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  ‘Seven years ago, I had symptoms of ovarian cancer but didn’t realise. I didn’t know at the time that the bloating, abdominal pain, feeling full and needing to wee more urgently were all signs,’ says one patient ‘Seven years ago, I had symptoms of ovarian cancer but didn’t realise. I didn’t know at the time that the bloating, abdominal pain, feeling full and needing to wee more urgently were all signs,’ says one patient 

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  Kristen Smart, 19 was a freshman student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and went missing in 1996 after fellow student Paul Flores took her to the dorms around 2am after a party off-campus. ​Kristen Smart, 19 was a freshman student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and went missing in 1996 after fellow student Paul Flores took her to the dorms around 2am after a party off-campus. 

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Charity Breast Cancer Now warns of a ‘postcode lottery’ of NHS care for women after mastectomy Women waiting for breast reconstruction surgery on the NHS in England face a “postcode lottery” of care, with some forced to wait more than three years, a damning report warns. Two in five women (40%) waiting for breast reconstruction during the pandemic after having their breasts removed due to cancer faced a delay of 24 months or longer, according to research involving 1,246 women who either underwent reconstruction surgery or were waiting for it. Continue reading… ​Charity Breast Cancer Now warns of a ‘postcode…

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Government’s ‘dangerous deregulatory agenda’ risks missing pledge to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030, says report The UK will miss its key nature pledge to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030 unless it scraps plans to deregulate environmental protections, a new report has warned. The UK is one of more than 100 countries committed to protecting “30×30” as a way to halt the destruction of the natural world. However, just 3.22% of land in England and 8% of the sea is being properly protected and managed for nature, according to the report from the environmental charities…

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Lender told it must in future acknowledge its role in climate crisis after ‘misleading’ Cop26 campaign HSBC has suffered a fresh blow to its green credentials after the UK advertising watchdog banned a series of misleading adverts and said any future campaigns must disclose the bank’s contribution to the climate crisis. The ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) followed dozens of complaints over posters that appeared on high streets and bus stops in the lead-up to the Cop26 climate change conference in Glasgow last October. Continue reading… ​Lender told it must in future acknowledge its role in climate crisis…

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