5 d. ago Losing weight 'increases the risk of early death' says professor in BMI message

Losing weight is often viewed as the best way to improve health and longevity, but this may not always be the case, according to an expert who has conducted research in the area

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6 d. ago DIY fans risk death following social media tutorials for hazardous jobs

A new study has found more than half of Brits have tried to install an electrical wall socket or switch after watching a guide on social media such as YouTube, Instagram or TikTok

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6 d. ago Trump’s shuttering of global media agency endangers reporters, staff say

Employees who may have to return home risk death or imprisonment at hands of authoritarian governmentsForeign workers at US government-backed media outlets being cut by the Trump administration say they face deportation to their home countries, where some risk imprisonment or death at the hands of authoritarian governments.Earlier this month the Trump administration moved to defund the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), an independent federal agency that oversees the Voice of America (VoA), the US’s largest and oldest international broadcaster, and provides grants to Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other news agencies. Staff have been placed on administrative leave and contractors have been fired. The agency had around 3,500 employees with an annual budget of $886m in 2024. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Deaf TikTok star assessed as ‘high risk’ of suicide two days before death

Imogen Nunn, who was born deaf, had more than 780,000 followers on social media, where she raised awareness of hearing and mental health issues.

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1 week ago Teenagers risk death by running across busy M60 slip road and narrowly miss cars

Dashcam footage shows the two teenagers running across an M60 slip road southwest of Manchester before a driver claimed to have waved at them to alert the pair about dangers

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2 w. ago Thousands raised in GoFundMe for man allegedly held captive by stepmother for 20 years

‘I wanted my freedom,’ the man said after setting his house ablaze last month to save himself

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2 w. ago Starved boy held captive for 20 years by stepmum seen drinking out school urinal

The victim's teachers spotted him drinking from a urinal in haunting evidence of boy who was allegedly starved and tortured whilst being held captive for 20 years.

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2 w. ago How a man risked death by setting home on fire to escape after 20 years of alleged captivity

The 32-year-old paints a picture of two decades of severe abuse, while his stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, denies all wrongdoing, writes Josh Marcus

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2 w. ago Heartbreaking cries for help of boy held captive by evil stepmom revealed by his school principal

A man who was allegedly held captive by his stepmother for 20 years repeatedly cried for help as a child.

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2 w. ago Kimberly Sullivan arrested for allegedly holding stepson captive for 20 years in house of horrors

Connecticut woman Kimberly Sullivan, 56, was arraigned on Wednesday on a host of disturbing charges, including assault and kidnapping.

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2 w. ago BBC Morning Live Dr Oscar shares diet switch linked to '17% lower death risk'

Last week, Harvard Univesity spotlighted the health benefits of swapping one ingredient in your diet. Now, Dr Duke has shared his verdict

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3 w. ago Pregnant Jesy Nelson breaks down in tears as she reveals she needs emergency procedure to save unborn twins after receiving serious diagnosis

The Little Mix star, 34, revealed earlier this week that she's been diagnosed with pre-twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, meaning one or both babies could be at risk of death.

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3 w. ago Coronation Street confession as David Platt risks another exit after surviving planned death

As fans of the ITV soap know, the hairdresser was prepared to die to save his family from gangster Harvey Gaskell

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3 w. ago Substituting this everyday food item can reduce cancer death risk by 17%, study finds

A simple diet swap could boost longevity, new research suggests

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3 w. ago Simple diet switch could dramatically cut risk of cancer death, major study finds

Eating too much butter could make you die earlier, a shocking new study has found - while eating vegetable oils increases your lifespan.

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3 w. ago Cutting this common ingredient from your diet could slash your risk of an early death

Here’s what you should switch to instead

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3 w. ago How to live longer: Making one key diet swap with butter could lower your risk of early death

The authors concluded that "higher intake of butter was associated with increased mortality, while higher plant-based oils intake was associated with lower mortality"

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3 w. ago Swapping butter for one of three common kitchen items could lower your risk of early death

The authors concluded that "higher intake of butter was associated with increased mortality, while higher plant-based oils intake was associated with lower mortality"

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3 w. ago Swapping butter for corn or olive oil ‘could slash risk of early death’

Researchers found the highest butter intake was associated with a 15% higher risk of dying from any cause compared with the lowest intake.

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3 w. ago Important health warning issued to women who 'don't have sex often'

The researchers found that females between the ages of 20 and 59 who had sex less than once a week were at a 70 per cent increased risk of death within five years.

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