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Drakeford likens Johnson to absent football manager during Covid

The outgoing first minister criticised the former prime minister's leadership during the pandemic.

‘Man in the iron lung’ Paul Alexander dies at 78

Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.

‘Get angry’ – F1 broadcaster Gow on stroke recovery

Jennie Gow targets return to F1 broadcasting but has been "frustrated" at times during her recovery.

NHS staff to get paid leave after miscarriages

Those who miscarry in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy can take 10 days' paid leave, NHS England says.

Egg freezing patients ‘misled’ by clinics

Some clinics don't make clear the chances of successfully having a baby, the BBC has found.

NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers

It comes after a review found there was "not enough evidence" the drugs are safe or effective.

Trust failed to heed safety warnings, campaigners say

Exclusive new evidence on mental health deaths suggests Norfolk and Suffolk trust didn't take action.

Push for young adults to get MMR jab as cases rise

Young people are being urged to have their measles, mumps and rubella vaccine following a rise in measles cases.

We were second-class citizens over Covid firebreak – minister

Rebecca Evans tells the inquiry in Cardiff that the quality of meetings with the UK government were variable.

NHS Cornwall issues norovirus alert

The NHS said "very contagious" norovirus was "doing the rounds" in Cornwall and it wanted to prevent it spreading.