42 m. ago One of the highest rates of Huntington’s disease found in north Scotland – study

The rate in the area is 14.5 per 100,000 people, more than five times the estimated worldwide rate of 2.71 per 100,000 people.

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72 m. ago Brisk walking linked to lower risk of heart rhythm problems, study finds

Study of 420,000 Britons suggests going at speeds of at least 4mph can lower risks by up to 43%Walking at a brisker pace could lower the risk of a wide range of heart rhythm problems, according to a study.The peer-reviewed research, published in BMJ Heart, analysed data from 420,925 participants of the UK Biobank who had provided data on their walking speed. Of these, 81,956 gave more detailed data on the amount of time they spent walking at different paces. Continue reading...

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89 m. ago NASA unveils chilling timeline for Earth's final days under a dying Sun

A group of NASA scientists has come up with a timeline for the complete end of life on Earth using mathematical models powered by supercomputers, and the results are not good

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1 hour ago Schoolgirl dragged unconscious through park after 'gang attack' has £2,000 raised by sickened locals

Hope Lyden, 13, was allegedly attacked by a group of teenagers at a local park in Glasgow who dragged her while unconscious, as Police Scotland charged two girls, aged 12 and 13

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2 h. ago Joe Swash breaks down in tears as he makes heartbreaking admission to Stacey Solomon

Stacey Solomon was left in tears as she comforted partner Joe Swash over a heartbreaking admission the former EastEnders star made in the latest instalment of their BBC show

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2 h. ago Prince William's reaction said it all during Aston Villa's incredible PSG fightback

Aston Villa were knocked out of the Champions League by PSG but the Premier League side almost completed an unlikely comeback on a memorable evening at Villa Park

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3 h. ago LA county facing financial turmoil after wildfires and $4bn abuse settlement

County to cut budget by almost $90m as it tackles nearly $2bn in fire-related costs and cuts to federal fundingLos Angeles county is experiencing unprecedented financial challenges amid growing costs from the historic wildfires that ravaged the region earlier this year and a $4bn sex abuse case settlement, the county CEO said this week.The region faces roughly $2bn in expenses related to January’s fires, which killed 30 people and destroyed nearly 17,000 structures. Earlier this month the county announced it had a $4bn agreement to settle thousands of claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities dating back 1959 – the largest such settlement in US history. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Celtic and Rangers launch groundshare talks with Glasgow City as 5,000 seat 'hub' could leave Hampden behind

SFA president Mike Mulraney has reportedly started talks between Glasgow's three professional women's clubs

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4 h. ago I rented out my home for the Masters in Augusta... and it paid our mortgage for a year

A family just paid off a year's mortgage - thanks to the 2025 Masters Tournament. 

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4 h. ago Birmingham council ‘on track’ to clear bin backlog by weekend

Uncollected waste had peaked at 22,000 tonnes as the strike continues

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5 h. ago The £22 hair thickening solution so effective it has over 6,000 five

Shoppers swear by this 100% natural hair growth oil

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5 h. ago The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan

The trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish sillinessThere are some spectacles of US decadence and decline that almost seem too on the nose – the sort of orgies of vulgar provocation or fantastic lack of self-awareness that exceed the limits of parody, so that if they were in a novel, you’d think the writer was laying it on a little thick. Among these is the all-female flight by Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-owned rocket tourism company, which on Monday launched a phallically shaped pod full of women – including the pop star Katy Perry and Bezos’s partner, Lauren Sánchez – on a brief trip into space.The flight, which was promoted for months in advance, was touted as a triumph of feminism, a win for science and an embrace of the kind of expansive, curious human spirit of striving and possibility that once animated both. Instead, the flight served as a kind of perverse funeral for the America that once enabled both scie...

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5 h. ago Weedkiller maker moves to settle suit over Parkinson’s disease claims

Syngenta has been besieged by lawsuits from people claiming its product caused the neurological conditionBesieged by thousands of lawsuits alleging that its paraquat weedkiller causes Parkinson’s disease, its manufacturer, Syngenta, has entered into an agreement aimed at settling large swaths of those claims.A court filing on Monday confirmed that a letter of agreement between the parties had been signed. In a court hearing on Tuesday, one of the lead plaintiff lawyers, Khaldoun Baghdadi, said the terms of the settlement should be completed within 30 days. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Glasgow man jailed after scamming council out of £700k covid loans

Aftab Baig, was jailed for four years for defrauding Leeds City Council out of more than £710,000.

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6 h. ago Prepare for more extreme heatwaves, experts warn, as areas with most deaths revealed

Higher temperatures can increase risk of heart attack, stroke, lung problems and other diseases

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6 h. ago Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over co

The memorandum of understanding will grant inquiry access to material held by the Irish administration.

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7 h. ago Scot who pretended to be Greggs property manager to scam council out of £710,000 in Covid grants jailed

Aftab Baig was arrested in Glasgow

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7 h. ago Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over cooperation

The memorandum of understanding will grant inquiry access to material held by the Irish administration.

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7 h. ago Fake Greggs manager in 'disgrace' for huge £710,000 Covid fraud

He made bogus claims against 32 branches of Greggs

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7 h. ago Online troll who created Blue Whale suicide 'game' group that encouraged children to kill themselves after completing a series of tasks is jailed for nine years

A sinister online troll who sought to manipulate children and teenagers to commit suicide has been jailed in Russia.

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