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Turning to the UK’s handling of the pandemic, the Sunday Times reports that Health Secretary Sajid Javid has ordered a review into racial bias in medical devices over fears that thousands of ethnic minority patients died of Covid when they should have survived. Oximeters, which monitor blood oxygen levels, are less accurate on people with dark skin, the paper says research has shown. Writing in the Sunday Times, Mr Javid said: “One of the founding principles of our NHS is equality, and the possibility that a bias – even an inadvertent one – could lead to a poorer health outcome is totally unacceptable.”

Sunday Times Front Page 9th of March 2025

Pro-Palestine activists have reportedly been targeting defence suppliers with numerous incidents of illicit damage last year, including vandalism at universities and banks, prompting new scrutiny of how to safeguard these institutions.

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Sunday Times Front Page 2nd of March 2025

A new plan to unlock a substantial financial package for national defence has been announced, including calls for greater collaboration across the continent and a forthcoming high-level royal meeting aimed at fortifying diplomatic ties.

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