Urgent plea issued to parents as vaccine uptake for babies in UK falls again

August 27, 2026 · The Independent

Japan’s ‘polka dot queen’ Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97
Japan’s ‘polka dot queen’ Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97
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Parental leave system ‘treats fathers like workhorses and mothers like unpaid interns’, campaigners say
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