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What is driving the rise in benefits claimants?
Labour seeks to reduce benefits bill, but MPs voice concern
Some Labour MPs have voiced concerns about government plans to reduce the number of people claiming benefits. We explore what’s behind the rise in benefits claims and speak to a psychiatrist about the danger of “overdiagnosis”.
Vladimir Putin has paid a rare visit to a military outpost in Kursk as Russian forces reclaimed much of the territory held by Ukraine since August last year.
A new study has been looking at ways to reduce the risk of oxygen deprivation in newborn babies.
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