Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug destroyed amid NHS funding impasse

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Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug destroyed amid NHS funding impasse
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'It's heart-breaking that packets of lifesaving drugs have been thrown away'

Nobby the polar bear cools down at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park during unseasonably warm weather. The park was covered in a blanket of snow at the end of February 2018 as the UK was hit by sub-zero temperatures.

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