15 h. ago The phenomenon that turns your bad diet and drinking into life

A puzzling medical phenomenon named for scientist Raphael Cuomo is turning conventional wisdom about disease survival on its head.

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17 h. ago Haunting final texts of mother who told her family she was going on holiday... only to secretly die in a Swiss euthanasia clinic: Friend reveals anguish that drove woman to take her own life

Maureen Slough, 58, of County Cavan, Ireland, sent a string of haunting final messages from inside the controversial Pegasos facility in Basel where she had quietly paid £13,000 to end her life.

Society

19 h. ago I’m a nutrition expert. Here’s the truth about children and nuts

The diet industry has convinced parents that all fats are bad, but that’s not the case

Politics

30 h. ago Woman desperate to fund skin removal surgery after losing 39 stone

Danni Pryor, 37, now weighs 10st 8lbs - but needs skin removal surgery

Politics

35 h. ago 'I was helples and thought I was going to die – but Siri saved my life'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Emma-Louise Kelly, 34, was brutally attacked by her then-boyfriend Lee Thomas, 45, at her home in Chorley, Lancashire, on January 11 this year after they returned from dinner together

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41 h. ago Girl, 6, who 'died fighting' described as a 'beautiful soul'

Octavia Cook's mum, Elysee, said her 'brave' daughter knew instinctively when somebody needed a hug

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57 h. ago I used to judge my mother’s gambling addiction. Now I think she was longing for a fairytale ending

Toni Jordan’s mother gambled fast, ferociously, without any sense of fun. The author has come to realise she was dreaming of a bigger life My mother, Margaret, died in 2018 at 75. It was a good death, all things considered. The very end was savage, as endings often are, but she was in her own home and on her own two feet until the final week. For a woman who’d smoked two packs a day all her adult life, who’d never exercised or even walked to the shops, who refused to drink water (“I’d spew!”) and lived on Coca-Cola, paté on toast, jubes and green olives from a jar – considering all that, she did OK.During my mother’s final days, I had it easy. My sister, Lee, lived closer and is, to be honest, a more nurturing person. She’s caring. Patient. Lee is also better with money than me, but I thought I should at least attempt to help – so at the end, I took charge of Mum’s bank accounts. She lived on the pension and died with a run-down brick veneer villa unit in an over-50s complex, an old...

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57 h. ago Teenage girl, 17, who died at music festival was 'feisty, loving and full of life', sister tells mourners at emotional funeral

Mourners at the funeral of Mia Keevan, 17, heard a plea for young people to think about the choices they make and to look out for each other.

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3 d. ago Scientists begin to pinpoint what’s in food besides fats, carbs and protein

We consume the chemicals in food every day, but we have little idea what they do

Science

4 d. ago Killer branded 'madman' jailed for life as victim dies after tree branch attack

Anthony Ellis was 23 in 2012 when he battered Igor Pavlov with a tree branch in a park whilst in a rage - his victim died from his injuries more than 10 years later

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4 d. ago Brit, 67, dies after becoming stranded in hospital on Greece holiday

A family is speaking out to make others aware of holiday insurance errors after their dad passed away in Greece last month

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4 d. ago Davina McCall 'terrified of dying' as she makes heartbreaking statement after health scare

The ITV star has spoken about her fears around death, and even admitted she has put plans in place for what happens when she passes away.

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4 d. ago Davina McCall 'terrified she'd die' before brain surgery after tragic family loss

Davina McCall has opened up about her fears of dying in the past, and how she's now not afraid of the idea

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5 d. ago Davina McCall admits she was 'terrified of dying' before her brain tumour diagnosis after family loss

Davina revealed that her parents and sister died quite young, but she's no longer terrified of her own death after her benign brain tumour

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5 d. ago Davina McCall says she has been ‘terrified of dying my whole life’

The 57-year-old had surgery to remove a benign brain tumour last year.

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5 d. ago Davina McCall admits she has been 'terrified of dying my whole life'

The TV star also revealed she has made plans for what happens when she dies

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6 d. ago I’m a dietitian — here’s the startling amount of sugar in the new Dunkin’ drink and how to cut back

The first part of the chain’s fall menu launched on August 20

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7 d. ago New Dunkin’ fall drink has over twice the amount of daily recommended sugar — here’s a dietitian’s advice

The first part of the chain’s fall menu launched on August 20

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8 d. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Life in LA swings between courage and caution for thousands after immigration raids

Three months after aggressive immigration raids began in Southern California, everyday life has shifted. Masked agents pull up, and neighbors mount quick protests. Priests bring Communion to homes. Children log on to class instead of walking to school. Still, people step out — the rent is due. Work doesn’t pause.

Culture

9 d. ago Woman who was 'life of the party' dies at 22 after complaining of sore throat

Amy Forsythe, 22, from Northern Ireland, sadly died after her sore throat led to a deadly infection. Her family have honoured her memory by donating thousands of pounds to the hospital

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