73 m. ago I was in so much pain I couldn't WALK but doctors simply sent me home with painkillers... and failed to diagnose condition that changed my life forever

EXCLUSIVE: Mother-of-one Alexandra Gerrard, 34, (pictured) was sent home with a prescription for painkillers despite the fact she was unable to walk.

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2 h. ago Dead body found in Leicester Asda car park as police launch probe

A dead body has been found in an Asda car park in Leicester - police launched an investigation after the shocking discovery was made yesterday morning

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17 h. ago Dead body discovered in abandoned BMW near Gatwick Airport sparks police investigation

A body has been found on the back seat of a car left abandoned on an industrial estate, a mile away from Gatwick Airport, in a shocking and unexplained discovery

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29 h. ago Brit travel agent's holiday test nightmare as leech 'sucks on his eyeball'

Tony Exall was on a jungle tour near West Papua, Indonesia, when his left eye began to irritate him. He was shocked to discover what was actually causing the problem

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30 h. ago Alzheimer’s blood test can spot people with early symptoms, study suggests

New test accurately diagnoses dementia by examining two proteins in blood plasma, US researchers findA new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease can accurately detect people with early symptoms, research suggests.Experts from the Mayo Clinic in the US have provided further evidence that blood tests can work to accurately diagnose dementia by examining two proteins in blood plasma. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Daughter, 19, who bludgeoned mum to death with frying pan was hiding huge secret

Sydney Powell would stop at nothing to stop her mum discovering her huge university secret with the most shocking kitchen killing taking place during mum's innocent phone call

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63 h. ago Scientists probing 'alien' mummies make shocking discovery inside womb of corpse

The mystery surrounding the bizarre alien mummies found in Peru has deepened after scientists made a shocking womb discovery.

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3 d. ago Why your back pain could leave you permanently incontinent or even paralysed because of this condition doctors are missing

Amateur world champion powerlifter Martin Brown, 44, waited four days for his diagnosis seven years ago and, as a result, has been left with permanent life-changing damage to his bladder, bowel and legs.

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3 d. ago Primary school bans smartphones after 9,000 messages sent in just one night in children's WhatsApp group

Shocked at the discovery, executive headteacher Simon Botten started a debate with parents on whether smartphones should be allowed in schools - and now pupils can't bring them in at all.

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3 d. ago Michael Mosley's family say 'hardest of our lives' as they mark one year since TV doctor's death

The TV doctor tragically died aged 67 after going missing while on holiday with his wife Dr Clare Bailey Mosley last year

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3 d. ago Cops responding to burglary in progress discover deer rampaging round hair salon

Police officers responding to a burglary in progress were shocked to discover it was in fact a deer that had broken in to an Iowa hair salon.

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3 d. ago Warning UK 'not prepared' for next major disease outbreak like foot and mouth

The UK is not ready for another outbreak of a major animal disease like foot and mouth or bird flu, experts have warned, as it emerged just 5% of live animal imports are undergoing physical checks

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4 d. ago People left shocked after discovering what 'Wonderland on Earth' which Avatar was based on looks like now

Disgraceful new footage reveals a look inside an ancient natural cave at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China - inspiration for James Cameron 's epic 2009 film 'Avatar'.

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5 d. ago Chief medical officer ‘anxious’ about US leaving World Health Organisation

Sir Gregor Smith said the move leaves a ‘gap’ in how experts understand emerging diseases.

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5 d. ago Rangers' new owners warned over manager appointment they must 'be wary of' as risk factor explained

Former Rangers chairman has say on search for new boss

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6 d. ago I dropped seven dress sizes on Mounjaro...but then 7 of my teeth fell out

A 42 year-old mum originally from the US, now living in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear in England, was horrified when she discovered shocking alleged side effects after taking a weight loss jab.

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6 d. ago Landlady's shocking discovery after turning up at house to chase unpaid rent

Tenant Paul Johnson has been jailed

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7 d. ago I found myself Googling: can brain cancer cause hiccups? How I fell into a hypochondriac rabbit hole

Begging doctors for tests, I worried that I was missing something and heading for an early death. Would understanding the roots of my health anxiety lead me to a cure?Throughout my adolescence and into my mid-20s, I spent a lot of time trying to understand my body. I was unwell, that much was certain. The question of exactly what was wrong with me was one to which I applied myself studiously. I had theories, of course. Looking back, these tended to change quite frequently, and yet the fear was always the same: in short, that I was dying, that I had some dreadful and no doubt painful disease that, for all my worrying, I had carelessly allowed to reach the point at which it had become incurable.This started at university, when I developed a headache that didn’t go away. The pain wasn’t severe, but it was constant – accompanied by a strange feeling of belatedness that told me it had already been going on for some time. How long, exactly, I couldn’t say – weeks, defi...

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7 d. ago As diabetes cases surge 40 per cent in a decade, and one in ten of us will soon have the disease, experts discover a shocking risk factor doctors have missed

Research suggests that diabetes can be triggered by gum disease - thought to affect about four in ten of people and concerningly on the rise, according to studies.

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7 d. ago Do YOU know where Vaseline comes from? People left shocked after discovering how the popular balm is made

On an episode of QI, aired by the BBC, Sandi Toksvig asked her guests whether any of them knew the origins of Vaseline - which is commonly used to soothe dry skin.

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