National News

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• Weight loss pill shows promise in new trial

  A new weight loss medication, which can be offered by injection or tablet, can help patients lose a significant amount weight, studies suggest.

• US tariffs and blowing the budget among cost concerns for holidaymakers

  Two-thirds (66%) of people are planning a holiday abroad this year, a report has found.

• Nearly 600 heat related deaths expected in UK heatwave researchers estimate

  Nearly 600 people in England and Wales are predicted to die as a result of this week’s heatwave, researchers have found.

• Historic vote brings assisted dying closer to becoming law in England and Wales

  Assisted dying is a step closer to being made legal in England and Wales after the proposed legislation cleared the House of Commons in a historic vote.

• Pro Palestinian activists break into RAF base and vandalise planes

  Pro-Palestinian activists have broken into an RAF base and sprayed two military planes with red paint.

• Chris Brown pleads not guilty to bottle attack charge

  R and B singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm in an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub.

• Consumer confidence up in June amid dark shadow of inflation and war

  Consumer confidence improved marginally in June despite the “dark shadow” of inflation and turmoil in the Middle East, figures show.

• Met Police introduces patrols to protect women and girls at concerts

  New measures are being introduced to tackle sexual offences against women and girls at concerts in London, the Metropolitan Police said.

• Maternity services in Leeds NHS hospitals downgraded by healthcare regulator

  Two maternity services at NHS hospitals in Leeds have seen specific areas of care downgraded by the healthcare regulator for the first time since its founding.

• Alzheimers and Parkinsons charities identify new ways to reuse current drugs

  Scientists are to examine whether drugs that are already in use could be repurposed to treat the symptoms of both Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s in a new collaboration which aims to discover novel treatments at pace.