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The Princess of Wales has called for more dignity for carers and a greater respect for values such as “tenderness” in business, in her first public speech in two years. At an event in the City of London, Catherine called on 80 top business leaders to play their part in ensuring employees can have healthy…

Sean CoughlanRoyal correspondent Bango Studios/PA King Charles has recorded a personal message about his experience of cancer, which will be broadcast in this year’s Stand Up To Cancer campaign, run by Cancer Research UK and Channel 4. Buckingham Palace said the King would talk about his “recovery journey” as a cancer patient, in a video…

Getty Images Campaigners say a national registry could lead to faster diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for patients Nearly 3,500 people have signed a petition calling for a national endometriosis registry in the hope of improving care, waiting times and awareness. The condition affects one in ten women, but Endometriosis UK say poor recording within the…

Grace Shaw & Phil BodmerYorkshire BBC Freyja died at five days old of injuries sustained during her birth at St James’s Hospital in Leeds The father of a baby girl who died five days after she was born in a Leeds hospital has said he wants an independent inquiry into maternity services to focus on…