5 h. ago Inside America's 'human sacrifice zone' where cancer is killing thousands and locals are terrified

We spoke to scared residents and upon our reporter's return, she suffered breathing difficulties doctors said could have been brought on by exposure to toxic chemicals.

Events

4 d. ago ‘I’ve killed my kid with cancer’ Woman’s words to police after killing her six

Karolina Zurawska killed her son Alexander while gripped by a mental illness which had overwhelmed her, likely as a result of the stress caused from dealing with his medical conditions, a court heard

Events

5 d. ago 'Hooligan' psycho seagulls 'shower seaside town in s*** reeking of rotten fish'

Locals in Lowestoft, Suffolk, say thousands of kittiwakes - a red-listed species of gull - have returned to their old nests in the town from the specially-built coastal roosts

Politics

8 d. ago Cancer killed my fit and healthy sister, 26, just ten months after she was diagnosed

A grief-stricken sister has told of doctors' multiple failings to spot the bone cancer that killed her 'kind, considerate and warm' sister at just 26-years-old.

Science

1 week ago The only sign of mum's bowel cancer that killed her in a year

Maria Paszkiewicz went to the doctors but was told her symptoms were the ill-effects of a food intolerance. Within eight months she had died from bowel cancer that spread to her liver.

Events

1 week ago Judge says labor unions' lawsuit over DOGE access to Labor Department systems can move forward

A federal judge says he won’t dismiss a lawsuit from labor unions seeking to block Elon Musk’s team from accessing systems at the Labor Department

Events

1 week ago Common diabetes drug may 'slow down or prevent' cancer in those at risk of 'aggressive' form of disease

A widely used diabetes drug holds promise in the treatment of the third biggest cancer killer in the UK, new research suggests

Events

1 week ago Millions who take cheap, common drug could be protected from deadly type of cancer

Cambridge found a drug that costs mere pennies per pill could help prevent a type of cancer that kills about four out of five patients within five years of their diagnosis.

Events

1 week ago Trump officials won’t share evidence accusing deported Maryland father of ‘human trafficking’

Allegations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was ‘involved in human trafficking’ first appeared publicly during a White House briefing

Politics

2 w. ago Fury as Sandbanks restaurant is liquidated with £600K in debts with thousands owed to local suppliers

Andy Price abruptly closed the The Tandy eatery in January with the loss of all the staff after running into financial troubles. The restaurant is reportedly in debt to 52 different creditors.

Economics

2 w. ago Rare whisky worth thousands of pounds stolen in early morning Perthshire distillery raid

One of the whiskies targeted at the Glenturret Distillery, which is home to a two-Michelin starred restaurant, was worth £5500 a bottle.

Politics

2 w. ago Weezer bassist wife had wild former life in harem, cancer battle and chilling final murder post

Author Jillian Lauren Shriner, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, lived an interesting life prior to being shot by the LA Police department, inlcuding a cancer battle and a work on the victims of a serial killer

Events

2 w. ago Weezer bassist wife had wild life in harem, cancer battle and chilling post before shooting

Author Jillian Lauren Shriner, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, lived an interesting life prior to being shot by the LA Police department, inlcuding a cancer battle and a work on the victims of a serial killer

Events

3 w. ago We are under siege from thousands of seagulls that have infested a local rubbish tip 30 miles from the coast

Residents have claimed they are under siege from thousands of seagulls that have infested a local rubbish tip 30 miles off the coast, making their lives 'unbearable' near Blackburn, Lancashire.

Politics

3 w. ago ‘My father’s death saved my life’: director Steve McQueen on grief, gratitude and living with cancer

After his dad died at 67, the 12 Years a Slave film-maker knew it was only a matter of time before he would get prostate cancer, too. The disease kills 12,000 men a year in the UK – a disproportionate number of them black. Now, in a bid to save lives, he is speaking out about his own diagnosis, alongside the doctors who successfully treated himSteve McQueen felt relieved when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had no symptoms, was perfectly fit, at the peak of his game. Yet the Oscar-winning film-maker and artist believed it was inevitable. After all, his father had died from it, and he is a black man. The statistics speak for ­themselves. They are as overwhelming as they are bleak. One in eight men will get prostate c­ancer. They are two and a half times more likely to get it if their father or brother had it. They’re twice as likely to get it if they’re black – and they’re two and a half times more likely to die from it, too.McQueen is here today with his urology specialist...

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3 w. ago ‘My father’s death saved my life’: director Steve McQueen on grief, gratitude and getting cancer

After his dad died at 67, the 12 Years a Slave film-maker knew it was only a matter of time before he would get prostate cancer, too. The disease kills 12,000 men a year in the UK – a disproportionate number of them black. Now, in a bid to save lives, he is speaking out about his own diagnosis, alongside the doctors who successfully treated himSteve McQueen felt relieved when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had no symptoms, was perfectly fit, at the peak of his game. Yet the Oscar-winning film-maker and artist believed it was inevitable. After all, his father had died from it, and he is a black man. The statistics speak for ­themselves. They are as overwhelming as they are bleak. One in eight men will get prostate c­ancer. They are two and a half times more likely to get it if their father or brother had it. They’re twice as likely to get it if they’re black – and they’re two and a half times more likely to die from it, too.McQueen is here today with his urology specialist...

Politics

3 w. ago Father, 36, forced to have intimate area removed after discovering killer cancer

A father-of-one who survived two bouts of killer cancer has urged men not to 'die of embarrassment' and seek help for intimate problems.

Events

3 w. ago After layoffs and funding problems, Head Start leaders fear what comes next

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ran the Head Start early education program

Politics

3 w. ago Miranda July and Elizabeth Strout shortlisted for the Women’s prize for fiction

American authors of All Fours and Tell Me Everything are competing for the 30th award alongside four other novels highlighting ‘the importance of human connection’American writers Miranda July and Elizabeth Strout have been shortlisted for the 30th Women’s prize for fiction alongside four debut authors.The six titles in contention for the £30,000 prize all draw on “the importance of human connection” in different ways, said writer and judging chair Kit de Waal. “What is surprising and refreshing is to see so much humour, nuance and lightness employed by these novelists to shed light on challenging concepts.” Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Here's where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation's top health agencies

Thousands of people at the nation’s top health agencies were laid off Tuesday

Society