7 h. ago I wish I had known more about alcohol when I started drinking | Arwa Mahdawi

It seems a sensible move to use explicit warning labels on products. What I’m more sceptical about is the ‘No amount of alcohol is safe for you’ messaging ...You’re going to want to sit down with a big glass of water for this one, because I’m afraid I have some bad news. Here we go: alcohol is not terribly good for you. Shocker, right? You’ve probably never heard anything like this before in your life. No doubt, you’ve been choking down a glass of pinot with dinner whenever you can stomach it because you thought it was good for your cholesterol. Instead, it is elevating your risk of cancer.If public health experts have their way, the fact that alcohol is carcinogenic is going to be very hard for British drinkers to ignore. Dozens of medical and health organisations recently wrote to Keir Starmer urging the prime minister to force companies to include “bold and unambiguous” labels on booze bottles, warning that alcohol causes cancer. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Alcohol labels should warn of cancer risk, urge health groups

Doctors and health experts have written a letter to Sir Keir Starmer urging the government to tackle a lack of awareness about the links between alcohol consumption and cancer

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3 d. ago Alcohol should have labels warning drinkers of cancer risks, charities say

Health organisations have written to Keir Starmer urging him to force drinks producers to include warningsCans and bottles of beer, wine and spirits should explicitly warn drinkers that alcohol causes cancer, an unprecedented alliance of doctors, charities and public experts have said.Warning labels would tackle “shockingly low” public awareness in the UK that alcohol is proven to cause seven forms of cancer and 17,000 cases a year of the disease, they claim. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago MPs vote on legalising assisted dying TODAY: Politicians urged not to put vulnerable people at risk with seismic law change

The biggest change on the law on suicide for decades is expected to take place this afternoon, with the result on a knife edge.

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6 d. ago Urgent warning issued for parents over slush ice drinks amid risk to children

The FSA has said slush ice drinks containing glycerol, also known as glycerin, are not suitable for children under seven due to the health risks the compound poses

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8 d. ago Cancer specialists warn of critical mistake people with thinning hair make as heatwave grips the UK

The UK is set to bask in 26C temperatures from today with the mercury predicted to soar even further to a potential 32C by next week -as hot as Barbados and Malibu.

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8 d. ago Sales of illegal and dangerous ebikes must be stopped, say MPs and peers

All-party group concerned about hazards caused by bikes, with focus on use by delivery drivers and risk of fire Ministers must urgently act to stop the sale of illegal and potentially lethal electric bikes, with a particular focus on their use by gig economy delivery riders, a committee of MPs and peers has said.The rapid spread of highly powered bikes or conversion kits causes hazards on the roads and can lead to fires because of cheaply made batteries, the report by the all-party parliamentary group for cycling and walking said, calling it “a crisis hiding in plain sight”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Margot Robbie urged to cash in on adult platform or risk Donald Trump's wrath

Donald Trump said he plans to hit movies made outside of the US with 100% tariffs in a bid to 'make Hollywood great again' but there is a fear that it could only make it worse

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1 week ago Tourists urged to leave one item on suitcase or risk losing luggage at airport

Luggage experts at GMT Zero reveal the one small - but highly necessary - item that ensures your luggage stays on course to your final travel destination

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2 w. ago Doctors' alarm after discovering frightening cancer is exploding in young people faster than colon cancer

Researchers at Vanderbilt University issued the stark warning, saying the cancer had surged seven-fold among young people compared to their grandparents.

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2 w. ago UK campaigners raise alarm over report of Meta plan to use automation for risk checks

Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised after claim that up to 90% of risk assessments will be carried out by AIInternet safety campaigners have urged the UK’s communications watchdog to limit the use of artificial intelligence in crucial risk assessments after a report that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta was planning to automate checks.Ofcom said it was “considering the concerns” raised by the campaigners’ letter, after a report last month that up to 90% of all risk assessments at the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp would soon be carried out by AI. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK campaigners raise alarm over report of Meta plan to use AI for risk checks

Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised after claim that up to 90% of risk assessments will be carried out by AIInternet safety campaigners have urged the UK’s communications watchdog to limit the use of artificial intelligence in crucial risk assessments after a report that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta was planning to automate checks.Ofcom said it was “considering the concerns” raised by the campaigners’ letter, after a report last month that up to 90% of all risk assessments at the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp would soon be carried out by AI. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Popular kids' toy sold on Amazon urgently recalled over 'serious' injury risk

Parents have been warned after a popular summer kids toy - sold on Amazon - was recalled over fears it could pose 'serious risk of injuries' due to 'accessible magnets with a magnetic flux index'

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2 w. ago Hundreds of jobs at risk as MP and council seek 'urgent solution' to bridge problem

Asda alone has estimated a £1.1m increase in costs due to the diversion

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2 w. ago Matalan urgently recalls children’s clothes over 'risk of being strangled'

If you’ve purchased one of these products, you should return it to your nearest store for a full refund - and you won’t need your receipt to get your money back

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2 w. ago UK ‘not prepared’ for major animal disease outbreak like foot and mouth or bird flu

Watchdog calls for urgent action after government admits there is a “very high” risk of an outbreak to which it would be unable to respond effectively

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2 w. ago Just one glass of America's favorite drink 'turbocharges' risk of deadliest form of colon cancer, doctors warn

Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common in the US and second-leading cause of cancer deaths. Since the 1990s, early-onset cases have increased by 50 percent.

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3 w. ago Tomatoes urgently recalled over risk of 'serious adverse health consequences or death'

A highly serious recall alert has been issued for the fruits due to Salmonella fears

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3 w. ago Cancer experts warn of coffee enemas and juice diets amid rise in misinformation

Oncologists say patients rejecting proven treatments are dying needlessly because of increase in online ‘cures’Cancer patients are snubbing proven treatments in favour of quackery such as coffee enemas and raw juice diets amid an “alarming” increase in misinformation on the web, doctors have said.Some were dying needlessly or seeing tumours spread as a result, oncologists said. They raised their concerns at the world’s largest cancer conference in Chicago, the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Zizzi issues urgent pizza recall over vegan label error that could pose 'health risk'

Zizzi has issued a recall for its Vegan Jackfruit Pepperoni Rustica Pizza due to potential milk contamination, posing a risk to those with dairy allergies or lactose intolerance

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