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Men need to open up about mental health, says business executive who struggled with depression and anxiety for two years
When Brian Henderson took to social media in October to talk about his hard-won battle with mental illness, he was met with an outpouring of support from friends and colleagues…
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The defeat of polio proved that immunisation saved lives, but there’s a sting to the tale
The rising number of vaccine-derived polio outbreaks has important implications for how we deal with Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Half a century since its…
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No 10 and Treasury clash over spending on environmental agenda
Boris Johnson’s much vaunted 10-point plan to ‘build back green’ is in doubt as government coffers face unprecedented pressure Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson’s…
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Better, smarter, local response systems are the only way to avoid further lockdowns | David Nabarro and John Atkinson
Even with a coming vaccine, we have to radically rethink our approach Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid-19 is surging back, threatening to overrun hospitals, cause…
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Coronavirus live news: South Australia confirms three local cases, US hits daily world record again
US records 177,000 new cases, according to Johns Hopkins University; zero new infections in Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria Packed crowds and euphoric leaders: Australia revels in…
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Vaccination hesitancy is about lack of trust. Compulsion is not the answer | Kenan Malik
Better to build social solidarity than to dismiss reluctance to be immunised as ignorance Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage “If a strain as deadly as the…
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World poverty rising as rich nations call in debt amid Covid, warns Gordon Brown
Child mortality crisis is looming as nations struggle to make payments to west and China, says former prime minister It is being called the “great reversal”. After decades of progress,…
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If only there were a vaccine to cure Britain of Brexit | William Keegan
Politically and medically, the world is changing fast: but a chaotic No 10 ploughs unheedingly along the path to departure Ever since the end of the second world war, British…
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With debt heading for £2tn, Sunak will need to get imaginative about tax rises
He must reassure the country that austerity will not return: a tax on property assets, however unpopular, would be an answer It is clear from Rishi Sunak’s recent statements that…
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The flu pandemic of 1918 can teach us to remember our dead | Torsten Bell
A quarter of a million Britons died from Spanish influenza, but not a single memorial exists to them Why is the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 not more prominent in…