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Kevin Sinfield knighted in King's Birthday Honours alongside Helen Mirren and the Lionesses
Kevin Sinfield has been knighted for his fundraising for motor neurone disease charities and his contribution to rugby, joining other notab…
Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield to be knighted for motor neurone disease fundraising
Kevin Sinfield is to receive a knighthood in recognition of his efforts to raise over £11 million for motor neurone disease charities. He b…
The peacock butterfly is voted Britain's favourite in national poll
More than 20,000 people voted in Butterfly Conservation's first poll to identify the nation's favourite species, with the peacock butterfly…
Meningitis B vaccine programme to be offered to one million young people
A new one-off vaccination programme is being launched for school leavers and university students across England, Wales and Scotland to prot…
One million young people to be offered meningitis B vaccine
The government is launching a vaccination programme for Year 13 pupils and university students under 25 to protect against meningitis B. Th…
Kevin Sinfield to receive knighthood for motor neurone disease fundraising
Kevin Sinfield is set to be knighted in the King's Birthday Honours in recognition of his efforts raising over £11 million for motor neuron…
New natural history GCSE to teach pupils how to support biodiversity
A new natural history GCSE curriculum has been proposed for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, focusing on habitats, climate change and h…
School leavers and new university students to be offered meningitis B vaccine
The government is launching a one-off vaccination programme this July for teenagers in their final school year and those starting universit…
UK regulators approve country's first daily weight loss pill
The MHRA has authorised the use of a daily semaglutide tablet for adults with a BMI of 30 or higher, or those with weight-related health co…
UK regulator approves first daily GLP-1 weight loss pill
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved a daily semaglutide tablet for adults living with obesity or weight-re…
Wegovy weight-loss tablets approved for use in the UK
The MHRA has approved a daily pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, offering an alternative to the current weekly injections. While …
Wegovy weight-loss tablets approved for private prescription in the UK
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has authorised the use of Wegovy weight-loss tablets for adults meeting specific BM…