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Special school pupils ‘tortured’ in calming rooms

The BBC has obtained confidential material revealing appalling abuse and neglect affecting 39 pupils.

Special school pupils ‘tortured’ in calming rooms

NHS England to stress biological sex in ward allocations

Transgender women should not be put on single-sex female NHS wards in England, the government is proposing.

NHS England to stress biological sex in ward allocations

Patch to protect against measles shows promise

Painless and easier to store than injections, it remains early days for microneedle-patch technology.

Patch to protect against measles shows promise

How 'vampire facials' infected three women with HIV

The infections, made public by the CDC, raised questions about the safety of cosmetic treatments.

How 'vampire facials' infected three women with HIV

Ministers seek to overhaul disability benefits system

Disability payments that help with extra living costs could be scrapped in favour of more tailored support.

Ministers seek to overhaul disability benefits system

Covid inquiry to hear evidence in NI this week

The Covid inquiry comes to Belfast for three weeks to review decisions taken during the pandemic.

Covid inquiry to hear evidence in NI this week