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  • Doctors’ union drops opposition to Cass review of NHS gender healthcare Tobi Thomas
    British Medical Association says review into gender identity services was ‘robust’ after previously rejecting findingsThe trade union representing doctors across the UK has dropped its opposition to the findings of the Cass review of gender identity services across the NHS.The British Medical Association (BMA) had previously rejected the findings of the landmark review of transgender healthcare, with the medical body refusing to endorse the report’s findings. Continue reading...
     

Doctors’ union drops opposition to Cass review of NHS gender healthcare

7 May 2026 at 13:15

British Medical Association says review into gender identity services was ‘robust’ after previously rejecting findings

The trade union representing doctors across the UK has dropped its opposition to the findings of the Cass review of gender identity services across the NHS.

The British Medical Association (BMA) had previously rejected the findings of the landmark review of transgender healthcare, with the medical body refusing to endorse the report’s findings.

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© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Republicans poised to vote on new House map that would erase Democratic seat in Tennessee – US politics live

Such a move could reshape the electoral map ahead of the midterms by carving up a majority-Black congressional district

On social media, Donald Trump shared a picture of the 15-foot golden statue of himself at the his golf course in Doral, Florida.

“The Real Deal – GOLD – At Doral in Miami. Put there by great American Patriots!!!” Trump wrote while sharing a picture of the monument from the Daily Telegraph.

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© Photograph: Seth Herald/Reuters

© Photograph: Seth Herald/Reuters

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  • Iran conducting near-daily prisoner executions in secrecy, say rights groups Deepa Parent
    Families under pressure to stay silent amid internet blackout as executions reportedly surge with 24 killed in MarchMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran is carrying out near-daily executions of prisoners in secrecy and, in some cases, refusing to hand the bodies of the dead to their families, according to rights groups and sources close to the relatives of the dead.Many families only learn of executions after they have been carried out, with some facing harassment and pressure not to speak publ
     

Iran conducting near-daily prisoner executions in secrecy, say rights groups

7 May 2026 at 13:12

Families under pressure to stay silent amid internet blackout as executions reportedly surge with 24 killed in March

Iran is carrying out near-daily executions of prisoners in secrecy and, in some cases, refusing to hand the bodies of the dead to their families, according to rights groups and sources close to the relatives of the dead.

Many families only learn of executions after they have been carried out, with some facing harassment and pressure not to speak publicly on the personal impact of the state killings, the sources said.

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© Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

‘People should be talking about it’: moves to curtail vaccine information obscures important science, doctors say

7 May 2026 at 13:00

Quashed studies, halted publications and canceled research threaten damage to public health, critics say

A series of high-profile and under-the-radar decisions by US health agencies have scientists and doctors questioning the extent of the agencies’ control over public communications – and they say the debate is obscuring the most important part, which is informing the public about key updates in science and medicine.

Studies on the safety of vaccines against shingles and Covid were reportedly quashed before publication by officials at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The news follows the hasty halt on publication of a study on the effectiveness of Covid boosters by the top acting official at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and research terminated or never approved in the first place because of keywords such as “hesitancy” and “misinformation” at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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© Photograph: Megan Varner/Bloomberg via Getty Images

© Photograph: Megan Varner/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Only Way Is Essex star Jake Hall found dead in Mallorca

7 May 2026 at 12:58

Towie star Hall, 35, found unresponsive with head wounds reportedly caused by shards of glass at villa on Spanish island

The Only Way Is Essex star Jake Hall has been found dead in Mallorca.

The former reality TV show personality was found unresponsive with head wounds reportedly caused by shards of glass at a villa on the Spanish island.

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© Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock

Rachel Entrekin becomes first woman to win Cocodona 250 ultramarathon – and pets dogs along the way

7 May 2026 at 12:53
  • 34-year-old heads elite field of men and women

  • American takes small naps during 56-hour run

Rachel Entrekin has made history by beating a field of elite men and women to win the Cocodona 250 ultramarathon.

Entrekin had won the women’s race on two occasions but on Wednesday she headed the entire field, winning in a record time of 56 hours 9 minutes and 48 seconds.

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© Photograph: Scott Rokis/Scott Rokis/Cocodona 250

© Photograph: Scott Rokis/Scott Rokis/Cocodona 250

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