2 h. ago What is glaucoma and what are the main symptoms to look out for?

Cases of this eye condition are expected to increase to 1.6 million in the UK by 2060.

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2 h. ago Children to receive type 1 diabetes screening on NHS after ‘landmark’ study

Experts said that the finding could lead to a “step change” in the way type 1 diabetes is diagnosed and treated

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2 h. ago Ads for sunbed firms banned for misleading and irresponsible safety claims

Long-standing advice from the NHS and Cancer Research UK says there is no safe or healthy way to get a tan using UV radiation.

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2 h. ago ‘Landmark’ study paves the way for type 1 diabetes screening among children

About a quarter of children with type 1 are only diagnosed when they reach an emergency situation.

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4 h. ago These four canned foods can give you the protein kick you need without breaking the bank

Americans are already eating around 20 percent more protein than is recommended a day

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4 h. ago Labour MPs rebel over Chagos Islands deal following Trump criticism

The government has been urged to “pause” a deal which would hand Mauritius sovereignty of the Islands

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5 h. ago Joe Aribo door to Rangers transfer return opened by Southampton reality check after Danny Rohl demand

The Light Blues are still in the market for players with boss Rohl clear on two key positions

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6 h. ago Peter Andre makes urgent plea as he warns parents are under 'enormous pressure'

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs taking action to limit children's social media use carries "risks" whatever the approach but promised the Government "will act robustly"

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6 h. ago Wales coach Steve Tandy left trapped in middle of toxic Ospreys and Cardiff saga

Doubt over regions is fast escalating into a civil warSix Nations squad announcement overshadowedThe prevailing mood in Welsh rugby has frequently been dark but rarely this bible black. Once upon a time a Six Nations squad announcement would have topped the agenda across the country; on Tuesday it felt like a semicolon in a much bigger narrative. Even Wales have never selected seven players whose club is in imminent danger of being axed by their own union.The bare facts of the situation are increasingly stark for all involved. The existing owners of Ospreys, Wales’s most successful region of the past two decades, have just been controversially nominated as the preferred bidders for Cardiff, potentially clearing the way to reduce the number of Welsh professional sides from four to three. The internecine politics have become so increasingly toxic that Steve Tandy, the national head coach, had to plead for rugby-related questions at his lunchtime squad announcement. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Struggling to get a GP appointment? Superdrug giving away £1m of free health tests

10,000 Brits can pick up a free at-home Health MOT this January as winter illness peaks, GP waits stretch on, and NHS services across England face mounting pressure.

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7 h. ago Nurse in pronoun row relieved to be reinstated in job at London hospital trust after disciplinary hearing

Jennifer Melle is taking the trust to an employment tribunal in April over claims of harassment, direct discrimination and indirect discrimination

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7 h. ago Michael Carrick urged to build around two stars at Man United in January transfer call

Manchester United are settling into a new life with Michael Carrick at the helm, and have been urged not to rush into business in the January transfer window by one former star

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7 h. ago Nurse who called paedophile trans patient 'Mr' hails 'common sense' victory as she's allowed to keep her job after facing disciplinary for speaking publicly about ordeal

Protesters including the Darlington nurses gathered outside the hospital headquarters in Epsom, Surrey, where Jennifer was hauled before a disciplinary panel today.

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8 h. ago Macron takes aim at ‘bully’ Trump as EU leaders ramp up response to president’s threats

French president urges 'rule of law over brutality' in a thinly-veiled takedown from Davos, hours after the US president launches yet another attack on Nato allies with a rant against Keir Starmer's Chagos deal

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8 h. ago Rangers told title pressure is a privilege as serial winner lays down 'different level' challenge amid Danny Rohl revival

Steven Davis has been over the course before and has urged the current side to embrace the expectations now upon them

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8 h. ago The simple hack that instantly makes pasta and bread healthy... how to eat carbs without gaining weight

Carbs in bread, pasta and rice have long taken the blame for causing weight gain, diabetes and heart disease. But dietitians have revealed a simple hack that may lead to fewer blood sugar spikes.

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8 h. ago Release the Salmond Files: How SNP wastes millions on botched legal cases and keeping secrets

If the SNP spent less money on lawyers, the NHS might be able to afford to replace ageing equipment

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8 h. ago Fact check: Warheads for Trident missiles are manufactured in UK

The UK’s nuclear warheads are made at a site in Berkshire.

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9 h. ago Head of US Africa bureau urges staff to highlight US ‘generosity’ despite aid cuts

Email sent to diplomats by state department office’s new boss is labelled ‘racist’ after dismissing Africa as a priorityUS diplomats have been encouraged to “unabashedly and aggressively” remind African governments about the “generosity” of the American people, according to a leaked email sent to staff in the US state department’s Bureau of African Affairs this January and obtained by the Guardian.“It’s not gauche to remind these countries of the American people’s generosity in containing HIV/Aids or alleviating famine,” says the email. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Heart dietitian reveals exactly how many eggs it is safe to eat per day

New guidance clarifies how many eggs one can safely eat to avoid heart disease, shifting the blame for cardiovascular risk away from eggs and onto a more harmful dietary ingredient.

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