12 h. ago ‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babies

The need for women to be accompanied by a man in public is blocking access to healthcare and contributing to soaring mortality rates, say expertsIt was the middle of the night when Zarin Gul realised that her daughter Nasrin had to get to the hospital as soon as possible. Her daughter’s husband was away working in Iran and the two women were alone with Nasrin’s seven children when Nasrin, heavily pregnant with her eighth child, began experiencing severe pains.Gul helped Nasrin into a rickshaw and they set off into the night. Holding her daughter’s hand as the rickshaw jolted over the dirt road, Gul says she prayed they would not encounter a Taliban checkpoint. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain

Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time

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3 d. ago Ben Fogle reveals wellness experience that helped him recover from ‘mental health wobble’

‘I feel lighter, happier and calmer,’ TV host said

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3 d. ago Ben Fogle credits saunas for helping him recover from 'mental health wobble' after 2023 breakdown left him with crippling paranoia and anxiety

The TV presenter, 51, candidly revealed last year that he had endured a mental health storm' in 2023 , which saw him battle 'crippling paranoia and anxiety'.

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6 d. ago Comedian's eyes changed colour after she was struck by lightning and paralysed for nine hours

Carly Electric, 30, from Queensland in Australia said the near-death experience has gone on to help with her dating life as men are 'intrigued' to hear about what happened

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7 d. ago US could see return of acid rain if pollution rules are quashed, says scientist who first discovered it

Gene Likens, who first identified acidic rainwater in 1960s, said the Trump administration’s ‘rollbacks are alarming’The US could be plunged back into an era of toxic acid rain, an environmental problem thought to have been solved decades ago, due to the Donald Trump administration’s rollback of pollution protections, the scientist who discovered the existence of acid rain in North America has warned.A blitzkrieg launched by Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) upon clean air and water regulations could revert the US to a time when cities were routinely shrouded in smog and even help usher back acid rain, according to Gene Likens, whose experiments helped identify acidic rainwater in the 1960s. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago US could see return of acid rain due to Trump’s rollbacks, says scientist who discovered it

Gene Likens, who first identified acidic rainwater in 1960s, said the Trump administration’s ‘rollbacks are alarming’The US could be plunged back into an era of toxic acid rain, an environmental problem thought to have been solved decades ago, due to the Donald Trump administration’s rollback of pollution protections, the scientist who discovered the existence of acid rain in North America has warned.A blitzkrieg launched by Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on clean air and water regulations could revert the US to a time when cities were routinely shrouded in smog and even help usher back acid rain, according to Gene Likens, whose experiments helped identify acidic rainwater in the 1960s. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago JoJo Siwa is selling a VIP concert experience for over $900 — but you have to help her set up

‘So you basically pay to work?’ one person questioned on X

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8 d. ago Gut health study of world’s oldest person reveals key to ageing well

Maria Branyas Morera, who died last year aged 117, had extremely youthful gut health

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9 d. ago Spring Statement 2025: What you can expect including taxes, benefits and spending cuts

The Chancellor is expected to reveal significant cuts to the Civil Service as well as unveil further details of the cuts to benefits and disability payments

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1 week ago Parents of Scot who died on Spanish hen do create guide for families affected by death abroad

Kirsty Maxwell's parents Brian and Denise Curry have used their experience to help the Scottish Government produce its Bereavement Abroad Through Homicide or Culpable Homicide memorandum.

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1 week ago Man with cerebral palsy shares how working with escorts has 'changed his life'

Andrew Gurza, who has cerebral palsy and is a full-time power wheelchair user, has opened up about his experience with sex work and why it's helped to change his life

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2 w. ago Kate Middleton gives adorable insight into Princess Charlotte's passion as she chats with school mother

A school mother chatted to Kate at the Wellington Barracks and revealed that her daughter and Princess Charlotte, nine, often go head-to-head in school matches together.

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2 w. ago The best times to book flights — including how you could save nearly £1.5K on a trip to the Maldives

New data reveals how far in advance to book your flights, as well as the best days and times to secure the biggest savings

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2 w. ago A Place In The Sun's Danni Menzies gives brave update on fertility journey

A Place in The Sun star Danni Menzies has opened up on her fertility journey. The TV personality began sharing her experience of the egg freezing process last year to help combat any stigma

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3 w. ago Sex expert reveals why some women can't reach orgasm... as well as tips on how to achieve it

DailyMail.com spoke with Emma Kobil, LPC, a trauma therapist who specializes in working with women and couples, about orgasms.

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3 w. ago Agadir: Our wellbeing editor reveals why Morocco’s coastal city is the ultimate wellness break

In this special episode of TravelSmart – in partnership with Jet2holidays – we're diving deep into Agadir.

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3 w. ago ‘I demand to have some booze!’: how do actors fake being drunk or on drugs?

From The White Lotus to Industry, hedonism is everywhere on TV at the moment. Actors, and the ‘wellbeing facilitators’ tasked with keeping them safe, reveal the trick to acting under the influence“Iam not a big drinker, I don’t do drugs, I don’t smoke,” says Sagar Radia, best known as the ruthless, potty-mouthed trader Rishi Ramdani in the HBO/BBC banking saga Industry. “But when friends and family watch, they’re like: ‘You look like you do know what you’re doing.’”Nowhere was this more the case than in season three’s White Mischief, an episode focused entirely on the character’s grim descent into gambling addiction, inflamed by booze and cocaine. Previously described by a colleague as “the ghost of Margaret Thatcher in a handsome Asian kid”, here Rishi starts to look more like a disgraced Tory MP in the 90s, as he binges on shots and coke in a seedy casino. At first he’s euphoric – dancing like a drunk uncle at a wedding – but soon his behaviour becomes erratic, his movements ...

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3 w. ago Coronation Street spoilers: Tracy and Rob twist, concern for Debbie and James' shock plan

Coronation Street spoilers for next week reveal more about a returning character, as well as a twist involving villain Rob Donovan - and there's also concern for Debbie Webster

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3 w. ago What Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet really said during 'painful' exchange at tennis match

Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet's 'painful' exchange at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California has been revealed.

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