3 h. ago Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people

Genetic material from mother and father transferred to healthy donor egg to reduce risk of life-threatening diseases‘We’d never heard of it’: a woman tells of her daughter’s death of mitochondrial diseaseDoctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a groundbreaking procedure that creates IVF embryos with DNA from three people to prevent the children from inheriting incurable genetic disorders.The mothers were all high risk for passing on life-threatening diseases to their babies due to mutations in their mitochondria, the tiny structures that sit inside cells and provide the power they need to function. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Darren McGarvey joins coalition Health Equals demanding government action as new data reveals stark regional divide in life expectancy

Award-winning author Darren McGarvey joined Minister Ashley Dalton and MPs from across the political spectrum yesterday to demand urgent government action on health inequalities that are cutting lives short by up to 16 years in some parts of the UK.

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15 h. ago A year after daughter's death, London dad urges action as Ontario reports rise in intimate partner violence

A year after daughter's death, London dad urges action as Ontario reports rise in intimate partner violence  Yahoo

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18 h. ago Parents urged to 'take action now' amidst huge rise of 'Victorian diseases'

'We can't go back to the past'

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34 h. ago Bereaved mothers call for urgent action to fix mental health services

The families were backed by Melanie Leahy who led a ten-year campaign for a public inquiry into mental health related deaths in Essex.

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43 h. ago Federal court dismisses landmark Torres Strait climate case but warns of ‘bleak future’ without urgent action

Class action led by two community leaders argued government had legal duty of care to prevent or deal with damage linked to global heatingSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesThe federal court has dismissed a landmark case brought by two Torres Strait community leaders that argued the Australian federal government breached its duty of care to protect the Torres Strait Islands from climate change.In delivering the decision, however, Justice Michael Wigney noted: “There could be little if any doubt that the Torres Strait Islands and their inhabitants face a bleak future if urgent action is not taken to address climate change and its impacts.”Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email Continue reading...

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49 h. ago UK a ‘powder keg’ of social tensions a year on from summer riots, report warns

Research finds a third of people rarely meet anyone from a different backgroundThe UK is a “powder keg” of social tensions, with a third of people rarely meeting anyone from different backgrounds, research has found.A report from the thinktank British Future and the social cohesion group Belong Network found that a year on from last summer’s riots, there was a risk of unrest being reignited unless urgent action was taken to address issues of polarisation and division. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago East Kilbride brute convicted of "catalogue of violence" against partner

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard Derek Johnston, 29, attacked the woman at his home in Glen Moy, East Kilbride, on May 10 last year.

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58 h. ago Marten and Gordon ‘had plenty of opportunities to do the right thing’ – police

The couple were found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter of their daughter Victoria and causing or allowing her death.

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58 h. ago Constance Marten and Mark Gordon convicted over daughter’s death

Pair found guilty of manslaughter of newborn baby, who died after they went on run to evade social servicesTwo parents have been found guilty of the manslaughter of their newborn daughter, who died after they took her to live in a tent in freezing wintry conditions to evade social services.Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, who had already had their first four children taken into care, went on the run with their fifth – a baby girl named Victoria – shortly after her birth in December 2022. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Voices: My niece, Zara Aleena, was murdered – now Starmer’s told me how he’ll halve violence against women and girls

Three years after the devastation of her niece’s murder, Farah Naz had a face-to-face with the prime minister to urge him to take concrete action. What he told her gave her hope of real change – for the first time

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3 d. ago Glen Michael's daughter hails 'touching' outpouring of love after death of Scots TV icon

Yonnie McInnes, eldest child of Cartoon Cavalcade icon Glen who died last week aged 99, said recent days had been a 'rollercoaster'.

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4 d. ago Live Aid’s Bob Geldof felt ‘responsible’ after tragic daughter death and how he gets 'respite' from his sorrow

The Irish singer songwriter and political activist lost his daughter Peaches in 2014 and asked himself 'what could you have done?'

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6 d. ago Study exposes ‘alarming’ inequalities among child deaths in intensive care

Experts have called for urgent action in light of the findings, which they described as ‘deeply troubling’

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6 d. ago Scarlett Vickers' mum 'staying with killer partner's parents' year on from daughter's death

Scarlett Vickers' mum Sarah has not moved back into the Durham home she shared with her teen daughter before her death, and is instead staying with her killer ex-partner's parents

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6 d. ago Christian Horner's devastating loss just days before F1 chief's Red Bull sacking

Christian Horner was in mourning over the heartbreaking death of his ex-wife and mother to his daughter, Beverley Allen, when he was dismissed by Red Bull

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6 d. ago People urged to take 'swift action' if they have a fuse box at home

Electricians say it's crucial to act fast to avoid a potential fire risk - here's what you need to know

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6 d. ago Tens of thousands of patients face cancellations during doctors’ strike, NHS bosses warn

Wes Streeting urges doctors to call off the strikes as action is likely to see tens of thousands of operations and appointments cancelled

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7 d. ago Helpless mum fights pit bull as he mauls her baby daughter to death

Blakely Blosser was tragically killed by the pit bull at her home on July 2. Her mum Nicole had leaned over in order to pick up some laundry when Blakely was behind her, which sparked a violent response from the pet.

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7 d. ago Doctors’ strike over 29% pay rise risks breaking NHS, Streeting warns

Wes Streeting urged doctors to call off the strikes as action is likely to see tens of thousands of operations and appointments cancelled

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