11 h. ago A woman dies every two minutes globally due to failures in maternal care, shocking new figures reveal

More than a quarter of a million women around the world died during their pregnancy or within six weeks of giving birth in 2023, WHO figures reveal. Rebecca Thomas and Alicja Hagopian report

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19 h. ago A woman dies every two minutes due to failures in maternal care, shocking new figures reveal

More than a quarter of a million women around the world died during their pregnancy or within six weeks of giving birth in 2023, WHO figures reveal. Rebecca Thomas and Alicja Hagopian report

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7 d. ago 'I died for 25 minutes on the school run and saw my body on the ground below me'

Tessa Romero, 50, says she had an out-of-body experience when dropping her daughters off at school

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7 d. ago 'I died for 24 minutes on school run, what I saw on other side changed my life'

Tessa says she now longer fears death having floated out of her body when her heart stopped working

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1 week ago A nutritionist reveals the weekend meal prep tips that could transform your weekly diet

With so many pressures on our time, it's no wonder healthy eating often feels like too much work - but meal prep doesn't have to be daunting.

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1 week ago ‘Bittersweet’ final video of Paul O’Grady shared by his widower

In the clip, recorded 20 minutes before he died, O’Grady thanked his fans for reading his book.

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1 week ago Paul O'Grady's husband shares heartbreaking video of star 20 minutes before he died

Paul O'Grady's husband Andre Portasio has shared a video of the TV presenter taken just 20 minutes before his death from sudden cardiac arrhythmia in March 2023

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1 week ago Paul O'Grady's widower shares heartbreaking final video of star taken just 20 minutes before he died

Paul O'Grady's widow has shared a heartbreaking final video of star taken just 20 minutes before his death.

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1 week ago Paul O'Grady's widow shares heartbreaking final video of star taken just 20 minutes before he died

Paul O'Grady's widow has shared a heartbreaking final video of star taken just 20 minutes before his death.

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1 week ago I’m a vet for bees – I think I might be the only one in the US

Every bee is precious, and as the weather gets more erratic I’m growing concerned about the effect it is having on their wellbeingPhotographs by Kate MedleyI’m an only child and grew up in the US in a time when children were free-range. My parents would open the door in the morning and say, “come back for meals.” I would disappear into the forest and wetlands. I loved the constant stories around me that I didn’t understand: the stories of animals.When I was about seven there was a litter of kittens in the house, and a board crushed one of the kittens. The vet examined her mouth and said, “she’s not going to make it”, and minutes later she died in his hands. I couldn’t understand how he knew that – I wanted that superpower to understand animals, and that is why I wanted to become a vet. I got a degree and have been working as an environmental health scientist for more than 25 years. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Football clubs chase sweet dreams as the latest key to high performance | Will Unwin

From Brentford to the NBA, experts highlight tackling ‘unhealthy habits’ around sleep for athletes to reach their peakWhen it comes to optimal performance, football clubs analyse diet, physiology and a plethora of minute details to ensure players have the best chance of peaking at the right time. One area that may merit greater focus is sleep.Insomnia and other sleep issues are prevalent across British society. It is estimated that 30% of the population do not enjoy good quality rest but in elite athletes that figure rises to more than 50%. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sick mum, 30, arrested for forcing own son to wear electric shock dog collar

The child came to school with visible marks on his body from an electric shock collar, leading to the arrest of his mother and grandmother

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2 w. ago I died for three minutes and came back... this is what I experienced

The unnamed man, who posted on the website Reddit, said he had been declared clinically dead after developing meningitis at a party when he was just 15.

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3 w. ago Grieving dad's heartbreaking final trip to school after the body of his missing six

A body has been found in the search for a missing six-year-old girl.

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