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• Wes Streeting Says Bitingly Cold Snap Puts Extra Pressure On NHS Hospitals

  The “bitingly cold snap” will put extra pressure on NHS hospitals, the Health Secretary has said, as temperatures plummet across the UK..

• Number Of Mortgaged First Time Buyers Up By Nearly A Fifth In 2025

  The number of people who got on the property ladder with a mortgage across the UK last year is estimated by a building society to be up by nearly a fifth compared with 2024..

• Tax Hike For Online Minicab Firms Hailed A Landmark Step For Black Cabbies

  Online minicab firms will pay more tax in a move hailed as a “landmark step” for black cab drivers..

• Chickenpox Vaccine To Be Rolled Out On NHS For First Time

  A vaccine which protects against chickenpox is to be rolled out across the NHS for the first time..

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