26 m. ago Voices: My GP told me my diagnosis over text. Is this Wes Streeting’s vision for the NHS?

The Independent’s health correspondent Rebecca Thomas has spent years working with women with endometriosis, but how her GP delivered the news that she too has the condition left her appalled beyond measure

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60 m. ago Lawyers warn of death and rape threats after Reform and Tories' 'two

In an unprecedented intervention, six legal bodies, representing 250,000 lawyers, expressed “grave concern” over the language being used toward legal professionals

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67 m. ago Mum's urgent warning as son chokes on item invisible to hospital X

Holly Morrison says her 10-year-old son Michael was playing video games when he began to choke

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85 m. ago Royal Parks Half Marathon route, road closures, London Underground warning and weather forecast

Royal Parks Half Marathon route, road closures, London Underground warning and weather forecast  MyLondon

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1 hour ago Keir Starmer's security adviser Jonathan Powell is 'too close to China', Labour cabinet ministers warn

Jonathan Powell is facing scrutiny across the political divide after he reportedly refused to call Beijing an 'enemy' of the UK in evidence for the case.

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1 hour ago Gordon Brown's chilling warning about what Farage as PM would mean for children

The former Prime Minister hit out at the cruel cuts pledged by Reform UK and explained this would be the equivalent of shutting down the NHS while closing schools

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1 hour ago A Place In The Sun boss warns don't apply for show if you can't make one 'genuine' move

There is one very strict rule for would-be homebuyers applying to take part in the long-running Channel 4 show, producer Siobhan O’Gorman has revealed

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2 h. ago LIVE 'Major disruption' after incident at train station in Eccles

Passengers have been warned of delays until 11.30am

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2 h. ago Boy, 17, in critical condition after being shot in Arnos Grove, north London

Boy, 17, in critical condition after being shot in Arnos Grove, north London  Sky News

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2 h. ago Scots heading to southern Europe this weekend warned of four

Travellers will have to register their fingerprints and photographs to enter the Schengen area.

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3 h. ago Woman, 20, issues 'put your balloons down' hippie crack warning days before death

Amy Louise Leonard, known affectionately as Amy Lou, shared a video warning about the dangerous drug nitrous oxide when she was left hospitalised and unable to walk

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3 h. ago Bin men in Glasgow face 'deplorable' conditions as rats 'having a party and a buffet'

GMB Union convenor Chris Mitchell branded the scene “an absolute disgrace” as he shared a video of conditions within a back court.

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3 h. ago Conservationists warn bees and butterflies are at risk of disappearing for good

More than 20 per cent of both bumblebee and cellophane bee species are under threat

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3 h. ago From getting kids to eat veg to curbing screen time: the parenting hacks that actually work

Tots refusing to brush their teeth? Teenagers ignoring your texts? Siblings squabbling – again? Readers and experts share their tried and tested fixes to parenting nightmaresSmart speakers are a great parenting crutch, whether it be for setting a timer (kids seem to be weirdly obedient to them) or asking Alexa for homework help when the kids put you on the spot. But reader Katie Matthews has hacked the parenting matrix. “I used to have to nag repeatedly to get the kids out of the house,” she says. “Now our Google speaker announces a five-minute warning before we need to leave. They know they have to do their last bits of faffing when they hear that warning. Then the speaker announces, ‘Shoes on, let’s go!’ when it’s time to leave. It really has transformed our mornings.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Baby with swollen belly found to have twin inside with limbs and umbilical cord

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: A newborn baby shocked doctors after they discovered a parasitic twin growing inside her in an extremely rare case after her stomach became distended

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3 h. ago Threats ‘mounting’ for wild bee and butterfly species in Europe, experts warn

Essential pollinators at risk from habitat loss, climate change and pollution, IUCN assessment says.

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3 h. ago Vet shares puppy farm 'red flags' for anyone looking for new dog

The expert warned pet owners to look out for the 'red flag' signs that could signal trouble

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4 h. ago Girl walks into bathroom at home to find decapitated man in bath with knife in his neck

A schoolgirl was horrified to find the decapitated remains of her mum's boyfriend in the bath after her older brother allegedly warned her he had 'done something bad'

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4 h. ago Graphic AI videos of women being murdered seen by thousands of people online

Experts warn such videos ‘hugely contribute towards the maintenance of a culture of sexism and misogyny’

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4 h. ago Perils of moving to the country nobody ever warns you about: Neighbours snoop at your bins and call the police after you park outside your own house

Writer Rebecca Tidy has shared the perils of moving to the country nobody ever warns you about - after relocating to Cornwall.

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