Dentists to get cash incentives for NHS patients

17 minutes ago About sharing By Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent The government is preparing to offer dentists cash incentives to take on NHS patients and send teams to schools to treat children’s teeth. Ministers are planning to unveil a programme to improve access to NHS dentistry in England on Wednesday. But the Department for…

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Harry visits King Charles after diagnosis

56 minutes ago About sharing The Duke of Sussex arriving at Clarence House in London By Sean Coughlan, royal correspondent, and Sean Seddon BBC News The Duke of Sussex has arrived in the UK to visit his father following the King’s cancer diagnosis. Prince Harry arrived in London on Tuesday after an overnight flight from…

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Houthis claim new attacks on Red Sea shipping

21 minutes ago About sharing The Houthis have been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea for months (file image) By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News The Houthi movement in Yemen says it has fired missiles at two ships in the Red Sea, apparently undeterred by US and UK strikes on the group. The group’s leader…

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Welsh fire service taken over after harassment probe

1 minute ago About sharing There is ‘no evidence’ of the clear leadership needed to change the service, Hannah Blythyn told the Senedd By Adrian Browne BBC Wales political reporter The Welsh government is taking charge of south Wales fire service, after a report found a culture of sexual harassment and misogyny in the service….

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Spanish farmers join wave of protests

1 hour ago About sharing Spanish farmers have been blocking roads across the country as they gear up for a large demonstration in Madrid later this month By Guy Hedgecoe BBC News, Aranda de Duero Farmers in Spain have joined their European counterparts in staging protests across the country. Like farmers elsewhere, they demand more…

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Senegal on the brink after elections postponed

9 hours ago About sharing ‘We deserve freedom’: Delayed election sparks protests, arrests in Senegal By Yusuf Akinpelu BBC News, Lagos Senegal’s reputation as a bastion of democracy in an unstable region is on the line as protesters clash with police outside the National Assembly. Inside, lawmakers have passed a contentious bill to extend President…

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