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Tobacco shop display ban begins


A ban on tobacco displays is coming into force in England – with ministers promising it will help curb the number of young people taking up smoking.

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‘Rewrite NHS bill’ – Lib Dem peers


Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords launch a new attempt to rewrite the government’s controversial plans for the NHS in England.

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‘Pay-per-Neet’ help for teenagers


Firms and charities are to be offered a payment-by-results scheme to try to get 55,000 “Neet” teenagers in England into work, education or training.

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FA ‘to strip Terry of captaincy’


The FA is set to remove the England captaincy from John Terry, who is to stand trial for alleged racial abuse, BBC Sport understands.

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GP leaders turn back on NHS plans


The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government’s controversial reforms in England.

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NHS shake-up a distraction – MPs


The overhaul of the NHS in England is hindering its ability to make the savings it needs to safeguard its future, MPs say.

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MPs to criticise NHS reform plans


The government’s controversial plans to reform the NHS in England are set to be heavily criticised by an influential group of MPs.

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Abandon NHS bill, two unions say


The unions for nurses and midwives toughen their stance by stating their “outright opposition” to the government’s plans for the NHS in England.

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