3 h. ago 'I've unknowingly been exposed to a ticking clock on my life.' Firefighters with terminal cancer caused by asbestos reveal hidden scandal

Aside from rushing into burning buildings to save people, Tony Carlton, Mike Harding and Roger Goddard have one thing in common - they all have terminal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

Events

19 h. ago Wilfried Nancy warned Celtic clock will start ticking if he doesn't do one thing after O'Neill laid success on a plate

The Frenchman suffered defeat on his Parkhead bow and Stiliyan Petrov insists he needs to start winning quickly

Events

4 d. ago Doctors reveal the truth behind Kim Kardashian's 'low brain activity' and hidden aneurysm

Doctors have sounded the alarm after Kim Kardashian revealed she has 'low brain activity.' The news follows a recent scan which detected an aneurysm that could burst at any moment.

Politics

4 d. ago BBC presenter dies of cancer one month after heartbreaking admission 'I'm not scared'

The beloved radio presenter, who worked at the station for almost 40 years, has died following his terminal cancer diagnosis

Events

4 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy issues double health update after wife's 'kick in the teeth' diagnosis

Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy has shared positive updates on his terminal prostate cancer and has touched on his wife Sarra's multiple sclerosis diagnosis

Science

4 d. ago Woman created own Glastonbury festival knowing she would die before real one

Ella Hammond, 39, from Marden in Kent, organised 'Ella Fest' with 120 guests at her husband's family farm after being diagnosed with terminal colon cancer in August 2023

Events

5 d. ago Fergie 'plots fresh move' for 'independent life' as clock ticks on Royal Lodge eviction

It has been reported that Sarah Ferguson has begun house hunting ahead of her and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor being booted out of Royal Lodge amid scandal

Politics

9 d. ago 'We're shopping experts and these are our best ever Black Friday season buys'

As the clock ticks down to the end of Cyber Monday, time is running out on those final Black Friday deals. Our writers explain their best ever purchases for some last minute inspiration

Economics

9 d. ago Young woman diagnosed with terminal cancer is staggered at extraordinary twist

Paige Suisted, who is from New Zealand, "screamed and cried" when she was diagnosed with the most aggressive form of stage-four astrocytoma, a terminal brain cancer

Science

9 d. ago Woman 'cured' of terminal breast cancer 20 years after 2 year life expectancy

Lori Lober was given the heartbreaking diagnosis that her breast cancer was terminal and given 2 years to live; 20 years on, she is as healthy as ever thanks to a miracle 'cure'

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9 d. ago Shock new scan discovers hidden cause of hypertension... as experts reveal how it could help millions suffering from high

Experts at University College London have identified a hidden cause of hypertension which current testing does not identify, and hope their findings could lead to new treatment options

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1 week ago Paige, 27, was told she was going to die from terminal brain cancer. Months later, doctors looked at her scans in pure disbelief

Paige Suisted was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer at 26 and given 18 months to live. A year later, the tumour has vanished but doctors still can't announce her 'cancer free.'

Science

1 week ago Esther Rantzen plans early Christmas to give her chance of being ‘alive’ for it

The Childline founder and former broadcaster was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in January 2023.

Politics

1 week ago As Epstein files release looms, question abound on what happens next: ‘Possibilities are endless’

People implicated in the late sex offender’s crimes might face criminal charges or, at the very least, social ostracismAs the clock ticks toward the congressionally mandated deadline of 19 December by which Donald Trump’s justice department must release its files related to Jeffrey Epstein, there is intense speculation about the contents of these documents – but also questions as to what happens when they are released.The US president on 19 November signed a bipartisan bill requiring that the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, disclose these documents to the US public within 30 days. Given that other tranches of materials related to the disgraced financier included damning correspondence with high-profile individuals, many expect that still more names of the rich, famous and powerful will be named. Continue reading...

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1 week ago As Epstein files release looms, questions abound on what happens next: ‘Possibilities are endless’

People implicated in the late sex offender’s crimes might face criminal charges or, at the very least, social ostracismAs the clock ticks toward the congressionally mandated deadline of 19 December by which Donald Trump’s justice department must release its files related to Jeffrey Epstein, there is intense speculation about the contents of these documents – but also questions as to what happens when they are released.The US president on 19 November signed a bipartisan bill requiring that the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, disclose these documents to the US public within 30 days. Given that other tranches of materials related to the disgraced financier included damning correspondence with high-profile individuals, many expect that still more names of the rich, famous and powerful will be named. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Guide #219:: Don’t panic! Revisiting the millennium’s wildest cultural predictions

In this week’s newsletter: The turn-of-the-2000s produced a frenzy of cultural crystal-ball gazing . Two decades on those bold forecasts reveal as much about us as they do about the era itself• Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI love revisiting articles from around the turn of the millennium, a fascinatingly febrile period when everyone – but journalists especially – briefly lost the run of themselves. It seems strange now to think that the ticking over of a clock from 23:59 to 00:00 would prompt such big feelings, of excitement, terror, of end-of-days abandon, but it really did (I can remember feeling them myself as a teenager, especially the end-of-days-abandon bit.)Of course, some of that feeling came from the ticking over of the clock itself: the fears over the Y2K bug might seem quite silly today, but its potential ramifications – planes falling out of the sky, power grids failing, entire life savings being deleted in a stroke – would have sent anyone a...

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1 week ago Sir Chris Hoy's life changed forever amid terminal cancer battle

Sir Chris Hoy won six Olympic gold medals in a storied career at the elite level of track cycling but is now battling a terminal cancer diagnosis

Events

1 week ago From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers

Exclusive: Hardship grant applications to the Royal Literary Fund, including unseen letters by Doris Lessing and a note from James Joyce saying that he ‘gets nothing in the way of royalties’, show authors at their most vulnerableTobacco, swiss roll, Irish whiskey, Guinness and monkey nuts: that’s the diet followed by one of the foremost poets of the 20th century.Dylan Thomas’ grocery bill is among a trove of famous writers’ personal documents and letters – many of which are as yet unseen by the public, and have been exclusively shown to the Guardian – discovered in the case files of a literary charity. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned

Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it wellPaul Brown was the Guardian’s environment correspondent from 1989 until 2005 and has written many columns since. He submitted his last column last week after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. From his hospital bed in Luton, Paul offers his reflections on 45 years writing for the Guardian.We, in the climate business, all owe a great deal to Mrs Margaret Thatcher. Her politics were anathema to me and to many Guardian readers. But she prided herself on being a scientist before she was a politician. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an environment writer

Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it wellPaul Brown was the Guardian’s environment correspondent from 1989 until 2005 and has written many columns since. He submitted his last column last week after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. From his hospital bed in Luton, Paul offers his reflections on 45 years writing for the Guardian.We, in the climate business, all owe a great deal to Mrs Margaret Thatcher. Her politics were anathema to me and to many Guardian readers. But she prided herself on being a scientist before she was a politician. Continue reading...

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