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• Families and businesses in Wexford suffered trauma in flash floods

  The Minister for Housing said families and business-owners affected by floods have suffered “a lot of trauma” after torrential rain hammered parts of Wexford.

• Three injured in north west London shooting

  A man is in a serious condition in hospital and two other people were injured after they were shot in north-west London.

• Joachim Andersen bombarded with online abuse including death threats

  Joachim Andersen has been bombarded by death threats and a torrent of abuse online following Crystal Palace’s 1-1 draw at Liverpool.

• Liz Truss rejects sticking plaster solutions to cost of living crisis

  Liz Truss has rejected “sticking plaster” approaches to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, as she appeared to dismiss Labour’s £29 billion plan to target soaring energy costs.

• Midwife numbers fall in every English region figures show

  The number of midwives has fallen in every English region in the past year, figures show.

• Commercial value of womens football in Europe set to reach 5778m by 2033

  The commercial value of women’s football in Europe could enjoy a six-fold increase to almost £578million a year over the next decade, a new UEFA report has suggested.

• Fans speculate after Zayn Malik sings another One Direction tune

  Zayn Malik has posted a video singing One Direction hit Night Changes, prompting fans to speculate the meaning behind it.

• Nurse could be in area where she went missing and needing help say police

  A missing student nurse who vanished in south London more than a month ago could be “in the local area and in need of help”, police have said.

• Two thirds say Government not doing enough to help with cost of living

  Two-thirds of the public thinks the Government is not doing enough to help with the cost of living, a new poll has found.

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Care News, supplied by our companion station, Care Radio 

• Hotter summers mean more skin cancer

  Sunburn can lead to cancers like melanoma, which causes around three thousand deaths in the UK every year

• Researchers change bood type of kidneys

  The team at the University of Cambridge changed the blood type of the organ to O, allowing it to be transplanted into a person of any blood type

• 34 hospital building roofs in danger of collapse

  The buildings affected were built between the 1960s and 1980s; the 30-year lifespan of the materials used is now nearing its end

• Trial of drone blood deliveries

  The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay think flying drones will cut delivery times between hospitals by more than an hour and speed up pathology results

• Record number of bowel cancer tests thanks to Dame Deborah

  Referrals reached record levels, with over 170,500 people referred for checks – up 30,000 compared to the same period last year

• Tens of thousands living with undiagnosed dementia

  NHS data shows fewer than 73,000 consultations have actually taken place. Charities warn this means people are not being offered the support or medication they need

• England’s Health Secretary orders overseas NHS recruitment

  Steve Barclay says civil servants will “work at pace” on plans which focus on recruitment from countries like India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines

• UK job vacancies reach record high

  The Recruitment & Employment Confederation says the government must work with industry to create a sustainable labour market

• Pharmacists warn drug shortages are putting patients at risk

  Since June, the Government has issued a number of "medicine supply notifications”. Earlier in the year shortages of hormone replacement therapy led to an outcry.