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Britain on Wednesday admitted that a “serious failure” in its breast cancer screening programme over nearly a decade led to 450,000 women missing out on invitations to their final tests — and may have shortened the lives of up to 270 of them. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt apologised to parliament for the failure, blaming it on “a computer algorithm failure”. …

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You probably use Mothering Sunday and Mother’s day interchangeably; however, they are not the same. Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day is a celebration of mothers and the maternal bond, and traditionally children give flowers, presents and cards to their mothers, and other maternal figures such as grandmothers, stepmothers and mothers-in-law. Mothering Sunday is often referred to as “Mother’s Day” even …

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