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The government has said the NHS and the rest of the public sector would be shielded from the rise but that does not cover GP practices, many of which are run as small businesses.

Given that Martian lava tubes are similarly shielded and likely contain sulfate-rich minerals, they may also hold signs of past microbial life, giving us clues about potential life beyond Earth.

Doctors who provide such care in California are legally shielded from laws criminalizing it in other states.

The NHS and the rest of the public sector will be shielded from the rise, but GP practices, run as businesses but delivering NHS services, will be impacted.

Even if Trump lost the election, that opinion could have shielded the former president from much of the pending criminal case for his alleged scheme to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.