85 minutes ago Scots students issued asthma warning amid fears of hospital admissions

The number who will need hospital treatment is expected to double so they should make asthma preparations a priority

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94 minutes ago Court upholds freedom for woman whose conviction was overturned after 43 years behind bars

Missouri’s top prosecutor has lost his latest effort to challenge a judge’s decision to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a discredited police officer

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2 hours ago More than a MILLION NHS patients have spent 12 hours or more in A&E this year prompting fears of a new winter crisis

Some 1.09 million people were in emergency departments for a full half a day before being admitted, transferred or discharged from hospital between February and September.

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2 hours ago Liverpool mass brawl: Streets locked down after huge fights break out between armed men

Merseyside Police said 'we are taking this extremely seriously' after a group of males, some armed with weapons, began fighting on a busy street in Anfield - with three rushed to hospital

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3 hours ago Birds of prey being illegally shot, poisoned and trapped across UK, charity warns

The RSPB said birds like Red Kites and Eagles have been deliberately killed, the majority in connection with gamebird shooting

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3 hours ago Lucy Letby 'could have seen baby deaths reports after her removal from hospital neonatal unit'

Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others

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4 hours ago Revealed: Age you're most likely to suffer health complications, according to CDC

The age you're most likely to end up in a doctor's office is not when you're young and dumb or old and wise. It's when you're just reaching retirement age, according to new CDC data.

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4 hours ago Video shows moment Beirut building is flattened in an Israeli strike – video

Video footage captures the moment an Israeli missile flattens a building in southern Beirut, which the IDF said contained 'Hezbollah facilities'. After the strike the building collapses into a pile of rubble, as a plume of smoke rises into the sky. The building was located in a heavily trafficked area across the street from a large park. Israel had also targeted an area near the Rafik Hariri university hospital, killing at least a dozen people in the overnight attack‘Horror and tears’ as Lebanon’s hospitals fear same fate as Gaza Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Woman thought she was losing weight for dream holiday until GP's devastating diagnosis

Edita Jucaite, 36, was delighted when she discovered she was losing weight without even trying. The dental nurse believed her slimline figure was thanks to her busy work and social life

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4 hours ago Leigh Francis receives standing ovation as he makes special appearance in Back to the Future: The Musical

The comedian, famed for TV characters including Keith Lemon and Avid Merrion, took to the stage at the Adelphi Theatre in celebration of Back to the Future Day

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