Researchers have found that adding a deadline to bowel screening invitation letters boosted test returns, with the largest effect for a 2-week return deadline. The study, which was led by ...

Ed Sheeran has written an open letter to the UK government calling for immediate and long-term funding for music education. Having launched the Ed Sheeran Foundation in January, the initiative ...

As part of an NHS scheme aimed at eradicating cervical cancer by 2040, DIY smear tests for women could be introduced in ...

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HMRC has explained its procedures around unpaid tax after a person was concerned to receive a letter from the tax authority. The person asked over social media: "I received a letter from HMRC ...

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People smugglers were given an “open invitation” to send migrants to the UK because the police and intelligence agencies were not working together, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Prime ...

Iran's Supreme leader has criticised "bullying" countries in an apparent response to Donald Trump's letter demanding negotiations over its nuclear programme. Trump said on Friday he had warned ...

The widow of a Post Office scandal victim, who received a compensation offer days after his death, has described the situation as an "utter disgrace". Janet Walters, 68, lost her husband Terry in ...

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