37 m. ago How to tell if you have parasitic worms – and how to treat them

Dan Baumgardt outlines the most common symptoms, and when to see a doctor

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39 m. ago North Sea collision latest: Dozens of casualties after ‘massive fireball’ rips through Stena Immaculate tanker

HM Coastguard say a rescue helicopter, multiple lifeboats and a fixed wing aircraft have been deployed after MV Solong collides with Stena Immaculate

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43 m. ago The once vibrant Cardiff city centre hostel which is coming back to life

The former Nos Da bar and hostel used to attract anti-social behaviour after it closed and its outdoor area was littered with drug paraphernalia and other rubbish

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48 m. ago People are still blaming avocados for everything and it needs to stop

The popular yet much-maligned brunch ingredient has come under fire once more – this time from TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh. Helen Coffey investigates how the humble fruit became the scapegoat for everything that’s wrong with the world

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48 m. ago 'I took a weight loss jab to look good for my wedding but ended up in A&E'

Stephanie Hill, 40, ordered a four-week course of the injectable online and rapidly shed weight. However now full of regret, she can't believe how easy it was for her to take the medication that left her seriously ill

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48 m. ago Life in the huge and beautiful country that's so empty it's 99.7% deserted

Mongolia is a large and sparsely populated country in north-central Asia, known for its vast landscapes, nomadic culture and extreme climate - it's also one of the most deserted places on Earth

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53 m. ago Baby name consultant shares baffling 2025 trend she 'didn't see coming'

It can be tricky to pick a baby name, and new trends emerge each year as expectant parents work to choose the perfect moniker for their little one – one pattern has left even an expert confused

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65 m. ago Athol Fugard was a dreamer, listener and master storyteller – on stage and at home | Barney Norris

The South African writer, who has died aged 92, was grateful for his extraordinary life and wrote out of love rather than angerI feel that Athol Fugard and his wife, Paula Fourie, changed my life in the autumn of 2022 when I visited South Africa to spend time with them and their daughter Halle. We were supposed to be working on a book together, and we did; but our time became so much more than that. There were lunches in the house or the restaurant round the corner; walks in the woods; a braai that went on past midnight.Over coffee in the mornings I’d sit with Athol and we’d use an app on his phone to identify the calls of all the birds in the garden. Then he might tell me a story from his life – the awe he felt when he asked Yvonne Bryceland to smash a chair to bits during rehearsals for Antigone and she proceeded to do so for a full 30 minutes; the journey he made by sea at 18 from Cairo to Japan, when an illiterate Somalian sailor used to watch him every night as he wrote a novel...

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70 m. ago Aristocrat Constance Marten and her lover 'caused death of newborn baby they carried in 'bag for life' while on run from authorities after their four other children were taken into care'

Constance Marten , 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, hid their baby in a shopping bag covered in rubbish when she later died in freezing conditions after weeks on the run, the Old Bailey heard today.

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70 m. ago Twist of fate that saved motorbiker's life after she rode into a PIGEON and was left with terrible injuries

Bike enthusiast Mercedes Valentine, from Brighton , had been racing down a residential street at high speed when a pigeon 'swooped' down and hit her on the head.

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70 m. ago 'Michael Sheen's act of kindness changed my life – I didn't even know he'd done it'

Hollywood actor Michael Sheen established a debt acquisition company and paid off the loans of 900 people from his local are in Newport – and one of those was left gobsmacked after she found out

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72 m. ago Skecher's 'most supportive' trainers that 'don't need breaking in' have been slashed by 52%

Amazon has slashed the price of Skechers' supportive trainers specifically designed for those who are on their feet all day long - saving you a massive 52%

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81 m. ago Crime boss dubbed 'Pablo Escobar' caged alongside Scots lieutenant continued running empire from jail

Christopher Welsh Junior ran an organised crime group which supplied cocaine and heroin worth tens of millions of pounds to Scottish gangster John Reid.

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87 m. ago Plane passenger who went viral for refusing to give up window seat to crying child details 'nightmare' experience

Jeniffer Castro, 29, went viral after a passenger filmed and berated her for refusing to give up her seat to a crying child... now she details how this 'nightmare' experience changed her life.

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89 m. ago Furious locals slam 'absolutely massive' home extension that 'doesn't match neighbours'

The contentious extension, in Solihull, has been built without following approved plans and infuriated locals say 'it doesn't match neighbouring properties'

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93 m. ago ‘They came across as muppets’: Christo Grozev on being target of Bulgarian spy ring

Investigative journalist called ‘modern-day Sherlock’ by Alexei Navalny on unsettling photos, reprisals and being exiled from ViennaChristo Grozev was sitting in a New York cafe in February 2023, expecting to fly back to his home in Vienna that evening, when US law enforcement officials delivered some news that changed his life.“I was told that it’s not a good idea for me to leave back to Austria, because there’s been some intelligence suggesting there’s a red team waiting for you,” said Grozev, a Bulgarian-born investigative journalist who has infuriated the Kremlin by exposing numerous Russian intelligence operatives in recent years. Continue reading...

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98 m. ago Pensions expert shares five tips to help boost retirement income this year

Step-by-step checklist for people set to retire in 2025 to maximise later life income

Economics

2 h. ago Paris Fury gives glimpse into 'travelling life' and fans rush to respond

The mum-of-eight has been seen in recent weeks and months enjoying time with her husband Tyson and their children following his retirement from boxing

Politics

2 h. ago ‘I contemplated the unthinkable’: Karla Sofía Gascón speaks out about ‘overwhelmingly painful’ Oscars season

The Emilia Pérez actor, whose offensive resurfaced tweets sank the film’s hopes for awards glory, says public hatred left her ‘on the edge’Karla Sofía Gascón, the first out trans actor to be nominated for an Oscar, whose hopes of winning were dashed after offensive social media posts were surfaced a month before the ceremony, has spoken out about the “unexpected, devastating storm” of awards season.The Spanish actor says that the final stretch of the race, was the “most exposed” period of her life. She faced widespread criticism for her tweets, and despite repeated apologies, was cold-shouldered by the cast and crew of Emilia Pérez, while studio Netflix dropped her from campaigns and cut off funds allowing her to travel to ceremonies. A contract with her Spanish publisher was cancelled, and senior politicians in her home country spoke of their disappointment in her. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Charity’s plea to help stop the spread of deadly synthetic drugs across Renfrewshire

First reported in circulation in Renfrewshire at the end of 2023, the availability of items like nitazenes, bromazolam and xylazine is rising all over Scotland.

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