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New research for the Electoral Commission has dealt a fresh blow to the government’s case for mandatory voter ID, says the Electoral Reform Society. 

The US Department of Health and Human Services has  issued a final rule which aims to dramatically expand the ability of health care institutions and workers to refuse to provide medical services if they have a moral or religious objection.

Verify is the government’s flagship identity verification portal, but only 38 per cent of Universal Credit claimants who try can successfully verify their identity online.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, highlighted WHO’s commitment to the final push to eradicate polio on a four-day visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan. He also commended the governments of both countries for their efforts to provide universal access to health services.