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China coronavirus spread is accelerating, Xi Jinping warns
China's president tells a high-level meeting that the country faces a "grave situation".
NHS staff urged to help service tackle climate change
Staff are encouraged to drive to work less and bring in reusable cups and bottles as part of NHS climate plans.
Coronavirus: Airlift for Britons trapped in China 'under review'
The UK government says a total of 52 tests have proved negative for the new strain of coronavirus.
Baby Harry Richford's Margate hospital death 'wholly avoidable'
Harry Richford was born in an operating theatre "full of panicking people", an inquest is told.
China coronavirus: Death toll rises as disease spreads
Fifteen more people have died from the virus in China, as the country celebrates Lunar New Year.
Care of 217 Spire patients reviewed amid surgeon probe
A private hospital is looking into operations carried out by a doctor it has stopped from practising.
NHS manager gloated over coverage of care home death
A mental health trust claims it "got away with it again" over news coverage of a woman's death.
Devoted football fans experience 'dangerous' levels of stress
This can put strain on the heart and is particularly marked during a defeat, a study suggests.
Barbara Keeley MP had breast cancer treatment months before election
Barbara Keeley reveals she had radiotherapy for breast cancer four months before the general election.
NHS pledges elderly rapid response community teams
Expert teams of nurses, physios and care staff to keep people out of hospital to be piloted.

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