19 m. ago ‘They made us feel like pregnancy was a bad word’: Meta accused of ‘silencing’ ads on women’s health and wellbeing

Companies claim posts about pregnancy, menopause and infertility are being blocked on online platforms while adverts for men’s health issues thrive

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93 m. ago ‘If it tells me to walk, I get my stick’: How robots are caring for Britain’s vulnerable and elderly

Home care robots are being rolled out across the UK, providing reminders, health support, and companionship in a health system under strain

Politics

1 hour ago US states must stop the power shutoffs during the shutdown | Edward J Markey and Mark Wolfe

Americans are choosing between heating their homes and putting food on the table. Officials and utilities can prevent thisAs the stalemate over government funding and healthcare benefits continues, winter is approaching – but federal heating assistance, blocked by the shutdown, isn’t arriving in time. Millions of American families are about to face an impossible choice: heating their homes or putting food on the table. As the senator for a state known for its volatile winters and as executive director of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, we call on states and utilities to choose a different outcome for those families and shut off the shutoffs. A nationwide freeze on utilities’ ability to disconnect customers from heat for nonpayment isn’t about politics – it’s about public safety.The breakdown in federal budget negotiations has frozen the release of funding for many of the essential services families rely on nationwide, including the Low-Income Home Energy Assist...

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2 h. ago Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom:‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’

White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midtermsA year out from the 2026 midterms, with Republicans feeling the blows from a string of losses in this week’s elections, Donald Trump and his allies are mounting a multipronged attack on almost every aspect of voting in the United States and raising what experts say are troubling questions about the future of one of the world’s oldest democracies.While Democratic leaders continue to invest their hopes in a “blue wave” to overturn Republican majorities in the House and Senate next year, Trump and some prominent supporters have sought to discredit the possibility that Republicans could lose in a fair fight and are using that premise to justify demands for a drastically different kind of electoral system. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Celtic 'eye' World Cup winning skipper as heartbroken Wilfried Nancy struggles to summon the words

The managerless champions are expected to invest heavily in the January transfer window

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5 h. ago Two supermarkets beat Aldi on price of shopping essentials for third week running

We track costs at the six main supermarkets including Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury's

Economics

6 h. ago 'Comfy from first wear' Skechers worth £70 now £31 with this deal

Invest in a new pair of Skechers for less with this TopCashback deal.

Economics

14 h. ago Prince William hits out at big business for ‘falling short’ in tackling climate change

William blasted major companies for ‘not doing nearly enough’ after a tour of Brazil for the Earthshot Prize awards and Cop30 summit

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15 h. ago Prince Willliam hits out at big business for ‘falling short’ in tackling climate change

William blasted major companies for ‘not doing nearly enough’ after a tour of Brazil for the Earthshot Prize awards and Cop30 summit

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16 h. ago UK 'beast from the east' could freeze Brits just like in 2018 as snow on its way

The Met Office has issued a list of essential items to prepare for "severe winter weather" as the UK braces for potential snowfall and icy conditions in the run-up to Christmas

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22 h. ago ‘Everyone said it was impossible’: disabled hikers find freedom through off

Using an all-terrain vehicle that’s essentially the Jeep of wheelchairs, a New York tour group helps disabled people get on the trailFormer firefighter Gina Kothe’s right foot was crushed in an aerial-ladder accident during a 2010 blaze in Kingston, New York.After months of false hope and a failed surgery, doctors decided her foot would have to be amputated. She fell into depression. “I had a slight addiction to painkillers,” she recalled. “I would shower every three or four days, and wear the same barbecue-stained T-shirt for two or three days in a row.” Continue reading...

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23 h. ago 'Should you invest in property or the stock market? My answer may surprise you'

Warren Shute is a multi award-winning Chartered Financial Planner, Certified Coach, author of The Money Plan, and Sunday Mirror columnist

Economics

24 h. ago Corporate America posts best earnings in 4 years despite tariffs

Companies defy warnings about impact of Trump trade war to beat forecasts at one of highest rates on record

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24 h. ago Businesses worldwide brace for extra Trump tariffs on steel imports

Commerce department expected to add about 700 more items with steel content to levy list at request of US firmsBusinesses around the world are steeling themselves for another round of Donald Trump’s tariffs, this time on goods ranging from bicycles to baking trays, as US industry embraces a call for more products to tax on import.Small, medium and large American companies have asked the US Department of Commerce to add about 700 more items to an August list of 407 products already facing extra tariffs because of their steel content, which hit items such as Ikea tables with metal nuts and bolts and German combine harvesters. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago England faces worst drought in decades as companies prepare to take drastic measures

Some areas of the country are facing reservoir storages of less than 30 per cent as dry spells are expected to continue into 2026

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28 h. ago Big food firms are ‘feeding our kids to death’ as top UK TV issues warning

Professor Chris van Tulleken, a BBC TV doctor, told MPs that the nation is facing an 'obesity pandemic' which is being driven by commercial interests of big companies

Events

30 h. ago Eliminate carpet odours using kitchen essential 'everyone has in their cupboard'

A mum has shared a simple hack for getting rid of unwanted smells from your carpets or rugs - and all it requires is the savvy use of one common kitchen cupboard essential

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32 h. ago Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told

Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income householdsRachel Reeves has been told that cutting funding for home insulation at the budget would risk the UK’s climate goals and hurt low-income households in a joint intervention by energy firms, fuel poverty charities and environmental groups.In a letter to the chancellor, more than 60 groups and companies urged Reeves not to take such a damaging “short-term fix” to slash funding for more energy-efficient homes to pay for a reduction in energy bills. Continue reading...

Society

32 h. ago England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year

Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decadesWater companies and the government are drawing up emergency plans for a drought next year more extreme than we have seen in decades.Executives at one major water company told the Guardian they were extremely concerned about the prospect of a winter with lower than average rainfall, which the Met Office’s long-term forecast says is likely. They said if this happened, the water shortfall would mean taking drastic water use curtailment measures “going beyond hosepipe bans”. Continue reading...

Politics

40 h. ago Is spinach or meat better to combat low iron? Here’s what experts say

Around a quarter of American adults don’t get enough of the essential mineral

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