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MPs criticise IVF ‘postcode lottery’
More than 70 per cent of NHS trusts are ignoring guidance to offer infertile couples three chances at IVF and some have stopped funding the pregnancy treatment altogether, a damning report claims.
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Gil Scott-Heron dies aged 62
Gil Scott-Heron, dubbed the “Godfather of Rap”, has died aged 62 in New York. DJ and music producer Jazzie B tells Channel 4 News he “paved the way” for a lot of modern music.
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Man who ran down a crowd of drinkers jailed ‘indefinitely’
26-year-old Lee Anthony Bradley is jailed for driving through a crowd of people in Rochdale after being found guilty of 13 counts of assault.
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UK inflation jumps to 4.5 per cent in April
Inflation hit a two-and-a-half-year high last month, jumping to 4.5 per cent from 4 per cent in March. The rise is blamed on Easter travel costs, together with higher duty on alcohol and tobacco.
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Man charged after attack on Celtic boss Neil Lennon
The Celtic manager was attacked by a man emerging from the stands during his side’s 3-0 win. Scottish football authorities have launched an investigation.
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NHS reform: ‘Yes, but this way will harm those who need it’
As Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg threatens to veto the NHS reforms, London GP Dr Jonathon Tomlinson argues that Ministers’ plans are not the right way forward for the health service.
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Young offenders found dead in Northern Ireland
Two young prisoners are thought to have hanged themselves in Northern Ireland, raising further calls for an independent review after a spate of teen suicides in English prisons.
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Call for Tomlinson trial after unlawful killing verdict
Ian Tomlinson’s family say they want to see Pc Simon Harwood go on trial for manslaughter after an inquest jury ruled he killed the newspaper seller unlawfully.
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Sun, bank holiday, booze – Old Firm clash ‘perfect storm’
Scotland’s top police officer has warned that the combination of alcohol, hot weather and the bank holiday weekend could mean increased violence for the last Old Firm match of the season.
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The Work Programme – still a work in progress
They’re on drink, on drugs and on benefits by the thousands, according to new figures. But how will the Government get Britain’s addicts back to work?
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Incapacity benefit paid to thousands for addictions
Incapacity benefit is paid to 81,000 people who are obese or have addictions according to the Government. One charity tells Channel 4 News the decision to release the data is “deeply unfortunate”.
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Stillbirth rates in UK described as ‘national scandal’
Stillbirth rates in the UK are higher than almost every other developed country. The UK’s record, which is on a par with Belarus and Estonia, is being described as a “national scandal”.
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Patel: G20 death natural causes not internal bleeding
Dr Freddie Patel, the under fire pathologist of the G20 death, continued to insist that Ian Tomlinson died of natural causes despite two other reports claiming it was due to internal bleeding.
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Police gave ‘extra information’ before Tomlinson post mortem
The pathologist who controversially found that Ian Tomlinson died of natural causes during the G20 protests has revealed he was requested by police “to rule out any assault or crush injuries”.
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Libya woman accusing Gaddafi forces of rape speaks out
Eman al-Obeidi, the woman who says she was raped by Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, speaks about her ordeal, as in the east a setback for the rebels as NATO planes kill five. Jonathan Rugman reports.