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Wes Streeting has said that the NHS is a 'service, not a shrine'

NHS is 'a service, not a shrine', Wes Streeting says, as he vows reforms to cut health service backlogs

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Infected blood victim Bill Wright has criticised the payout scheme

'This isn't about money, people died': Infected blood victim calls Jeremy Hunt payout announcement 'sinister'

South West Water's Susan Davy has apologised for the Devon water crisis

Water boss apologises to customers after 'hundreds' fall ill, as she says parasite crisis 'shouldn't have happened'

File photo of the Ovingham Bridge across the River Tyne

Boy, 14, dies and another, 13, in critical condition after getting into difficulty in the River Tyne

Britain's Tyson Fury, left, and Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk trade blows during their undisputed heavyweight world championship boxing fight

Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury to become undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion