Christopher Hart, 50, was found dead in his Suffolk home while waiting eight hours for an ambulance.
The opt-out tests help with earlier diagnoses and treatment, the health secretary says.
PM Anthony Albanese calls the birth defects scandal one of Australia's "darkest" medical chapters.
But the minister apologises for the government's "errors" during the pandemic at the Covid inquiry.
NHS Fife apologises after a woman was able to assist with patient care at St Andrews Community Hospital.
Hospital worker David Fuller abused the bodies of 101 women and girls over a 13-year period.
The BBC spends time with an air ambulance crew to find out more about what they do.
The move is part of a crackdown aimed at protecting children from becoming addicted to nicotine.
Union leaders say strikes more likely, after ministers offer consultants in England up to 19% extra.
The UK's survival rate lags behind comparable nations and that must change, says Cancer Research UK.
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