England

At-home HPV test kits to be offered to thousands of women in England

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At-home HPV test kits to be offered to thousands of women in England

Getty Images For the first time, at-home HPV tests will be offered to some women in England Women who have delayed coming forward for cervical screening will be offered a test to be taken at home, NHS England has said. The DIY test kits, available from January, contain a long cotton-wool bud to swab the … Read more

NHS plans to DNA test all babies in England to assess disease risk

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NHS plans to DNA test all babies in England to assess disease risk

Every newborn baby in England will have their DNA mapped to assess their risk of hundreds of diseases, under NHS plans for the next 10 years. The scheme, first reported by the Daily Telegraph, is part of a government drive towards predicting and preventing illness, which will also see £650m invested in DNA research for … Read more

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy. The Labour MP for Gower, Tonia Antoniazzi, led the call to decriminalise the 1% of abortions that happen after 24 weeks, saying these were “desperate women” who need “compassion not criminalisation”. As an issue of … Read more

Heatwave likely as yellow heat health alerts issued for most of England

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Heatwave likely as yellow heat health alerts issued for most of England

Tomasz Schafernaker BBC weather presenter BBC Weather Watchers/Juniperbeddy Blue skies on the beach in Lowestoft, Suffolk Yellow heat health alerts have been issued for most of England with temperatures set to climb as high as 33C by the weekend. Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East England, the South East, the South West … Read more

India Tour of England: शार्दुल ठाकुर ने लीड्स टेस्ट के लिए ठोका दावा… अपने ही गेंदबाजों के छुड़ाए छक्के, जड़ा तूफानी शतक

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India Tour of England: शार्दुल ठाकुर ने लीड्स टेस्ट के लिए ठोका दावा… अपने ही गेंदबाजों के छुड़ाए छक्के, जड़ा तूफानी शतक

भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम को इंग्लैंड के खिलाफ उसी की धरती पर 20 जून से पांच मैचों की टेस्ट सीरीज खेलनी है. इस टेस्ट सीरीज से पहले भारतीय खिलाड़ियों ने बेकेनहैम के काउंटी ग्राउंड पर इंट्रा स्क्वॉड मैच (आपस में मुकाबला) खेला. इंडिया और इंडिया-ए का यह मुकाबला बंद दरवाजों में खेला गया. मुकाबला चार दिनों तक चलना था, … Read more