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Michael Carrick said he had his headphones on this week so didn't hear the noise around Manchester United, but a 1-1 draw at Leeds means it is six games without a win.
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Khadija Shaw scores twice as Manchester City made it six wins from six in the Women's Super League after a 3-2 victory over Brighton.
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Chelsea secure their fifth-consecutive Women's Super League win with victory over Tottenham in manager Sonia Bompastor's 50th game in the competition.
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In the three weeks since a health worker’s death in Siberia, officials have stonewalled the WHO – setting a worrying precedent for future pandemics Is there a plague outbreak in Russia? If the answer were a clear yes, there shouldn’t be much reason to worry. With swift medical intervention, plague is treatable. But in the nearly three weeks since a worker at a Siberian plague research unit died of a mysterious respiratory illness, state officials have been consistently tight-lipped about what happened and whether there were any further cases. It is this uncertainty that has the World Health Organization (WHO) and international community worried: partly because there is a – very small – risk of an outbreak, and partly because it is yet another warning that the international coordinatio
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Eugene Litvak says hospitals could rearrange scheduled admissions as part of efforts to prepare operationally for changes on 1 January Your report ( Millions of Medicaid recipients to face draconian requirements as of 1 January, 13 October ) warns that millions may lose Medicaid coverage just as hospitals face rising uncompensated care and growing emergency department demand. Protecting eligible patients from losing coverage through paperwork must remain the first priority. But hospitals also have a responsibility to prepare operationally for 1 January. They should not compound the coming increase in emergency demand with avoidable peaks they create themselves. Continue reading...
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Anthony Goodman argues that probation officers have increasingly lost their autonomy, while Joe Sim says rehabilitation will not work in a society divided by brutal social divisions. Plus letters from Chris Parsons and Tracey Burley Your editorial on overcrowded prisons and probation ( 13 October ) was most welcome as it highlights a crisis in community justice that shows little sign of abating. You say that problems date back to the failed part-privatisation of the probation service, but in reality political interference has been happening for far longer than that. Having worked for years as a prison probation officer and then in an aftercare and resettlement unit for ex-offenders, I saw good practice and ongoing practical and emotional support that demonstrated all the important points r
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Dr Denise Al Mari-de Waal and Aaron Hume call for lifelong support and an integrated care pathway that recognises the physical and mental health impacts of cerebral palsy The sudden passing of RJ Mitte has deeply affected many people in the cerebral palsy community ( RJ Mitte, actor best known for Breaking Bad, dies aged 34, 12 October ). His success challenged assumptions and showed what can be achieved when people are given opportunities and support. Yet the 165,000 people with cerebral palsy in the UK are too often underestimated. Others frequently decide what we can and cannot do without recognising our abilities, ambitions or potential. Continue reading...
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Manchester United manager Michael Carrick says his side showed "unity" during their 1-1 draw with Leeds at Elland Road.
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Crystal Palace head coach Pierre Sage says he feels "shame" after their 5-0 defeat by Brighton.
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Female colleague says she was forced out shortly after incident with Luke Campbell, Hull and East Yorkshire mayor A Reform UK mayor is under police investigation for allegedly showing “naked and sexualised” images of himself to a female member of staff. Luke Campbell, a former Olympic boxing champion and the mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, is understood to have been questioned under caution by Humberside police earlier this month. Continue reading...
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Scrutiny committee looks into financing of Manchester Life project as PM promises ‘full transparency’ A £55m loan to Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi owner will be investigated as part of a review into a fund for housing projects while Andy Burnham was mayor. The prime minister has faced weeks of scrutiny over his links to Manchester City’s super-rich owners after the club was found guilty of boosting its income by £900m in a nine-year breach of financial rules. Continue reading...
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin's second-half equaliser means Manchester United have now gone six games without a win for the first time since 2019 - find out who rated highest at Elland Road.
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