3 h. ago Dementia risk can be reduced by cutting out one common drink

More than 944,000 people in the UK suffer from dementia and research suggests you can reduce your chances of suffering from the condition by cutting out one drink

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6 h. ago Majority of young people don't know financial education is on the curriculum

Some 74 per cent of young people said they didn't know financial literacy was part of the National Curriculum, according to the study of 1,000 people aged between 18 and 24.

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11 h. ago From green bananas to a glass of milk, the simple diet tweaks PROVEN to cut the chances of bowel cancer, as experts reveal the cheap daily supplement that can reduce risk by 58pc

Nearly 17,000 people die from bowel cancer each year - and while around 5 per cent are aged 25 to 49, that figure is steadily rising. Here are simple ways to reduce your risk of developing it...

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22 h. ago ‘I was told I was too young to have Parkinson’s at 35 – these were the signs’

Five people in every 100,000 with Parkinson’s are aged 30-39, according to Parkinson’s UK

Politics

33 h. ago Premium Bonds results in Wales see 125 people get huge payouts

The UK-wide May prize fund was a huge £413m and in Wales 125 people won £5,000 or more with two people each bagging £100,000

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60 h. ago Reeves’s benefits cuts will hit red wall communities hardest, research reveals

Chancellor’s welfare cuts set to plunge 250,000 people into poverty

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68 h. ago Mindroom secures over £96,000 Young Start Award to support neurodivergent young people across Scotland

Funding will support new Youth-Led Change for Neurodivergent Rights project and participation programme, aimed at neurodivergent young people aged 8-24

Economics

69 h. ago Manchester Marathon: Temperatures soar as record number complete 26.2 mile course

It was an unseasonably warm day in the North West on Sunday as 36,000 people contributed to the largest day of marathon running in UK history

Sport

69 h. ago Daily pill approved for NHS that could help 1,000 people a year with painful 'invisible illness'

A "game-changer" pill for painful chronic condition endometriosis has been approved for use on the NHS

Politics

2 d. ago Question 7 by Richard Flanagan audiobook review – a bold memoir of life and near

History and autobiography are brilliantly intertwined as the Booker-winning author explores the choices and chance connections that shape our existenceAt the start of this boldly experimental memoir, the Booker prize-winning author Richard Flanagan visits the site of a Japanese labour camp where his late father was interned during the second world war and where he ends up awkwardly having his photo taken with a former guard, Mr Sato. The war ended weeks after the US launched an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 60,000 people in less than a minute. That bomb also led to Flanagan’s father, then days from death, being freed, which in turn allowed him to father a child who would grow up to become a writer. “How many people need to die in order that you might read this book?” Flanagan asks.Question 7, named after a riddle posed by Chekhov, is a book about the connections and choices that shape our lives, for better or worse. Flanagan is the narrator, his reading by turns mournful, reflec...

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2 d. ago Funeral home director 'handed fake ashes to thousands of pet owners

Patrick Vereb, 70, of Pittsburgh, PA, is alleged to have swindled more than £490,000 from around 6,500 people by promising to cremate their deceased cats and dogs for a fee

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3 d. ago The Underground Railroad went all the way to Canada – and a new photo exhibit preserves that legacy

For an estimated 30,000 Black people, the journey from enslavement in the US ended north of the borderBetween the late 18th century and the end of the American civil war, tens of thousands of Black Americans escaped the bondage of slavery by fleeing plantations to go north. The Underground Railroad had stops in states in which slavery was illegal, such as Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. But for an estimated 30,000 people, the journey continued beyond those states into Canada.Early Black American settlers in Canada – people who became Black Canadians before Canada was a country – made an indelible mark on their new home. They created thriving communities across Ontario and Nova Scotia and as far west as the Manitoba border; they founded abolitionist newspapers and paved the way for waves of migration that would follow. Continue reading...

Culture

3 d. ago parkwalk record smashed on parkrun and Vitality’s ‘Let’s Walk’ day

This weekend saw a record number of parkwalkers at parkrun across the United Kingdom as the nation came together for parkrun and Vitality’s ‘Let’s Walk’ day with over 13,000 people walking at their local parkrun.

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3 d. ago The attack on Zamzam refugee camp and what it means for the Sudan war

Guardian journalist Kaamil Ahmed reports on the devastating assault by the Rapid Support Forces on the camp in Darfur and what it tells us about the group’s plans in Sudan’s civil warZamzam, in Darfur, has been a place of refuge for decades. A sprawling camp in western Sudan, some have estimated that it houses up to 700,000 people – a place of relative safety from the violence that has engulfed the region over the last 20 years.It was also one of the last holdouts in Darfur, one of the few places in the region not yet under the control of the Rapid Support Forces. The paramilitary group has fought a devastating civil war with the Sudanese army since April 2023. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Read King Charles' powerful message to cancer charities in full

The King has shared a moving statement about his cancer battle for the first time, offering words of gratitude to the people and organisations helping over 1,000 newly diagnosed patients every day.

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4 d. ago Vietnam celebrates 50th anniversary of end of war: ‘Now it’s time for peace’

About 13,000 people, including troops, militias, veterans, and local citizens take part in parade

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4 d. ago Holidaymaker shares £50k hack that has taken him across the globe: ‘I basically travel the world for free’

A London flight attendant has revealed his "clever" hack for travelling the world "for free" – and it's helped him visit nearly 20 different cities, resorts, and islands. Andre Hellstrom, 56, has saved an estimated £50,000 by swapping homes with people across the globe.

Economics

4 d. ago People smuggling gangs 'taking advantage' as migrant Channel crossings pass 10,000 in record time

New tactics to distrupt people smuggling gangs will come into force over the next few months

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5 d. ago Skin expert warns 'most people' mistake deadly cancer for harmless bite

Over 25,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma every year. Yet thousands do not know the vital signs according to the expert.

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5 d. ago People's Postcode Lottery funding gives Highlands clubs help to open new doors

Community groups can knock open the doors for more Scots to take part in sport after winning £1,000 grants from leading charity Sported with funding from the People’s Postcode Lottery.

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