25 m. ago Philip Lowrie, original Coronation Street star, dies aged 88

Actor played original bad boy Dennis Tanner in the ITV soap when it first launched in 1960

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50 m. ago M&S shoppers go wild for 'unreal' £3.50 item in stores for a limited time

M&S stores have warned shoppers to "get yours quick", as the product is only on shelves for a limited time

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51 m. ago ‘Now we have options’: the scientists trying to cure our allergies

This week’s oral immunotherapy breakthrough is part of wider surge of interest in developing treatmentsA severe food allergy is among the few conditions that can propel a person from robust health to unconsciousness within minutes, and the risk of accidental exposure often casts a shadow of anxiety over those affected.But change is afoot, with a groundbreaking trial this week showing that two-thirds of adults with severe peanut allergies can be desensitised through clinically supervised daily exposure. The approach – oral immunotherapy – is already successfully used in children and is among a wave of treatments on the horizon aimed at reducing the burden of allergies – and potentially curing them. Continue reading...

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53 m. ago Morrisons, Asda, and Aldi issue emergency product recalls as millions warned of safety concerns

Scots shoppers are being advised to return items to stores if they are impacted by the alerts

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2 h. ago Sainsbury's to axe three key services at stores in huge shake

The supermarket chain has confirmed it will be shutting its remaining patisserie, hot food and pizza counters 'by early summer' as it released its latest financial results

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2 h. ago The first sign of blood cancer that left me fighting for my life was bruises on my leg

When Michelle Gidion first noticed the blue bruises dotted across her lower legs, she put them down to the family dog bashing into her.Other than feeling tired, she had no other symptoms.

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2 h. ago Fanatics opens their first collectibles store in London with Lewis Hamilton and a massive crowd

Fanatics opens their first collectibles store in London with Lewis Hamilton and a massive crowd  The New York Times

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3 h. ago Julia Bradbury reveals extreme measures she's taking for her health after breast cancer battle

She opened up about her health during an appearance on James Martin's Saturday Morning

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3 h. ago Childhood cancer survivors tackle London Marathon for ‘brighter future’

Children with Cancer UK hopes to raise £3 million towards its efforts to create a world where every child and young person survives their cancer.

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4 h. ago I blew my nose and spotted the ONLY sign of cancer that had spread to my breasts, liver and lungs

Wendy White, who lives near Worcester, initially contacted her GP in 2022 when she was left suffering the symptom. But she claimed she was told it was merely sinusitis.

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4 h. ago Sea Cadet sexually abused as a boy handed £110,000 payout more than fifty years later

A law firm says it has taken on more than 100 historic sexual abuse cases involving the Sea Cadets

Economics

5 h. ago Real Madrid show Bruno Fernandes their true colours amid Barcelona boycott rumours

Real Madrid have been embroiled in a row over refereeing on the eve of their Copa del Rey final against Barcelona

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5 h. ago Mickey Rourke’s ‘abhorrent’ remarks addressed during Celebrity Big Brother final

‘I saw this little lost boy in there,’ said Danny Beard

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6 h. ago Will Copa del Rey final go ahead? Latest news amid suggestions of Real Madrid boycotting Barcelona clash

Real Madrid failed to attend a training session before the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona

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6 h. ago The simple and affordable fashion swaps that helped me find my style after beating cancer

'I need a wardrobe shake-up after beating cancer'

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6 h. ago With WH Smith's name set to disappear from the high street, LAURA CRAIK writes a love letter to the stores that are no more

When yet another former high-street favourite shuts, it's not just doors that are closing, but a portal to our past, too. Laura Craik writes a love letter to the stores that are no more

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7 h. ago Gigi Hadid, 30, wears ring on THAT finger as she and boyfriend Bradley Cooper, 50, attend her birthday bash in NYC

Gigi Hadid was pictured celebrating her 30th birthday with boyfriend Bradley Cooper and her family in New York City on Friday. 

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7 h. ago Who’s a clever boy: the average dog has a mental age of about two. But what are they really thinking?

They can learn hundreds of words, count to five and read humans like a book, so why do we struggle to understand them? Scientists reveal the truth about our pets – and whether they ever feel guilty for eating our slippersThe thing that made me think my dog may be a genius was the word monkey. We’d developed a game where I’d hide her monkey toy – a sad, lifeless being, long lobotomised by my golden retriever puppy – and, when I asked her to find it, I realised she could differentiate the word monkey from other objects. A woman in the park had a similar story. On holiday in an unfamiliar cottage, she had misplaced the car keys. After hunting for them for over an hour, her dog, a border collie, overheard her and her husband talking about it, recognised the word “keys” and immediately went and found them.So maybe my dog, Rhubarb, isn’t a genius after all. Dogs, says Vanessa Woods, director of the Puppy Kindergarten project at Duke University in North Carolina, US, and writer of sev...

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7 h. ago Ambulance service and NHS trust admit failures over death of musician

Ebow Graham died after falling out of a third-storey window in east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episodeAn ambulance service and an NHS trust have admitted breaching their duty of care over the death of Ebow Graham, a founding member of the hip-hop group Foreign Beggars.Graham, 40, died after falling out of a third-storey window in Clapton, east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episode. Hours earlier London ambulance paramedics had dismissed his friends’ concerns about his behaviour. And a crisis call handler from East London NHS trust also failed to properly assess his risk or arrange an urgent mental health assessment within the recommended time. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago From a slinky dog to a firefighter – the 87 London Marathon record attempts

The London Marathon is taking place on April 27.

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