1 hour ago Battle to stop new takeaway in Britain's fattest town where 80 per cent of locals are overweight and some eat fast food three times a day

Eighty per cent of the residents of Ebbw Vale in South Wales are classed as obese from living on high calorie takeaways, a report earlier this year found.

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16 h. ago Health chiefs are trying to stop a new takeaway opening in a town dubbed Wales' 'fattest'

The town already has a lot of takeaways which make up over 70% of the town's food establishments

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20 h. ago Health chiefs progress with Paisley hospital ward closure despite concerns over replacement service

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) announced plans last year to close ward 36 and replace it with a Hospital at Home service in what it called a “test of change”.

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20 h. ago RFK Jr aide was so upset about her firing she accidentally crashed her car as she left work – into his

Hannah Anderson, former deputy chief of staff for policy at Department of Health and Human Services, reportedly backed into Robert F Kennedy Jr’s vehicle after being dismissed in July

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4 d. ago Spain hotel salmonella outbreak worsens as health chiefs plan to take 'action'

Travellers staying at the Izan Cavanna Hotel in Murcia, Spain, were rushed to hospital after complaining of feeling sick. A salmonella outbreak has since been declared

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5 d. ago Chickenpox jab to be offered on NHS amid warning kids starting school unprotected

Health chiefs have decided to add the vaccine against the varicella zoster virus to the existing combined measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) jab starting from January

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5 d. ago CDC officials who quit in protest lead call to ‘get politics out of public health’

Staffers gather in Atlanta to applaud senior leaders who resigned after CDC chief Susan Monarez was firedWho’s who in the CDC crisis?Senior CDC vaccine research and public health leaders who resigned in protest told hundreds of supporters across the street from the campus on Thursday that the Trump administration needs to “get politics out of public health”.The agency is reeling from the firing of the CDC chief, Susan Monarez, but Monarez, who was confirmed as CDC chief just a month ago, has refused to be removed. Three senior leaders – Debra Houry, Demetre Daskalakis and Daniel Jernigan – resigned shortly after in protest, citing the alleged spread of misinformation under the Trump administration and political interference in their work. The staffers cheered and applauded them at the event on Thursday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as health chief fired in RFK Jr's anti

RFK's campaign to Make Measles Great Again goes from strength to strength, Trump gets sued by someone he tried to fire illegally and more wild things that happened in Trump World in the last 24 hours

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6 d. ago White House says it fired US health agency chief after her refusal to step down

CDC director Susan Monarez’s lawyers earlier said she had not been notified by the administration of her removal

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1 week ago The Guardian view on Gaza’s future: Israel should end the killing. Its allies must not remain complicit | Editorial

The suffering and death of Palestinians is multiplying. Seizing and occupying Gaza City would only deepen the horrorIsrael faces a stark choice. So do its allies. International condemnation pushed Israel into allowing a trickle of aid into Gaza. But it remains utterly insufficient, and Palestinians are still starving to death. Israel has killed more than 62,000 people, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s health ministry.Israel’s former intelligence chief Aharon Haliva, in charge when the Hamas atrocities of 2023 took place, was recently recorded saying that “For every person on October 7, 50 Palestinians must die. It doesn’t matter now if they are children.” That isn’t merely vengeful and obscene, it explicitly describes a war crime. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dion Dublin warns buyers to 'steer clear' of property after spotting red flags

Homes Under the Hammer star Dion Dublin aired caution telling potential buyers to "steer clear" of one Merseyside property for a very good reason

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2 w. ago Boden's 'beautiful' ballet flats dubbed the 'total power shoe' now on sale

Boden shoppers are loving the Penelope Mary Jane Flats, which are currently on sale with a 60% discount.

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2 w. ago Isle do it! Health chiefs are offering nurses £60,000 to work on the UK's most remote island, famed for its stunning scenery and 50 residents

In an effort to recruit a nurse to the idyllic Scottish spot of Fair Isle, the successful candidate will be offered £10,000 worth of allowances and a car.

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2 w. ago Kids playground dubbed 'largest' of its kind coming to Welsh city

The indoor adventure playground also comes with a surprising feature

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2 w. ago Alert issued by health chiefs after oropouche virus is detected in three Britons, these are the warning signs of 'sloth fever'

UK health chiefs have issued an urgent warning after three people were diagnosed with 'sloth fever' in Britain.

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2 w. ago Health chiefs claim disability support won't be affected by moving Renfrewshire centre

Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) revealed proposals earlier this year to move the services delivered by the centre to the three new hubs

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2 w. ago Illegal migrants hiding in lorries could be behind surge in food poisoning outbreaks that has seen up to 3,000 trucks contaminated, claims report

Lorries were the most common route used by people smugglers to hide migrants before tighter security around ports and the Channel Tunnel led to rise in small boat crossings.

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2 w. ago Outrage as transport regulator finds illegal migrants hiding in lorries could be behind explosion in food poisoning outbreaks: '3,000 trucks contaminated'

Lorries were the most common route used by people smugglers to hide migrants before tighter security around ports and the Channel Tunnel led to rise in small boat crossings.

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3 w. ago Suspect arrested after shooting at Texas Target kills at least three people

Austin police chief said the suspect fled the scene and stole two cars before being captured and taken into custodyA gunman opened fire outside a Target store in Austin, Texas, on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring a fourth. The suspect, who fled the scene in a stolen car, is in police custody according to local officials.The name of the shooter has not been released, but was identified as a white 32-year-old man with a history of mental health issues, said Austin police chief Lisa Davis. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago New Ayrshire & Arran health board chief executive sets out his stall

The new top man at NHS Ayrshire & Arran has spoken for the first time.

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