The Sunday Times - Breast cancer surgeon: 650 deaths under the spotlight

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The lead image on the Sunday Times also shows a protester being carried away by police at the Grand National, while its main story focuses on news that the deaths of 650 patients of a surgeon who conducted “hundreds of unnecessary and inappropriate operations” are being investigated. The paper’s cartoonist Nick Newman marries two of the main stories of the day – the Grand National and the NHS strikes – showing a horse asking for a “35% increase in sugarlumps”.

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