1 hour ago Four dead in flood horror while victims face huge cleanup and urgent snake warning

As emergency serivices continue to search for people in need, many on Australia's east coast are coming to terms with the damage to their homes after record floods

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7 h. ago Germany trumpets its reckoning with its Nazi past – except when it’s inconvenient | Hanno Hauenstein

From a media prize with a dubious pedigree to the horrors of Gaza, the establishment forgets and remembers what suits it bestGrowing up in Germany, we were taught to believe we had done better. Better than our grandparents’ generation, who swept their complicity under a thick rug of silence. Better even than our parents, whose revolts in the late 1960s rarely led to any serious reckoning with the legacy of the Holocaust.Born in the late 1980s, my generation learned about Auschwitz early on. We visited former concentration camps and studied the Nazi regime not as an alien aberration, but as a warning: this is how democracies die. Today, with the far-right AfD and ethno-chauvinism on the rise, that warning has never felt more urgent.Hanno Hauenstein is a Berlin-based journalist and author. He worked as a senior editor in Berliner Zeitung’s culture department, specialising in contemporary art and politics Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Urgent 'do not eat warning' slapped on popular health snack with allergy risk

THG Nutrition Limited, which manufactures the product, said the recall affected all batches of its 75g single cookies and box of 12 cookies which could pose a risk to allergy sufferers

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22 h. ago Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning issued over popular snack sold in Tesco, Asda and Iceland

The product is being recalled due to possible health risks

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22 h. ago Urgent warning over outbreak of deadly virus 'spread by faeces' that's surging through parts of Europe, killing six

Holidaymakers jetting off to a popular European destination have been urged to get jabbed after hundreds have been infected with deadly disease.

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23 h. ago Rushden fire sparks urgent warning for residents to close doors and windows

A fire has broken out at a recycling warehouse in Rushden, sending a towering plume of smoke over the area that can even be seen from space which has sparked an urgent health warning

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27 h. ago Urgent 'do not eat' warning issued as popular 'healthy' snack is recalled due to deadly allergy risk

It is feared the sweet treat may contain hidden traces of wheat and p ose a risk to anyone with an allergy or intolerance to gluten.

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30 h. ago Expert warns of common mistake landing drivers hefty fines and invalidated insurance

Car insurance experts have issued a stark warning over a common mistake that hundreds of Brits commit each year. The mishap could leave drivers with hefty fines and invalid insurance

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42 h. ago Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester looks nearly unrecognisable in trailer for steamy drama's second season

The second season of the hit period drama is set to premiere on Apple TV+ next month

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43 h. ago Huge hotel strike set to hit Brits' favourite holiday islands over peak summer season

Hotel workers say they want to cause as much disruption to tourists as possible for maximum impact. Workers will down tools on June 6th on several days in July, unless a deal is struck.

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43 h. ago Scientists warn Enhanced Games athletes of heart attack risks and having libidos ‘killed off’

Researchers hit out at organisers’ claims of athlete safetyPaper also points to ‘evidence of psychiatric conditions’Enhanced Games competitors run the risk of their libido being “killed off” as well as a greater chance of heart attacks and psychiatric issues by taking performance enhanced drugs, leading experts have warned.Prof Ian Broadley, whose research has been supported by the World Anti-Doping Agency, and his colleague Martin Chandler, a research fellow who specialises in PEDs, also told the Guardian that organisers’ claims that banned drugs can be made safer if taken under medical supervision are “incorrect and misleading”. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Experts issues warning over popular cars with 'engine killer fault'

The engine part is in a huge range of cars but can lead to total engine failure and eye-watering repair bills - see the full list

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43 h. ago Experts issue warning over popular cars with 'engine killer fault'

The engine part is in a huge range of cars but can lead to total engine failure and eye-watering repair bills - see the full list

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46 h. ago Always wake up early? It could be 'hidden' symptom of a life

Waking up too early could be your body's way of signalling a serious health issue, experts have warned.

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47 h. ago Met Office map shows exact time UK to be hit by rain as dry spell comes to end

"Heavy" rain is set to hit the UK from Friday, May 23

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50 h. ago TV presenter and 'narcissism expert' taste test Meghan Markle's As Ever jam.. and their verdict is brutal

Talk TV presenter Kevin O'Sullivan has issued his scathing verdict on the Duchess of Sussex's jam, as his guest claimed it tasted of 'greed' and 'entitlement'.

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52 h. ago Urgent 'do not eat' warning issued as milk pulled from shelves due to deadly bacteria

Raw milk is unpasteurised and unfiltered, and is popular due to its creamy taste and thickness. However, unlike pasteurised milk, it hasn’t been heat-treated to kill off bacteria

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55 h. ago Hot weather set for triumphant return as weather maps turn molten red in 27C surge

The latest weather forecast maps show what looks like the next heatwave set to hit the UK, which could boost temperatures by up to 10C - but with some 'blustery showers' thrown in

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63 h. ago Scientists issue urgent warning over solar storm poised to cause global blackouts and travel chaos: 'We're not prepared'

Scientists have warned that humanity is not prepared for extreme space weather, as a solar storm is predicted to smash into Earth this week.

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68 h. ago Lorraine's tearful ITV staff 'fear for her future' after 'kick in the teeth' news on cuts

Lorraine staff have been left devastated by the scale of job losses set to hit the programme as the programme prepares to be slashed from an hour to 30 minutes

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