51 m. ago This everyday ingredient could be raising your blood pressure... and it's not salt

Added sugars found in ultra-processed food and drinks could increase blood pressure raising the risk of heart attack, stroke and early death experts have warned.

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59 m. ago Wife screamed horrifying four words as her husband was dragged into MRI scanner and killed

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Keith McAllister, 61, was sucked into an MRI machine in New York by the heavy weight-training chain he wore around his neck in a tragic incident that claimed his life

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59 m. ago Husband's horrifying last gesture to wife as he was sucked into MRI scanner and killed

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Keith McAllister, 61, was dragged into an MRI machine by his weight-training chain as he tried to help his wife, Adrienne, off the table after her knee scan in Long Island, New York

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69 m. ago Barred yob who 'doesn’t know when to shut his mouth' threatened shop assistant

He made a slashing gesture and warned he would be waiting outside when the worker completed his shift.

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75 m. ago Thunderstorm warning LIVE weather and traffic updates as heavy rain set to batter Greater Manchester

The Met Office warns there could be a chance of localised flooding caused by sudden downpours

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1 hour ago Premium Bonds warning as you will start paying HMRC tax if you cross threshold

The prize fund rate for Premium Bonds recently changed

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1 hour ago While Starmer struggles with a broken system in Westminster, real power keeps leaking elsewhere | Rafael Behr

Far from No 10, Nigel Farage has been amassing power in the sprawling, networked space where 21st-century politics happensSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreWith a buzz of activity in parliament and mandatory back-to-school metaphors, a new political season opens in Westminster, but is that where politics really happens? Yes, in terms of people making policy and law in buildings that are world-famous for that purpose, the SW1 postcode is where it is at.But the heart of the machine beats with a weak pulse. The UK state is heavily centralised by the standards of most democracies, yet the people at the centre don’t feel powerful. Ministers can’t enforce bin collections in remote areas or call a halt to Middle East wars but they are made to feel answerable for all that is ill in the world, from hyperlocal to geopolitical.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist ...

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1 hour ago ‘The one thing it doesn’t have is actual sex’: the new Mary Whitehouse play that would have infuriated Mary Whitehouse

She was the morality crusader who became a figure of ridicule. Now Whitehouse is the subject of a new production starring Maxine Peake. We meet the gay feminist playwright who wrote itThe morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse was a trigger warning long before the term was used. From the 1960s onwards she pursued the BBC over sex and swearing on television and brought private prosecutions against the publisher of Gay News and the director of Howard Brenton’s play, The Romans in Britain, for what she viewed respectively as blasphemy and gross indecency.So, when Maxine Peake plays the Christian cultural vigilante in The Last Stand of Mrs Mary Whitehouse at the Nottingham Playhouse this week, will there be a warning about its content? Continue reading...

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1 hour ago People on common medications warned 'do not mix' with paracetamol or ibuprofen

Paracetamol and ibuprofen are two of the most commonly used painkillers in the UK, but the NHS has warned that they can be dangerous when taken with certain other medications.

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2 h. ago Iconic celebration sends clear warning to Man United star before Premier League return

Manchester United has changed drastically just a year and a half after an iconic celebration ushered in a new era

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2 h. ago NHS warns patients on certain medications 'do not mix' with paracetamol and ibuprofen

The NHS has issued a warning to people taking specific medications over the possible risks of mixing them with certain painkillers

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2 h. ago Cruel pet owner leaves dogs in dirty, cramped crates without water and bedding

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The dogs in Peyton McCarry's care were "dirty, nervous and dehydrated" when RSPCA officers and police inspected the woman's home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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2 h. ago UK weather maps show England to enjoy balmy 23C spell after thunderstorms set to hit UK

Weather maps suggest a comfortable, warm spell is on the way in September after the UK is set to be battered by rain and thunder in the coming days, according to weather warnings

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2 h. ago Met Office urges Brits in 64 places to prepare 'emergency' kit for 15 hours

Met Office weather forecasters say Brits living in 64 areas might want to consider gathering essential supplies to stay safe as thunderstorms could batter the UK for 15 hours today

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3 h. ago Sen. Mitch McConnell warns: ‘This is the most dangerous period since before World War Two’

‘What we need to do is avoid the headline at the end of the war, ‘Russia wins, America loses.’ It has huge worldwide implications,’ McConnell said of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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3 h. ago Senator’s visit to spy agency canceled after MAGA firebrand Laura Loomer intervenes

Senator Mark Warner described Laura Loomer as “a figure with a long history of extreme and outlandish fringe views, including 9/11 denialism, anti-Muslim harassment campaigns, and associations with white supremacists”

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4 h. ago Liverpool wonderkid Rio Ngumoha offered career advice by Mo Salah after title success

Mohamed Salah has warned Rio Ngumoha against the dangers of social media, with the Liverpool sensation urged to remain grounded amid increasing attention on his burgeoning career

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5 h. ago Met Office issues warning to Brits in 64 places to check 7 items around their homes

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across 64 areas of the UK, with residents urged to take precautions and check items around their homes

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6 h. ago Hurricane Kiko reaches 110mph and threatens to hit Hawaii's Big Island in days

Hurricane Kiko has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm as it barrels toward Hawaii, with forecasters warning it is likely to make landfall on the Big Island next week

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7 h. ago Met Office warns Brits in 64 places to expect three devastating impacts of storm

The Met Office has a yellow weather warning in place for thunderstorms for large swathes of the country, including the Midlands and south Wales, and flooding is possible

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