6 h. ago Black women with fibroids face delays and poor care in the UK, says report

Exclusive: All-party parliamentary group on black health found 27% not offered any treatment after diagnosisBlack women in the UK who experience symptoms caused by fibroids are facing delays, poor care and dismissal by healthcare professionals according to a parliamentary report.Published by the all-party parliamentary group on black health, the report included a survey of more than 500 women regarding their experience of uterine fibroids, with more than 70% of respondents being Black British. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Baby dies hours after being born to mum who 'tested positive for cocaine while pregnant'

An inquest heard that the baby was born at his mother's home in Builth Wells, Powys in Wales at around 24 weeks' gestation - around 16 weeks prematurely - and died the same day

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9 h. ago Baby dies hours after birth in 'unexpected' tragedy after mum uses cocaine

The baby died only a few hours after he was born through an 'unexpected' delivery and 'following his delivery, emergency services were called and attended swiftly'

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10 h. ago London Bagel Museum employee dies after working 80 hours a week, Justice Party reports

London Bagel Museum employee dies after working 80 hours a week, Justice Party reports  Korea JoongAng Daily

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14 h. ago London Bagel Museum employee dies after working 80 hours a week

London Bagel Museum employee dies after working 80 hours a week  The Korea Times

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34 h. ago David Lammy to face Commons questions after arrest of Epping migrant sex offender mistakenly freed from jail

The Justice Secretary has said Hadush Kebatu will be deported this week after his arrest on Sunday morning in Finsbury Park

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49 h. ago Epping migrant sex offender will be deported 'this week', says Justice Secretary Lammy

Epping migrant sex offender will be deported 'this week', says Justice Secretary Lammy  BBC

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3 d. ago Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor

US House minority leader ends four-month standoff that had left Democratic nominee without powerful backingHouse minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Friday that he is endorsing Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, ending a four-month standoff that left the Democratic nominee without the backing of one of the party’s most powerful figures until the day before early voting begins.The announcement arrives after months of pressure from progressives in Congress and after the top Democrat has been repeatedly grilled by reporters about his reluctance to support his party’s candidate. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Top Democrat on House oversight panel demands Pam Bondi release Epstein files

Robert Garcia cited revelations from Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir in letter to the attorney generalThe top Democrat on a congressional committee investigating the government’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s case demanded on Wednesday that Pam Bondi, the attorney general, turn over files related to the alleged sex trafficker, citing revelations from the posthumous memoir of a prominent abuse survivor.Virginia Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, published this week, details how Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell groomed and manipulated her. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Brother tells of tragic final hours of 'super fit' student who died at uni after complaining of stomach pain

Joshua Adiefeh, 20, died at his Manchester Metropolitan University accommodation having only moved in one week prior, and now tributes have been paid to the young man

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7 d. ago Friedrich Merz accused of using ‘dangerous’ rhetoric on immigration

German chancellor rebuffs critics and insists anyone with daughters would agree ‘we have to change something’Critics have accused Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, of adopting “dangerous” rhetoric on immigration, after he championed “very large scale” expulsions of people from cities – and claimed that anyone with daughters would agree with him.Merz, who took office in May with a pledge to beat back the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, on Monday chastised a reporter who asked if he wished to revise his hardline remarks on migration from last week in light of widespread criticism, or apologise for them. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Tragic final hours of 'super fit' student who died at uni after complaining about stomach

Joshua Adiefeh, 20, died at his Manchester Metropolitan University accommodation having only moved in one week prior, and now tributes have been paid to the young man

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8 d. ago Sanae Takaichi on course to become Japan’s first female PM after new coalition deal

Officials confirm reports that Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic party will join forces with rightwing Nippon IshinSanae Takaichi is on course to become Japan’s first female prime minister this week after her party agreed to form a new coalition with a minor party.Officials confirmed on Monday that Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic party (LDP) had joined forces with the rightwing Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation party), which shares her hawkish stance on China and support for restrictions on immigration. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Heartbreak as popular 'low tox' nutritionist Stacey Hatfield, 30, dies just hours after giving birth to newborn son Axel: 'Nothing could be done'

Stacey Hatfield passed away on September 29 after suffering what her husband described as an 'extremely rare complication' following the birth of her son.

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9 d. ago Prince Andrew cancels Sarah Ferguson's birthday bash at Windsor amid Epstein scandal

Prince Andrew has reportedly cancelled a lavish birthday party for his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson amid the ongoing scandal surrounding his links to Jeffrey Epstein

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9 d. ago 'I overdosed on drugs and almost died after 22 hours slumped next to a radiator'

TRIGGER WARNING: Spencer Lowry had been battling with drug addiction for 28 years but he is now inspiring others to transform their lives following addiction

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9 d. ago I nearly died after 22 hours slumped next to a radiator – it was a turning point

Spencer Lowry had a 28-year battle with drug addiction when a brush with death acted as the catalyst for him changing his life for the better

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1 week ago Girl died hours after being discharged from hospital with tonsillitis

Lila Marsland's mother is now criticising the government's response to her tragic death

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1 week ago 'Superfit' university student, 20, dies in front of his distraught brothers just hours after complaining of a stomach ache

Joshua Adiefeh, 20, was found unresponsive in his accommodation on September 2 just two weeks into starting at the Manchester Metropolitan University.

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1 week ago Dad died of fentanyl poisoning after he texted 'it's my lucky day' when finding joint

Michael Lordson, 25, died of accidental fentanyl poisoning two and a half hours after texting his girlfriend to say it was his "lucky day" when he found an abandoned joint

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