Rachel Roberts
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Rachel Roberts is a London-based journalist with a background in local then national news. She focuses on health and education stories and has a particular interest in vaccines and issues impacting children.
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Cancer Causes Quarter of Premature Deaths and Rising: Report
Study warns the current trajectory of costs for the disease is unsustainable as experts call for more investment for prevention, early detection, and treatment.
Thousands Take Legal Action Over Alleged Cancer Link to Baby Powder
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson denies that its talc-based products caused cancer despite success of similar lawsuits in North America.
Review Launched Into Role of Physician Associates
The government announced the probe following safety concerns raised by the BMA, the royal colleges and patient groups.
Senior Doctor Says Lucy Letby ‘Likely’ Harmed Babies Before 2015
Neonatal clinical lead Dr. Stephen Brearey was giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry about events surrounding the deaths of premature babies on his ward.
‘Mystifying’ Why Falklands War Ship Bombing Files Unreleased: MP
Conservative Sir Bernard Jenkin asked defence minister Al Carns why documents about the 1982 attack on the Sir Galahad are still being withheld after 42 years.
Inquest Opened Into Death of Woman Whose Husband Fled After Allegedly Strangling Her
Pankaj Lamba is being hunted by police who suspect him of murdering his wife, 24-year-old Harshita Brella, and abandoning her body in the boot of a car.
Specially Designed Smartphone for Children Launches in UK
Campaigners say the Pinwheel operating system with built-in apps and parental controls is ‘a start’ but call for more to be done to tackle screen addiction.
Starmer Says Supporting Ukraine Is Top of His G20 Agenda
The opposition has called for the UK to give backing for Ukraine to use British Storm Shadow missiles to strike at Russia following the shift in U.S. policy.
Police Hunt for Man Who Allegedly Killed Wife and Hid Body in Car
Pankaj Lamba has been named as the prime suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Harshita Brella, of Corby, whose body was found in a car boot.
4 Teenagers and a Man Guilty of Murdering 2 Boys in Bristol
Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, died from stab wounds following a ’revenge' attack in January in a case of mistaken identity in a rival area of the city.
