4 h. ago Experts warn against one thing amid the viral TikTok 'sleepmaxxing' trend

The latest viral trend is all about optimising your sleep.

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15 h. ago 'Sleepmaxxing' is the viral trend taking over TikTok but experts warn against one thing

A new trend is sweeping across TikTok, and for once, it’s not about waking up earlier or squeezing more productivity into the day but how you can optimise your sleep

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21 h. ago Doing one thing for '31 to 45 minutes' before bed may worsen your sleep, experts warn

The study saw 435 adults asked seven key questions about their bedtime usage of smartphones and snoozing habits

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27 h. ago Deadly new coronavirus strain HKU5 found in bats 'can spread to humans,' expert confirms

Experts warn that a new bat coronavirus has the potential to spill into humans, similar to Covid-19, with the virus in the same group at the bugs responsible for the MERS-CoV virus

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39 h. ago Americans rip into London’s ‘best full English breakfast’ in viral TikTok

Americans rip into London’s ‘best full English breakfast’ in viral TikTok  Yahoo News UK

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52 h. ago Every hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study finds

Experts warn young people should have limited use of devices and spend more time outdoorsEvery hour young people spend in front of screens increases their chance of being shortsighted, researchers have found, with experts warning young children should have limited use of devices and spend more time outdoors.Myopia is caused by having an over elongated eyeball and is a growing problem, with research suggesting about 40% of children and adolescents worldwide could have the condition by 2050. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Man suffers random bruising all over body – then learns horror health discovery

A man has gone viral on TikTok after sharing the three symptoms he experienced before being diagnosed with blood cancer – now he's urging everyone to spot them before it's too late

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3 d. ago Fossil fuel firm’s $300m trial against Greenpeace to begin: ‘Weaponizing the judicial system’

Experts warn victory for Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a Trump donor, could have a ‘chilling’ effect on free speechA fossil fuel company’s $300m lawsuit against Greenpeace opens in rural North Dakota on Monday, in a case that has been widely condemned by constitutional rights experts as baseless, bad faith litigation that threatens free speech.Energy Transfer Partners, a Dallas-based oil and gas company worth almost $70bn, accuses Greenpeace of defamation and orchestrating criminal behavior by protesters at the Dakota Access pipeline (Dapl). Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn

As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and retreats from funding global public health efforts, mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – is at greater risk of becoming a wider global emergency, according to aid workers and global health experts.“It’s a real mistake not to be doing everything we can to control this while we’re still able to,” said Stephen Morse, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University focusing on risk assessment of infectious diseases. “Taking huge steps backwards is only going to make everything worse.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago In these dark times of racially charged election campaigns, the German left offers a flicker of hope | Fatma Aydemir

Heidi Reichinnek’s speech went viral on TikTok – and sparked a surge of support from voters who reject the mainstream’s xenophobiaI was shopping for groceries the other day in Berlin’s neglected northern outskirts, when I remembered a joke. A banker, a social welfare recipient and an asylum seeker are sitting at a table. There are 12 cookies in front of them. The banker takes 11 cookies and says to the social welfare recipient: “Watch out, the refugee wants your cookie.”It came back to me as I witnessed a young white mother completely losing it at the checkout. At first I thought it was the prices that had caused her fury, though there was no indication of that; I was probably just projecting my own anxieties about money on to the woman’s tantrum. It took me a moment to realise that she was accusing another woman, also a mother but not white, of standing in her way on purpose. She shouted that this was her country and we should all step out of her way and that soon we would see. Two...

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4 d. ago Viral ‘Spudman’ TikTok star wins council apology amid battle to save pitch he’s held for 22 years

A petition to keep Spudman at his site in Tamworth town centre is approaching 100,000 signatures

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4 d. ago Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy. But experts warn they come at a price.

Johor in Malaysia is being transformed by the construction of giant data centers

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5 d. ago Clue in mystery bowel cancer epidemic: UK children hit by debilitating gut condition that's linked to disease

A 60 per cent rise was seen in primary school age children in England and Wales in the past decade. Experts warn the condition can have serious health consequences.

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5 d. ago Beloved TikTok chef Spudman is threatened with EVICTION: Campaign to save viral potato genius from council who want to replace his stall

Beloved TikTok chef known as the Spudman could face eviction as a busybody council  wants to remove him to plant flowerbeds.

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5 d. ago Ryan Reynolds faces backlash for 'minimising' Blake Lively's lawsuit with a joke

Ryan Reynolds made a joke about his wife Blake Lively’s lawsuit, sparking backlash. Experts warn that the comment could downplay the seriousness of her claims and discourage other abuse victims from speaking out.

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5 d. ago One misstep away from World War III: Keir Starmer's 'peacekeeping' operation in Ukraine would be fraught with danger and has potential to trigger wider conflict, military experts warn

British spymaster Colonel Philip Ingram fears tyrant Vladimir Putin would never stick to any peace deal and could open fire on British troops acting as part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

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6 d. ago Everyday gadget could be making you go deaf and it's nothing to do with the volume, experts warn

The condition, called auditory processing disorder (APD), sees the brain struggle to decipher sounds or words and differentiate them against background noise.

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