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...December surgery, he wrote in a memorandum to the Pentagon dated on Wednesday....
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...Now, he faces the task of reinvigorating the centre-right Fine Gael ahead of a general election due by March 2025....
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...Iran: The country has long been known as a centre for cosmetic surgery, but senior doctors fear that a “tsunami” of procedures will affect patient health and Iranian identity....
...Waiting lists for surgery are at an all-time high with particular pressure on A&E and cancer appointments. Recent statistics have shown the highest figures for violent crime in more than a decade....
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...In normal circumstances, the Conservative party should easily win Thursday’s by-election in Mid Bedfordshire, a well-heeled rural seat that delivered it a majority of almost 25,000 at the last general election...
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