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Health Spending, Human Remains and Papal Medals

Is too much spent on health? Displaying human remains, and Pope honours Belfast man.

The health budget here is now almost five billion pounds - and there's a constant demand for more money - but do we have a moral responsibility to look after ourselves and reduce the burden on the state?

The ethics of human remains in museums - whether for research or observation - do we need to examine our conscience when it comes to their public display?

Still hitting the top notes - a Belfast centenarian (who took a while to realise he was a Catholic) gets a medal from the Pope.

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