52 h. ago ‘It sounds like witchcraft’: can light therapy really give you better skin, cleaner teeth, stronger joints?

From infrared saunas to LED beauty masks, a billion-dollar market has grown around the healing power of light. But where does the science end and the hype begin? Light therapy is certainly having a moment. You can now buy glowing gadgets for everything from skin conditions and wrinkles to sore muscles and gum disease, the latest being a toothbrush enhanced with tiny red LEDs, described by its makers as “a breakthrough in at-home oral care”. Globally, the market was worth $1bn in 2024 and is projected to grow to $1.8bn by 2035. You can even go and sit in an infrared sauna, where instead of hot coals (real or electric) heating the air, your body is warmed directly by infrared light. According to its devotees, it’s like bathing in one of those LED-lit beauty masks, boosting skin collagen, relaxing muscles, relieving inflammation and chronic health conditions while protecting against dementia.“It sounds a bit like witchcraft,” says Paul Chazot, professor in neuroscience at Durham Univer...

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6 d. ago The Guardian view on the cloud crash: an outage that showed who really runs the internet | Editorial

A failure at Amazon’s server centre paralysed global services for 15 hours. It was not just a glitch but a stark reminder of our digital dependency and fragilityAn outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday disrupted apps and websites around the world, affecting more than 2,000 companies and leaving millions of users unable to access services like Snapchat, Roblox, Signal, Duolingo and even Amazon’s own operations. Removing the tech from our tech-dependent existence led to workers being sent home and exams delayed. The crash, which lasted 15 hours, underlined how deeply our digital lives depend on a small number of cloud providers – and how vulnerable many everyday systems are to a single failure.If data is the new oil, then cloud computing is the pipeline, the refinery, the tanker fleet and, increasingly, the pump too. The big three – AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud – account for 60% of global cloud computing. They own the networks and cables that move data across the worl...

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6 d. ago 'New' medical condition that 'attacks' skin, stomach and lungs 'baffling doctors'

It is a 'relatively new' condition that can cause a wide range of symptoms - but is often hard to diagnose

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6 d. ago Girl's ‘excruciating’ skin condition can leave her unable to move

Only around 5,000 cases of the ‘butterfly skin’ condition have been diagnosed in the UK, one of which is 13-year-old Naomi Fields

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7 d. ago Snooker world champion reveals health battle leaving him dizzy and unable to see

Zhao Xintong became China's first snooker world champion in May, beating the legendary Ronnie O'Sullivan in the semi-finals before hammering Mark Williams 18-12 to clinch the title

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8 d. ago Major internet outages resolved after 'recovery' of Amazon Web Services

A number of huge apps crashed this morning leaving thousands of users unable to access their favourite sites.

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8 d. ago 'Half the internet' goes down after Amazon cloud outage leaving millions unable to use Ring, Alexa, and banking apps

An outage has taken down hundreds of popular websites including Snapchat, gaming platform Fortnite and languages app Duolingo.

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9 d. ago Let the suffocation commence as Celtic green light pursuit to leave rivals unable to breathe

Celtic pick up their Premiership campaign at Dundee on Sunday after Rodgers admitted their were "nowhere near" the levels they want last time out.

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1 week ago A GP’s guide to managing one of the most common skin conditions

Acne vulgaris affects more than 80 per cent of teenagers and young adults

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on the IMF’s warning: Britain’s economy runs hot for profits, cold for pay | Editorial

Labour is misreading the economics – leaving it unable to deal with the G7’s worst inflation and flat living standardBloomberg’s headline said it all: “UK Faces Worst G-7 Inflation and Flat Living Standards, IMF Says”. The International Monetary Fund warns that inflation will be higher in the UK than in any other major advanced economy – including in the US, where Donald Trump’s tariffs are driving up costs for American consumers. This while GDP growth per head crawls at 0.4%, the weakest of any major economy. Real wages have stagnated for 11 months. Meanwhile, official figures show that unemployment has climbed to 4.8%, the highest since spring 2021. Forget talk of Britain’s “upgraded growth”; the economy, under Labour, is running hot only for those collecting profits.The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) projects that by 2029 average disposable incomes will be £570 lower than today, a fall of 1.3% – the sharpest drop in living standards since records began in 1961. This isn’t a sim...

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2 w. ago 'Scariest ever' horror series leaves fans 'unable to sleep' streaming for free

A horror series that has been described as the "most terrifying" TV show ever made is streaming for free, and fans are being warned to prepare for a chilling experience

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2 w. ago Woman, 41, born with a painful condition that leaves her skin as delicate as tissue paper and was 'not expected to survive infancy' reveals how she copes with living in daily agony

Courageous Emma Fogarty, 41, is the longest living Irish person with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare and painful condition that leaves the skin as delicate as tissue paper.

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2 w. ago Warning to drivers as millions with keyless car fobs risk being locked out of cars

As temperatures drop, keyless car fobs could start to fail, leaving drivers unable to access their vehicles.

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2 w. ago Tower block residents infested by thousands of flies leaving them unable to open their windows

Residents suffering from the revolting infestation say they have been "forced" to become fly experts with the insects having plagued them since in the 1990s – and the council still hasn't sorted it out.

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2 w. ago Block on small boat migrants claiming British citizenship could be ruled 'unlawful' under new human rights legal challenge

An application for a judicial review could leave the Government unable to block citizenship applications from migrants, the Daily Mail can reveal.

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2 w. ago Barbaric birdman trussed up birds of prey in cat cages in filthy home

Brandon Hodge's treatment of large birds of prey left one dead and others with broken wings and skin conditions due to being held in tiny makeshift prisons

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3 w. ago Pop star cancels tour as medical emergency leaves her 'unable to think straight'

A chart-topping singer, who is currently in the middle of her tour, has been forced to cancel some of her future concert dates as painful medical issue leaves her in agony

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3 w. ago New technology could ‘revolutionise’ eczema treatment for patients with skin condition

Experts say the new tool could end ‘years of suffering for millions of patients across the UK’

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4 w. ago 'I moved from Manchester to Australia after British weather burned my skin'

A woman has shared how she was forced to move to Australia after her skin condition became so severe that she was left with no option but to head halfway around the world

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