42 h. ago Britain's Got Talent tragedies from knife attack to mental health battles

ITV's hit show Britain's Got Talent has lost another shining star. Chantel Bellew was just 34 years old when she died, with her mother calling her a "ray of sunshine"

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42 h. ago Frank Bruno too unwell to collect top boxing gong after falling ill on long

Boxing legend Frank Bruno was given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Boxing Awards on Friday night, but the 63-year-old was too ill to attend

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3 d. ago Inside Jade Goody's wedding to Jack Tweed 16 years after emotional couple said 'I do'

Big Brother star Jade Goody tied the knot with Jack Tweed in a lavish ceremony in 2009, just one month before she lost her brave battle with cervical cancer

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3 d. ago Red alert as cases of illness caught by UK holidaymakers soar

UK Health Security Agency chiefs said people should 'take precautions' against disease which can cause serious health problems

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4 d. ago Six key highlights from Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement 2025 including DWP changes

The chancellor has announced further cuts in a bid to make billions of savings

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5 d. ago Chantel Bellew's heartbroken mum reveals devastating phone call before her death

Chantel Bellew's devastated mum has spoken out following the death of the dancer who appeared on Britain's Got Talent and admitted she received little mental health support

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6 d. ago I am sweating all night and have been going through hell since August. What is wrong with me

I'm 83 years old and my doctor is convinced I'm the oldest person in the UK who has glandular fever - when can I expect the night sweats, among other things, to stop? Dr Martin Scurr, above left, answers.

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7 d. ago Spoons boss Tim Martin tells Rachel Reeves to 'save British pubs for our mental health'

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star sat down with JD Wetherspoon boss Sir Tim Martin to discuss the health of the pub industry as part of our deep dive into the issues facing the nation's boozers

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8 d. ago Sky Sports presenter reveals how he his 'trying to cope' with becoming a new father as wife battles breast cancer after they lost three babies to miscarriage

The sports journalist was overjoyed when he and his wife Nicola Achilleas welcomed their daughter, Alyssia Hope, just seven weeks ago.

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9 d. ago One in 10 Dumfries and Galloway residents deemed 'economically inactive' due to ill health

Data from the Department for Work and Pensions shows the proportion of people of working age who are not in employment and not currently looking for work.

Economics

9 d. ago Frank Bruno breaks silence after boxing legend fell 'seriously ill' on flight

Boxing legend Frank Bruno, 63, has explained what happened after he was taken seriously ill on a long haul flight and was treated by medics at Doha Airport

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1 week ago Jake Humphrey breaks down in tears as he gives emotional on air tribute to his former BBC F1 co

Jordan, who ran his own team in Formula One between 1991 and 2005 - before continuing to be involved in the sport as a broadcaster for the BBC and Channel 4 -lost his cancer battle on Friday.

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1 week ago Experts split on whether mental illnesses are ‘overdiagnosed’ in UK

Were Wes Streeting’s claims true? Susan McPherson and Joanna Moncrieff go head-to-head

Science

1 week ago Brits with these 'two mental health illnesses face key DWP battle over lost PIP'

Lawhive's Head of Head of Legal Operations Daniel McAfee warned there will be a 'legal battle' between claimants with the DWP over the tightening of PIP assessments

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1 week ago Met Office warns Earth is 'profoundly ill' as scientists conduct 'planetary health check'

A report has warned of the growing risks to lives, the economy, and the planet

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1 week ago Labour's plan to save money on the backs of disabled people is wrong

Writing in the Daily Record, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville says the Labour Government is stigmatising disabled people and those who are affected by ill-health.

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1 week ago PIP and Universal Credit: Five key DWP benefit changes announced on Tuesday

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has announced key changes to the welfare system

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1 week ago 'Greedy' mother who set house ownership papers on fire and gave £1m fortune to her daughters to keep her benefits

Camilla Bains, who relied on means-tested benefits due to her ill-health, was divorced from her husband in 2011, but the financial wrangling between them dragged on until it was finally settled in 2019.

Economics

1 week ago DWP benefit changes: The five key announcements including PIP and Universal Credit

The welfare system is set to be reformed, DWP boss Liz Kendall announced today

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1 week ago Scots women to trek Sahara Desert after tragically losing four family members to brain tumours

Louise Cooper was the aunt and guardian of East Kilbride teen Max Jones who tragically lost a two-year battle with a "one in a billion" series of deadly brain tumours that also claimed the lives of his mum Angela and gran Margaret O’Kane.

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