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7 May 2019

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  • 7 May
News imageGP with patient

GP numbers in first sustained drop for 50 years

Patients are waiting weeks for appointments as GPs warn they cannot cope with demand.

News imageA line of voters outside a polling station in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 8

Test for ANC in South Africa as polls shut

South Africa's governing party is likely to stay in power despite voter anger on several issues.

News imageMonument in Chicago unveiled on 4 May in Chicago

Row over Lithuania memorial to 'Nazi collaborator'

A Russian diplomat is summoned over a World War Two row prompted by a monument to a Lithuanian hero.

News imageInside an empty GP consultation room

'You can't get a GP appointment'

GPs warn they cannot cope with demand, as patient groups say people are waiting weeks for appointments.

News imageMarion Stokes

Why a woman secretly taped 30 years of TV news

Marion Stokes recorded US broadcasts from 1979 until her death in 2012. Her son explains why.

News imageVaughan Gething

Minister survives no-confidence vote

AMs back a Labour amendment to a Plaid Cymru motion prompted by Cwm Taf maternity service failings.

News imageFelicity Huffman

How much difference does going to a top US university make?

Why parents fighting to get their children into a top college may get less than they expect.

News imageSchool children suggest names for the new royal baby.

A royal baby called Blaze?

Schoolchildren suggest names for Harry and Meghan's new son, amid speculation he might be named later.

News imagenextbikes in the city

Bike hire to be free on prescription

One GP says people understand the benefits of exercise but are "sometimes reluctant to engage".

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