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NEW NHS ENGLAND CHIEF TAKES OVER
The traditional way some NHS services are delivered “no longer makes much sense”, the new NHS boss will say.
Simon Stevens, a former private health firm executive, will start his new job as chief executive of NHS England today.
Mr Stevens will say that pressure on the health service is “intensifying” and that the traditional “partitioning” of services is no longer fit for purpose.
FIVE A DAY ’NOT HEALTHY ENOUGH’
Five helpings of fruit and vegetables a day may not be enough, new research suggests.
Seven portions every day could have a more protective effect, experts said.
The NHS recommends that every person has five different 80g portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
LAZY TEENS ’TO COST NHS BILLIONS’
Physical inactivity among teenagers will cost the NHS billions as the youngsters grow older and suffer multiple health problems, a new report claims.
Lazy 11 to 15-year-olds will cost the health service an estimated £8.1 billion, according to the analysis.
The money will be spent treating chronic heart diseases, stroke, colon cancer and type 2 diabetes, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research and charity StreetGames.
LET’S WORK TOGETHER, BALLS SAYS
Business and government must work together to win back public trust as part of the drive to boost the economy and improve living standards, according to the shadow chancellor.
Ed Balls will tell business leaders today that action should be taken when markets fail and competition does not operate, such as in banking and energy.
He will set out a range of policies at the British Chambers of Commerce conference, including banking reforms aimed at boosting business lending, cutting business rates next year, more apprenticeships and Britain staying in a reformed Europe.
HILLSBOROUGH INQUESTS TO CONTINUE
Fresh inquests into the deaths of the 96 football fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster will continue today.
Feelings ran high yesterday as families, along with a raft of journalists and lawyers, came to the first day of a long-awaited hearing in a specially-fitted office building on the outskirts of Warrington, Cheshire.
A potential jury of 11 along with a pool of extras was selected, ready to be sworn in later today before coroner Lord Justice Goldring intends to open the case.
MAIL SALE CAUTION ’COST TAXPAYER’
The Government could have achieved better value for the taxpayer through its controversial privatisation of Royal Mail, according to a new report which revealed that most investors given priority to buy shares sold them shortly after making a profit.
The National Audit Office (NAO) disclosed that 12 priority investors sold all or some of their holdings within the first few weeks of trading.
Critics of the privatisation said the spending watchdog offered “startling proof” that the Government sold off the country’s family silver “on the cheap”.
ECONOMIC GROWTH ’MUST BE PRIORITY’
Politicians need to be more business orientated and “economically literate” if the UK is to achieve sustainable economic growth, according to an industry leader.
John Longworth, director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) will make a strong case for economic growth when he addresses the group’s annual conference today.
“It may be obvious to us in this room why ’great growth’ is so important, but surprisingly there are many people out there who do not get it, do not subscribe to it, and do not think it is the most important thing for the UK.
PM ORDERS MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD PROBE
An investigation into the “philosophy and activities” of the Muslim Brotherhood and the UK’s policy towards the group has been ordered by David Cameron.
Information on the Islamist organisation is being gathered by MI5 and MI6 and from other countries, including on the scale of its operations in the UK.
The Times said the review was prompted by evidence received by the Government that Brotherhood leaders met in London last year to plot their response to events in Egypt.
NEW VERSION OF FINAL JET MESSAGE
The Malaysian government has changed its account of the final voice transmission from the missing jetliner.
It came as Australia deployed a modified Boeing 737 to act as a flying air traffic controller over the Indian Ocean to prevent a mid-air collision among the large number of aircraft searching for Flight 370.
Malaysia has been criticised for its handling of the search, particularly its communications to the media and the relatives of the passengers.
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