3 h. ago Daily drink could reduce risk of deadly cancer killing 17,000 Brits annually

A doctor has shared a simple way to reduce your risk of bowel cancer

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6 h. ago Tourists 'paid £70,000 to shoot innocent people in "human safari" hunting trips to Sarajevo

Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italian tourists who allegedly paid £70,000 to shoot innocent people in 'human safari' hunting trips to Sarajevo, with extra charged to kill children.

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18 h. ago Brit TikTok influencer who lied about deadly cancer breaks silence in tearful confession

Brittany Miller, 29, is known for her parenting lifestyle content but eight years ago, she told her followers at the time that she had stage three gastric cancer

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21 h. ago NHS trust fined £565,000 after woman killed herself on ‘death trap’ ward

Alice Figueiredo, 22, died in 2015 on the Hepworth ward at Goodmayes hospital after 18 similar attempts to self-harm A woman whose daughter killed herself on a “death trap” mental health ward in London has called for urgent change after an NHS trust was fined more than half a million pounds.Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life at Goodmayes hospital, Redbridge, after 18 similar attempts. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war

Groups of Italians alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siegeProsecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s.More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by constant shelling and sniper fire between 1992 and 1996 in what was the longest siege in modern history after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago This supplement could dramatically cut heart attack risk, scientists say

Researchers call for rigorous monitoring protocol to adjust vitamin D supplementation every three months

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32 h. ago UK’s most popular dog name revealed as champ retains its crown

Rover’s annual pet names report proves that Brits really have gone barking mad when it comes to naming their pooch, with Luna holding on to its crown as the top choice

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52 h. ago 'Silent killer' hits top 10 causes of death as 1 million unaware they have it

New figures show the condition kills 45,000 every year but many have no idea they have it until it is advanced

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54 h. ago Silent killer secretly affecting a million people in UK now in top 10 causes of death

The disease has few symptoms until it is advanced and now kills up to 45,000 people prematurely every year in the UK

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2 d. ago The nut secret: 14 easy, delicious ways to eat more of these life

A handful of nuts a day can help manage obesity and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and some kinds of cancer. Yet most of us don’t get enough. Here’s a no-fuss guide to getting your 30g a dayHow often do you eat nuts? The planetary health diet, introduced in 2019 and updated last month, recommends that everyone eat a portion every day (unless you have an allergy). Alongside eating more fruit, vegetables, whole grains and legumes, and fewer animal products and sugary foods, this could help prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, as well as slash food-related greenhouse gas emissions.Yet according to Prof Sarah Berry, the chief scientist at Zoe, many don’t eat any nuts at all. In the UK, the average consumption is 6g a day. Romanian researchers found higher levels of nut consumption in Canada, some African countries and some regions of Europe and the Middle East, and lower levels in South America. But overall, they said: “Consumers may not have ...

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3 d. ago King Charles III leads Britain's Remembrance Sunday ceremony for war dead

King Charles III has led Britain’s annual ceremony of remembrance for war dead in London

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3 d. ago SAS 'directly involved' in killing 4,000 terrorists in ambushes and sniper attacks

Britain's most trusted army regiment have been in major conflict zones around the world, helping to bring terrorists down; all doing this with no public recognition

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3 d. ago My daily energy drink habit landed me in the hospital with severe organ damage

A 21-year-old man in Turkey suffered a severe and potentially deadly disease after following a bizarre habit to try to prepare for an upcoming race, doctors warned in a medical journal.

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4 d. ago Tanzania police arrest opposition party official after deadly election protests

Chadema party says deputy secretary general arrested and calls election of incumbent president fraudulentTanzanian authorities have detained a senior official from the main opposition party Chadema amid a spate of arrests in connection to deadly protests during elections last week.More than 1,000 people were killed by security forces during the demonstrations, according to Chadema and human rights bodies. The Tanzanian government has said these figures were exaggerated but did not give its own figures. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Tanzania officials seek arrest of opposition leaders after fatal election protests

Incumbent president won with 98% of vote but opposition was barred from running and say result was fraudulentTanzania is seeking the arrest of 10 people, including senior opposition figures, it has blamed for the deadly protests during elections last week.More than 1,000 people were killed by security forces during the demonstrations, according to the main opposition party, Chadema, and human rights bodies. The Tanzanian government has said these figures were exaggerated but did not give its own figures. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The number of steps a day that can help reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s

Benefits appeared at just 3,000 steps – roughly half an hour of walking at a moderate pace

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6 d. ago The chilling handwritten letters discovered in missing Blackpool schoolgirl Charlene Downes' bedroom

Charlene Downes, 14, went missing on 1 November 2003. Despite a £100,000 police reward for information leading to the conviction of her killer, no one has ever been brought to justice.

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6 d. ago Poorer heart health in middle age linked to increased DEMENTIA risk

Experts today urged people to focus on eating well, exercising and not smoking to help keep the heart healthy and reduce dementia risk.

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7 d. ago A decade after 19 were killed in the Mariana Dam disaster 620,000 Brazilians await justice in a UK court

Anglo-British mining giant BHP face a verdict in the UK High Courts by the end of this year over their responsibility for the Mariana dam collapse

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7 d. ago Antibiotic commonly prescribed in UK may also reduce risk of mental health condition

The international team involving scientists at the University of Edinburgh made the discovery by analysing large-scale healthcare register data from Finland

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