内容摘要：The union Unite, which represents workers in Barry, said Dow had been confronted by "cheap competition from China" and its products were no longer competitive.

The union Unite, which represents workers in Barry, said Dow had been confronted by "cheap competition from China" and its products were no longer competitive.

Ms Furniss said that the condition was first identified in 1860 but that progress in improving the lives of sufferers since had been "glacial".Ms Gelder, who dedicates her time to raising awareness and funds to support women with endometriosis, said: "Even though you are suffering with the disease, you can absolutely thrive and have a great career, it is just getting those right environments for people to be working in.

"It would be great to see a lot more HR policies covering endometriosis in the workplace, given how many people it does impact."If you've got a great employee, does it really matter that a few days a month when they're really struggling with their endometriosis that they're sat at home with a hot water bottle?"More than a thousand patients with advanced breast cancer are being denied a drug that can keep them alive for longer. It is already available in 19 countries in Europe - including in Scotland - but not in the rest of the UK.

Jeannie Ambrose is warm and funny. But beneath the surface, she is raging.She was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2019, when it had already spread to her spine, pelvis, collarbone and ribs.

She was told she had three to five years to live. That was five and a half years ago - now the cancer has spread to her liver.

"I'm going to die,” the 53-year-old says. “It's not going to end well and it's not going to be pretty."Speaking after the meeting, Binet defended the decision to get rid of the women's health strategy – a strongly criticised move.

He said: "We are oversubscribed last year on our budget and we were oversubscribed this year, and it's not because of a lack of discipline, there is a lot of savings going on, the cost of health requirements are going up exponentially, way above the cost of living."The minister told the scrutiny panel that he would need in "excess of £100m in five years to improve preventative care including women's health, and I want that as additional money. I don't care where that money comes from, even if it's the strategic reserve."

Doublet said she was concerned by those remarks.She said: "It is concerning that the strategic reserve fund might be used for health funding, and that's something the panel will be discussing and we will be questioning the minister further on that."