Call to punish GPs over antibiotics
Craig Taylor“Soft-touch” and “hazardous” doctors should be disciplined for prescribing too many antibiotics, a leading NHS figure says. BBC News – UK
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Brown: Labour Party must be credible
Labour must be “credible” in order to win back power, Gordon Brown says in an apparent coded warning against electing Jeremy Corbyn as party leader. BBC News – UK
Queen to lead VJ Day 70th anniversary
The Queen will join former prisoners of war and veterans at a service on the 70th anniversary of VJ Day, when Japan surrendered and World War Two ended. BBC News – UK
Corbyn vows ‘new kind of politics’
Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn has promised a “new kind of politics” if he wins the contest. BBC News – UK
UK jobless total rises by 25,000
UK unemployment stood at 1.85 million in the April to June period, up 25,000 from the previous quarter, official figures show. BBC News – UK
Tax credit plan ‘could hit Britons’
Thousands of young British people could miss out on tax credits and housing benefits under new government plans, BBC News learns. BBC News – UK