Pregnant women who ask for a Caesarean delivery should be allowed to have the operation, even if there is no medical need, according to new

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#news Pregnant women who ask for a Caesarean delivery should be allowed to have the operation, even if there is no medical need, according

Northern Ireland's health service is bracing itself for what is described as a "tsunami" of obesity-related diseases which it cannot afford

Travel firm Thomas Cook has reached agreement with its bankers to provide it with new access to funding.

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Investors whose Isa savings are lost in the collapse of a financial firm will be able to refill their allowance under new Treasury rules.