68 h. ago Gene Hackman died of natural causes days after wife died of rare respiratory virus

Cause of Betsy Arakawa’s death was hantavirus pulmonary syndrome while Hackman died of heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease contributingThe actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, succumbed to a rare respiratory virus, authorities said on Friday.Arakawa died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome while Hackman died of heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease contributing, said Dr Heather Jarrell, the chief medical investigator for the New Mexico office of the medical investigator. The couple’s partially mummified bodies were discovered last month at their home in New Mexico. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa's causes of death revealed

Dr. Heather Jarrell chief medical investigator for the state of New Mexico said that autopsies had been performed on the couple last Thursday and uncovered the reasons behind the death.

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3 d. ago 'We need this' plead Merthyr business owners as £300m ski resort investment now hangs by a thread

Council planning officers have recommended that the planning committee refuses the Rhydycar West application - leaving some locals stunned

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3 d. ago Reducing smartphone harms in law ‘relies on process, not one big bang event’

An MP’s proposed Bill would instruct UK chief medical officers to publish advice for parents on the use of smartphones and social media by children.

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3 d. ago Gene Hackman 'could have died of a broken heart,' claims pathologist in devastating theory

Chief Medical Examiner for the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, James Gill has mused over two potential theories about the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife

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4 d. ago NHS medical director becomes second health chief to quit in a week

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, who was a familiar face of the No 10 pandemic press conferences, to stand down a week after shock resignation of Amanda Pritchard

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4 d. ago DOGE suffers biggest loss yet as thousands of probationary USDA employees ordered back to work

5,600 probationary workers at Department of Agriculture will remain on the job for at least another 45 days

Economics

5 d. ago ITV's Dr Amir Khan supported after sharing GP surgery update

The Lorraine and This Morning star shared an update from his day job on Wednesday

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5 d. ago Nanny who quit her job after only THREE hours of work sues for unpaid wages

Ley Tsang was 'shown the ropes' during an induction session with the child's parents before changing her mind about the job the next day, an employment tribunal was told.

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8 d. ago Ex chief medical officer applied for job days before saying she was too ill for Covid probe

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Calderwood has continued work for a prestigious university despite telling the Inquiry she wasn't able to testify.

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1 week ago Huge fall in UK work visas as asylum seeker applications rocket to record level, Home Office data shows

A total of 108,138 people applied for asylum in Britain in 2024, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began

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1 week ago Sharp fall in work visas as asylum seeker applications rocket to record level, Home Office data shows

A total of 108,138 people applied for asylum in Britain in 2024, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began

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1 week ago Sharp fall in work visas issued by Home Office as asylum seeker applications rocket

A total of 108,138 people applied for asylum in Britain in 2024, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began

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1 week ago US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers

Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applicationsThe US state department has ordered officials worldwide to deny visas to transgender athletes attempting to come to the US for sports competitions and to issue permanent visa bans against those who are deemed to misrepresent their birth sex on visa applications.The 24 February state department cable obtained by the Guardian instructs visa officers to apply Immigration and Nationality Act section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) – the “permanent fraud bar” – against trans applicants. Unlike regular visa denials, this section triggers lifetime exclusion from the United States with limited waiver possibilities. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Shop stopped from selling booze late even though no locals objected

A council officer warned the move could lead to a 'creep' in similar applications from other shops and that there were 'other ways of making money' beyond selling alcohol when 'people are trying to sleep at 11 o’clock at night'

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2 w. ago Cycling to school almost became extinct – until one man revived the bike bus

Sam Balto took the idea from a local school to the White House and beyond, inspiring a global movement in which children feel the benefits of cycling together“It’s a movement, not a moment.” That’s the mantra from Sam “Coach” Balto, a former school teacher from Portland, Oregon who quit his day job to stoke a revolution called the “bike bus” – groups of kids and families cycling to school together.How did one person in a mid-sized American city turn a weekly bike ride into something of a phenomenon? He leaned on the power of social media. In the past two years his videos have been viewed by hundreds of millions of people. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago University of South Wales to axe 90 jobs and cut courses due to 'financial challenges'

The announcement has been made on the same day Bangor University announced 200 job losses

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2 w. ago ‘I’ve served my country for 20 years’: trans military members fear an assault on their rights – and their honor

As the defense secretary introduces a flurry of anti-trans policies, servicepeople fear the worst – a blanket ban – is yet to comeFor Bree Fram, an active duty lieutenant colonel in the US space force with 22 years of military experience, the last few weeks have been “incredibly challenging”.“Like thousands of other transgender military personnel, I am doing my job every day, while feeling fear and uncertainty of what is coming next,” said Fram. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trans military members on the feared ban: ‘I would meet Trump to show how we’ve served our country’

As the defense secretary introduces a flurry of anti-trans policies, servicepeople fear the worst – a blanket ban – is yet to comeFor Bree Fram, an active-duty colonel in the US space force with 22 years of military experience, the last few weeks have been “incredibly challenging”.“Like thousands of other transgender military personnel, I am doing my job every day, while feeling fear and uncertainty of what is coming next,” said Fram. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Should we all be taking creatine? The bodybuilders' favourite could boost brain health

Not just for making gains in the gym, creatine might help you ace your day job too, discovers nutritionist Louise Pyne

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