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“A broader question, though, is more a public policy question. For example, if an NHS hospital deems a patient not suitable for bariatric surgery and they then go abroad to have that surgery, and then have, effectively a predictable complication… is the NHS obligated from a public policy perspective to effectively incentivise that behaviour, by giving a safety net?

Paul Gorton appeared to effortlessly plot and lie until his endless scheming caught up with him. Source link

Fire breaks out over a large area in the Bryansk region, a day after another oil facility is targeted. Source link

Chris O’Shea, chief executive of Centrica, says he does not set his own pay but it is impossible to justify. Source link

BBC Tech Editor Zoe Kleinman tried to challenge the output of a chatbot – but all was not as it seemed. Source link

The mother of an 11-year-old Aberdeenshire girl claims failings were made by NHS Grampian.

Spoiler Alert! Thursday night’s episode of BBC hit show The Traitors had viewers on the edge of their seats as one of the players was voted out. In the programme, the contestants need to determine which among them are ‘traitors’ and which are ‘faithful’ in order to win a huge cash prize.BBC Breakfast spoke to the latest player to exit.Video editor: Serene Khalifeh Source link

CCTV footage shows the moment a gas explosion flattened a building in Washington DC.Firefighters had responded to a report of a gas leak in the Anacostia neighbourhood, but were not able stop it.People were evacuated from the building and nearby buildings, including a nursery with 16 children.“The gas was very noticeable. You could hear it leaking as well as smell it from the street,” Lieutenant Ryan Bolton of DC Fire and EMS told reporters.The explosion took place within 15 minutes of the fire brigade’s arrival, damaging three buildings.Local media reported a man suffered minor injuries after he was hit by…

The retailer plans a “phased withdrawal” but says its 1.9m bank customers will see no immediate change. Source link

Measles is likely to spread rapidly across more of the UK unless more people take up the vaccine, Dame Jenny Harries says.