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Martha’s Rule, which lets patients or families request an urgent second opinion when they believe care is deteriorating, has been extended from hospital wards to A&E departments across the NHS. The article recounts Martha Mills’s preventable sepsis death and cites pilot data and patient-safety officials to present the expansion as a life-saving improvement.
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An FOI request shows the Home Office issued £288.6 million in civil penalties for illegal worker hiring from 2021/22 to 2025/26 but collected only £66.4 million, leaving £222.2 million unpaid. The article highlights criticism that the government's enforcement crackdown lacks deterrence and quotes a migration-control researcher blaming Home Office incompetence.
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Analysis by the Nuffield Trust shows PIP claims linked to ADHD and autism are rising fastest in some of England's wealthiest areas, reversing the usual link between disability and deprivation. Researchers partly attribute this to wealthier families' better access to diagnosis and benefits support, while a government-commissioned review raises concerns about private misdiagnosis and institutional incentives.
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The report says there was no network TV coverage of President Trump as he met New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and prepared for the UN General Assembly, attributing the coverage difficulty to his ongoing fight with the media and an 'unprecedented media ban.'