence’ that the service using puberty blockers improves the wellbeing of young people, Dr Hilary Cass said
‘Shameful’ number in Ireland have to crowdfund for prosthetic limbs, disability committee hears
Oireachtas hears how UK far more facilitating of access to prosthetics while growing Irish boy’s legs are built ‘to a budget’ not for comfort or function
King Charles to recuperate at Sandringham after cancer diagnosis
Palace says king remains ‘wholly positive’ as Prince Harry returns to UK to see his father
We ‘will in our arse’ have an Irish NHS
An ‘Irish NHS’ is an oft-repeated pledge from Sinn Féin. But is it a threat or a promise?
Nobody can seriously claim Northern Ireland is thriving in the UK
With public services buckling, poor educational outcomes, and no functioning executive, the Union is a hard sell
Even with funding, infertility is a hard and lonely road
The Government is to provide funding for assisted human reproduction. But it’s unfair that it will be so limited
New drug found to slow Alzheimer’s hailed as ‘turning point’
Donanemab found to slow ‘clinical decline’ by up to 35%, meaning that people with the disease could still go about performing day-to-day tasks
Use of puberty blockers in children’s gender service to be reviewed
HSE says it will review changes by England’s national health service limiting use of puberty blockers to clinical research
Glaring gaps between North and South in productivity, education and qualifications, says ESRI
State’s leading economic think tank also says perception of North’s healthcare system being more efficient does not stand up to data
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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