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Zoë Garbett urges Sadiq Khan to push for legal drug regulation to combat synthetic opioid crisis

Sadiq Khan has been urged to call on the new Government to legally regulate drug-taking amid a rising number of fatal overdoses from synthetic...
Bradford & Keighley

Huge number of take aways in Bradford make healthy food schemes more difficult

Councillors have discussed the difficulties of promoting healthy eating in areas where take aways sell buckets of deep fried chicken, chips and a fizzy...
Bradford & Keighley

Store sold food past its legal use by date – including children’s yoghurts

A Bradford store has been fined thousands of pounds after an inspection found food – including children’s yoghurts – on sale well past their...
East London

New London mortuary to offer non-invasive post-mortems for first time in capital

A new, “state-of-the-art” mortuary in east London will offer a faster and more compassionate service for families, Waltham Forest Council says. The new East London...
Health

Streeting ‘optimistic’ Labour could resolve NHS strikes as junior doctors begin latest walkout

Wes Streeting says he is “optimistic” of resolving the junior doctors strike if Labour wins the election on 4 July. Speaking as medics began their...
Health

Babies born in Kirklees hospital for first time in two years but question mark hangs over Huddersfield

Babies have been born in a Kirklees hospital for the first time in almost two years. Between 1 April 2024 – when Dewsbury’s Bronte Birth...
Bradford & Keighley

University of Bolton opens new state-of-the-art nursing and midwifery centre in Bradford

The University of Bolton is opens a new Satellite Centre for its Nursing and Midwifery programmes in Bradford this month (June). The new development at...
Health

Contract worth £5.7m awarded for home care pilot scheme

A pilot scheme will seek to improve home care services for vulnerable people after a £5.7m contract was awarded. Two care providers are set to...
Community

£200k safety works scheduled for civic hall due to corrosion of steel frames

The city’s main council building needs investment to tackle a structural problem which can cause stonework to crack. A Leeds City Council report said the...
Health

Newcastle takeaway crackdown as fast food chains banned from opening near schools

New takeaways will be banned from opening across most of Newcastle, in an effort to combat worrying obesity rates in the city. Councillors have signed...
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