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Overseas-trained doctors ‘put off UK due to cost of living and low salaries’

Exclusive: Research by the General Medical Council found doctors opting for US, Australia and Canada instead

Doctors are choosing not to come and work in the UK because they are put off by low salaries, the high cost of living and poor quality of life.

Research by the General Medical Council (GMC) shows that doctors who shun the UK are opting to move instead to the United States, Australia and Canada to earn more and have a better life.

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Deadly weekend heat in England ‘100 times more likely’ due to climate crisis

High temperatures likely to cause deaths and will worsen in future as global heating intensifies, scientists warn

The dangerous 32C heat that will be endured by people in the south-east of England on Saturday will have been made 100 times more likely by the climate crisis, scientists have calculated.

Global heating, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is making every heatwave more likely and more intense. The 32C (89.6F) day forecast on Saturday would have been expected only once every 2,500 years without the climate crisis, the researchers said, and June heatwaves are now about 2-4C (3.6-7.2F) hotter than in the past.

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Asian shares are mixed and oil gains as world waits to see if US will join Israel’s war against Iran

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Florida man broke into random house, ran bath, cooked dinner to avoid going home to angry wife

He traded the ball and chain for handcuffs.
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Richards’ 2nd-half goal lifts US over Saudi Arabia 1-0 and into CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals

Richards’ 2nd-half goal lifts US over Saudi Arabia 1-0 and into CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals
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‘Slap Shot’ actor, hockey player Guido Tenesi dead at 71: ‘You’re forever a Chief’

Former professional hockey player Guido Tenesi, who starred in the 1977 sports classic “Slap Shot,” died at 71 years old.
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White House floats new funding trick — and GOP lawmakers grimace

The Republicans in charge of funding the government don’t like what they’re hearing from President Donald Trump’s budget chief.
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Latin America and Caribbean week in pictures

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Pennsylvania Sportswatch Daily Listings

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10 years after Europe’s migration crisis, the fallout reverberates in Greece and beyond

10 years after Europe’s migration crisis, the fallout reverberates in Greece and beyond