Plans to end NHS dental care crisis not working, warns spending watchdog

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National Audit Office finds ‘significant uncertainty’ as to whether pledge for extra 1.5m treatments will be fulfilled

Plans to end the deepening crisis in access to NHS dental care are failing, leaving patients unable to get treatment, according to a warning from the government’s spending watchdog.

The National Audit Office’s (NAO) damning verdict on the “dental recovery plan” prompted patient groups to voice alarm that people’s struggles with decayed teeth represents “a serious public health concern”.

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China’s CO2 emissions have peaked or will in 2025, say 44% of experts in survey

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Research reflects rising optimism about country’s green transition as it takes leading position on climate action

Nearly half of experts surveyed by a climate thinktank believe China’s carbon dioxide emissions have already peaked, or will do so in 2025, reflecting increasing optimism about the country’s green transition at a time when it is being called on to take a leading position on global climate action.

According to a report published on Tuesday by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a research organisation, 44% of climate experts from academia and industry believe that China’s CO2 emissions will peak, at the latest, in 2025. In last year’s survey, only 21% of experts gave the same response.

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Government confirms online slots cap and betting levy to fund NHS services

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Gambling minister says measures will be ‘instrumental’ in helping those most at risk of addiction

Bookmakers and casinos will be forced to fund NHS services that tackle problem gambling, after Labour rubber-stamped the previous government’s plans, which also include a cap of as little as £2 on the sums that can be staked on online slot machines.

The Guardian revealed on Monday that the government was poised to approve the new “statutory levy”, using proceeds of around £100m a year to fund research, prevention and treatment of gambling harms.

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Australia’s House of Representatives passes bill that would ban young children from social media – The Associated Press

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  1. Australia's House of Representatives passes bill that would ban young children from social media  The Associated Press
  2. Australia Senate committee backs bill to ban social media for children  Reuters
  3. Australians won’t have to hand over ID when using social media, communications minister vows  The Guardian
  4. Google and Meta urge Australia to delay social media ban for children  NBC News
  5. Australia’s under-16 ban puts social media on notice  Financial Times
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Vauxhall owner plans to shut Luton van factory, putting 1,100 jobs at risk

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Stellantis says it will shift production from Bedfordshire to plant at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

The owner of Vauxhall has announced that it plans to close its van factory at Luton, in a decision that will put 1,100 jobs at risk of being cut or moving location despite the UK government preparing to relax rules on electric cars.

Stellantis said it would shift van production from Luton, Bedfordshire, to another factory at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, blaming the UK’s economic conditions and the government’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate.

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Groucho Club’s licence suspended while Met investigates serious offence

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Members’ venue in central London popular with the media and arts world closes as police inquiry explores recent crime

The Groucho Club has been forced to close as police investigate whether the venue was the scene of a serious criminal offence.

On Tuesday Westminster council ruled that the licence of the club, which counts many A-list celebrities among its members, should be immediately suspended for 28 days. A full hearing will then take place.

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Said to be mulling NYC mayor run, Andrew Cuomo joins ‘dream team’ to defend Netanyahu – Gothamist

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  1. Said to be mulling NYC mayor run, Andrew Cuomo joins 'dream team' to defend Netanyahu  Gothamist
  2. Lindsey Graham threatens allies over possible Netanyahu arrest after ICC warrant  MSNBC
  3. Iran's Khamenei demands death sentence for Israeli leaders after ICC warrants  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Opinion | The International Criminal Court is not the venue to hold Israel to account  The Washington Post
  5. Did the ICC Just Commit Suicide? The Answer Has as Much to Do With Putin as Netanyahu  Haaretz
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Bolsonaro allies nearly launched military coup in 2022, police report says

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Senior Brazil military figures backed plot to seize power after Bolsonaro’s election defeat, federal documents allege

Brazil came within a whisker of a far-right military coup and the assassination of a supreme court judge just days before President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took power in January 2023, a federal police report has claimed.

The report about the alleged plot to help the rightwing populist Jair Bolsonaro cling to power was made public on Tuesday, and paints a chilling portrait of how close one of the world’s largest democracies came to being plunged back into authoritarian rule.

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Dog who fell 50ft down abandoned mine shaft rescued by California firefighters

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Firefighter was lowered into shaft and dog, who was ‘a good sport’, was ‘secured and raised out’, authorities said

Firefighters fetched a dog from an abandoned mine shaft in northern California after it fell 50ft.

Firefighters were called around 3.40am last Thursday to a mine located in El Dorado county, roughly 68 miles east of Sacramento.

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Israeli Leaders Blamed by Independent Inquiry for Oct. 7 Failures – The New York Times

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  1. Israeli Leaders Blamed by Independent Inquiry for Oct. 7 Failures  The New York Times
  2. Lapid welcomes findings of independent Oct. 7 commission, defends his own actions  The Times of Israel
  3. Unofficial Civilian Probe Into October 7 Finds Netanyahu Led Efforts to Fund Hamas  Haaretz
  4. Israeli government failed in 'its duty to protect its citizens,' civilian-led probe into Oct. 7 finds  NBC News
  5. Oct. 7 a result of ‘arrogant’ groupthink instilled by Netanyahu, civil probe finds  The Jerusalem Post
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Turkey captured and deported Uzbeks suspected of killing a rabbi in UAE – Middle East Eye

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  1. Turkey captured and deported Uzbeks suspected of killing a rabbi in UAE  Middle East Eye
  2. NYT changes headline about murdered Dubai rabbi following public outcry: 'Call it for what it is'  Fox News
  3. UAE Arrests 3 in Connection With Murder of Israeli Rabbi  The New York Times
  4. 3 Uzbek nationals arrested in the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi in the UAE  The Associated Press
  5. Turkey helped UAE to arrest suspects accused of killing Israeli rabbi  Reuters
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Young mother killed herself after years of abuse by ex-boyfriend, Preston court told

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Kiena Dawes left note saying she was ‘murdered’ by Ryan Wellings, who is standing trial for her manslaughter

A young mother killed herself and left a note saying “I was murdered” after suffering years of abuse at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, a court has heard.

Kiena Dawes, 23, a hairdresser, said in her note that “Ryan Wellings killed me”, a jury heard.

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