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| | | | | Iain McDowell | | 29 October 2024 | | | | Good morning. Ahead of the Budget, there's an announcement of new investment in the NHS - will it help to avert a winter crisis? There are concerns about getting aid into Gaza after Israel bans a UN refugee agency, and we investigate deadly new drugs being bought in the UK. Plus, find out how a lost jungle city was uncovered by chance. | | | | | | |
| | 'Broken but not beaten': Can new funding fix the NHS? | |  | | Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting visited a London hospital yesterday. Credit: Reuters | | Funding for more scanners, surgical hubs and radiotherapy equipment will be provided for NHS next year as part of an investment that the government hopes will "arrest the decline" of the health service. It's announced the spending plan ahead of Budget day tomorrow, promising that it'll increase the number of hospital appointments by 40,000 a week. The extra £1.57bn spent on equipment will also will also lead to increased health budgets in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Health Secretary Wes Streeting says this marks the start of fixing the NHS but admits that there could still be patients waiting on trolleys and in corridors this winter. | | | | | | | | | | |
Gaza aid fears as Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agency | | | Israel's parliament has voted to ban the UN's Palestinian refugee agency from working within the country. The agency provides aid, healthcare and education to millions of Palestinians. Several allies raised fears that the ban could have devastating consequences in Gaza, with Sir Keir Starmer saying it jeopardises "the entire international humanitarian response". | | | | | | | Deadly new drugs found in fake medicines in the UK | | | New super-strength synthetic opioid drugs linked to hundreds of deaths have been found in samples of fake medicines in the UK. In our investigation, we've discovered they were sold online to treat conditions such as anxiety and insomnia. One mother, whose son died after taking a contained substance bought online, says she's in "disbelief" at the lack of testing. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | As some universities cut jobs and courses, many students now face their own financial pressures. | | | | | | |
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| |  | | The Mirror say billions of pounds of extra funding for the NHS in tomorrow's Budget will "save it from disaster". But the Mail reports that the investment is "unlikely to deliver major improvements". The fertility rate in England and Wales is at a record low, says the Times, which calls it a "baby bump slump". | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lost city in Mexico jungle found by accident | |  | | The city had pyramid temples similar to this one in nearby Calakmul. Credit: Getty Images | | With its temple pyramids, houses, causeways and amphitheatres, Valeriana - as it's been named by archaeologists - is the size of Edinburgh. Hidden beneath the jungle canopy for centuries, the Maya city was finally uncovered by chance by a PhD student who was browsing data on the internet. Its secrets reveal a rich and complex culture. | | | | | | | | |
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