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• Scottish MPs reject euthanasia bill for terminally ill 20-03-2026

  Scotland's Parliament has rejected legislation that would have made Scotland the first part of the United Kingdom to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives. Members of the Edinburgh-based legislature voted 69 to 57 against a bill that

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• Diet rich in veg and berries 'could slow brain ageing' 20-03-2026

  A Mediterranean diet rich in vegetables, berries, nuts and olive oil could slow down brain ageing, according to a long-term study. Experts found an effect across more than a decade in people whose diet contained lots of vegetables, fruit, nuts, fi

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• UK bids to contain meningitis outbreak after two deaths 19-03-2026

  Five new cases of meningitis have been found in Kent in southeast England, taking the total ‌to 20 in what has been called an "unprecedented" outbreak that has already killed two young ‌people. All of those affected who are cur

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• Scientists make Parkinson's drug from plastic bottles 18-03-2026

  Scientists have discovered a way of making a drug for Parkinson's disease from used plastic bottles, saying it shows how waste materials can be "reimagined as valuable resources". Developed by a team at the University of Edinburgh, t

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• 'Gaslit': government under fire over algal bloom claims 18-03-2026

  A government has been accused of "gaslighting" the public over a harmful algal bloom ahead of a state election, sparking calls for an inquiry. South Australia's opposition says the state government's denials that a harmful algal

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• Medicinal cannabis concerns half-baked, advocates say 18-03-2026

  Calls to scrap medicinal cannabis for mental health treatment are premature, advocates say, as an Australian study casts doubt on the drug's effectiveness. More than one million Australians have used medicinal cannabis at some stage, mostly in

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• Big measles outbreak affecting London children under 10 17-03-2026

  A "big measles outbreak" in parts of London is affecting unvaccinated children under the age of 10, the UK Health Security Agency has confirmed. It said the outbreak in schools and nurseries in north-east London had left some children re

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• Government to pay $125m for COVID business settlement 16-03-2026

  Businesses impacted by one of the world's longest COVID-19 lockdowns will receive $125 million from taxpayers after a state government agreed to settle the matter. A class action was brought in the Supreme Court on behalf of businesses impacte

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• No to the pushback: global spotlight on gender equality 15-03-2026

  Australia's work towards gender equality is being watched closely by other nations as women and girls around the world face a rollback of hard-won rights. The 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the UN

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• Australia's famous flying doctors more needed than ever 15-03-2026

  Rachel Crozier would need to travel to the nearest city, 400km away, to access the healthcare she and her family need if it wasn't for vital help. The childcare educator lives in the tiny remote town of Tibooburra in far north-western NSW, hom

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