3 h. ago Four symptoms in the leg could be 'first clue' of deadly cancer

Health experts have issued a warning over the potential first sign of pancreatic cancer, which is often hard to spot.

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5 h. ago Intruder with mental health issues vandalizes Washington state Capitol

An intruder broke into the Washington state Capitol and smashed a glass door, set fire to a rug and flag, knocked over busts of George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr. before he was taken into custody by state troopers

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19 h. ago Older people with ongoing health issues could be due up to £1,362 every month

Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment are providing extra financial support for over 1.7 million pensioners across the UK.

Economics

32 h. ago BBC Strictly's Amy Dowden issues emotional statement about health after show exit

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has issued an emotional statement after she and her celebrity partner Thomas Skinner were eliminated from the competition

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33 h. ago Tina Turner's son Ike Turner Jr dead at 67 after battling multiple health issues

The music icon's adopted son died at a hospital in Los Angeles with the news was confirmed by Tina’s niece, Jacqueline Bullock.

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34 h. ago Ike Turner Jr dead: Tina Turner's son dies aged 67 after battling multiple health issues

Tina Turner's son, Ike Jr, has died at the age of 67 after a string of debilitating health conditions her niece, Jacqueline Bullock, has shared in a sad family announcement

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36 h. ago The health issues that could be an early sign of lung cancer

As the NHS offers ‘revolutionary’ blood test, here are some signs you could have lung cancer

Science

40 h. ago ‘We all need someone’: the hairdressers tackling stigma of mental health issues in west Africa

In Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Togo, where therapy services are almost absent, some stylists are being trained to listen, comfort and guideYopougon, the largest of Abidjan’s 13 communes, with a population of 1.5 million, is known for its entrepreneurial grit, its bubbly nightlife and, in pop culture, as being the birthplace of Francophone Africa’s most popular comic character, Aya de Yopougon.Beneath the bustle, it is also home to another taboo-busting pioneer: 49-year-old Adjoua Catherine Tano, a hairdresser who has spent two decades offering mental health advice, or just listening quietly as she cuts her clients’ hair. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago 10 key signs your pet could be experiencing gut health problems

From lip licking to arching their back, these common behaviours could indicate your pet is experiencing tummy troubles or has a gut health issue - but there are things you can do to help

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62 h. ago Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec admits ‘it bothered me’ as show exposed agonising health issue

Aljaz Skorjanec has battled with psoriasis since he was a teenager and admits it had an impact on him earlier in his career

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2 d. ago Dementia experts issue alert over wood stoves and car issue that could increase risk

Nearly one million people in the UK are believed to be living with dementia, but some lifestyle changes can lower your odds of developing the condition

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3 d. ago Bonehead pulls out of Oasis reunion tour as he issues devastating health update

The guitarist said he is 'responding really well to treatment'

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3 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing’s Alex Kingston says 'complex health issues’ was reason for joining BBC show

Alex and Johannes are currently rehearsing a more challenging set of steps ready for the samba on Saturday (October 4) night.

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4 d. ago People on Universal Credit with health issues could be due up to £1,149 every month

Disability benefits such as PIP or Adult Disability Payment do not count towards the benefit cap.

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4 d. ago Brits with new Stratus and Nimbus Covid symptoms should do 7 things amid spike

Health officials have issued advice to Covid symptom sufferers as cases of the latest variants begin to rise this autumn.

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4 d. ago Urgent 'do not eat' warning issued as popular crisps recalled over health fear

If you have purchased this affected product, you should return it to your nearest store for a full refund - and you don't need a receipt to get your money back

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4 d. ago Urgent 'do not eat' warning issued for popular crisps over serious health risk

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued an urgent warning telling certain groups of people not to eat the crisps and to return them for a full refund

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5 d. ago Everyone on omeprazole for heartburn issued urgent warning by doctor

The meds are usually used to regulate heartburn and acid reflux.

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5 d. ago Anyone taking omeprazole issued 'you've been warned' alert by doctor

The health specialist is urging people to be mindful of the repercussions of long-term use

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5 d. ago Ed Miliband to announce total ban on fracking – UK politics live

There is not currently a permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratoriumSome people have argued that it is a mistake for Keir Starmer and Labour to talk about Nigel Farage and Reform UK as much as they have. There is a case for saying that this just shores up the credibility of a party with only five MPs, and it switches the news agenda towards immigration and small boats (issues where Reform UK polls well) and away from “Labour issues” like health.And art of this argument is that, by calling the Reform UK migration policy racist, Labour is also making it easier for Farage to leverage grievance (which, as Starmer himself argued in his speech yesterday, is part of what lies behind Reform UK’s electoral support.I think it’s a mistake to pretend this isn’t the fight of our times.If it is the fight of our times, we’ve got to recognise that, and we’ve got to be in it. I think simply ignoring it is a mistake, a political mistake.No, not at all. There is a political fight that has to be ...

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