23 h. ago Major GP surgery changes for working parents and carers in the UK

The Department of Health and Social Care has issued a statement in Parliament on a range of steps it says it is taking

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2 d. ago ‘I look deranged, but my baby looks happy!’ Nine writers on their favourite photo booth picture

This year marks a century since the birth of the photo booth, and friends and families are still squeezing into them for fun and unflattering snaps - capturing the highs, lows and loves of their livesI didn’t find early motherhood easy. It wasn’t my daughter’s fault – she was, mercifully, a wonderful and cheerful baby – but I underestimated what a huge shift it would be at an already stressful time. When I was pregnant, we moved to a new town, to a wreck of a house we planned to do up. My mum, who was ill, moved in with us, and then I was the carer of a newborn and a dying parent – at the two extremes of life, but sharing many of the same needs, and often at the same time. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Amy Dowden's statement in full as she takes break from Strictly for major surgery

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has announced that she is set to undergo a second mastectomy this week and will be taking a break from the BBC show

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5 d. ago Expert calculates how much unpaid housework and care is worth

New research puts a dollar value on what cooking, cleaning and caring for family members is worth to the economy

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6 d. ago Strictly's Arelene Phillips 'broken' as she shares heartbreak over family death

EXCLUSIVE: Strictly Come Dancing creative director Dame Arlene Phillips has opened up about her struggles throughout her life, including being a carer for both her parents

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1 week ago Doctor issues warning after woman loses all feeling in one side of body at 3am

The singer was told she'd never walk again and needed major brain surgery

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2 w. ago Heart Radio's Simon Beale, 53, left 'grateful to be alive' after suffering major heart attack and being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery

The 53-year-old, who is one of the station's longest-serving presenters, shared the news in an emotional Instagram post after collapsing while walking his dog three weeks ago.

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2 w. ago Radio DJ rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after suffering major heart attack

A breakfast show radio DJ has shared a health update from hospital after undergoing emergency surgery following a major heart attack and promises he's on the mend

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2 w. ago Radio show presenter suffers major heart attack and undergoes emergency surgery as he posts snap from hospital bed

A BREAKFAST radio show presenter has suffered a major heart attack. The Heart 80s DJ even underwent emergency surgery before he shared a rather worrying snap from his hospital bed. Simon Beale, who hosts Heart 80s, wakes the UK up with the best throwback tracks most mornings - but this week he shared a grim...

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3 w. ago Jim Goodwin bigs up Dundee United squad with major claim as boss admits 'that's a good place to be'

The United boss did major surgery bringing in 14 new summer signings but reckons his squad is up there with any he's ever bossed

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3 w. ago Tiny kitten needs leg amputated after being found hanging under car in Lanarkshire

The tiny kitten needs major surgery and Protect Cats Scotland have asked for help.

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3 w. ago Will Tiger Woods ever play professional golf again? Health update and icon's latest surgery

After 15-time major winner Tiger Woods announced he had undergone another surgery, Mirror Sport looks at his chances of competing in professional golf on the PGA Tour again

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4 w. ago Tiger Woods comeback in doubt after seventh back surgery for collapsed disc

Woods has lumbar disc replaced in New York15-time major winner calls operation successfulNo timetable set for 49-year-old’s golf returnTiger Woods has announced that he underwent back surgery on Friday to address a collapsed disc in his spine.The 15-time major winner had lumbar disk replacement surgery after he experienced pain in his lower back and said on social media that the operation was deemed successful, although it is unknown when the 49-year-old will return to golf. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago 'Miracle' daughter, eight, overcame major open heart surgery and pneumonia before dying in primary school 'freak accident', heartbroken mother reveals

Eight-year-old Olivia-Grace Huxter passed away in hospital after a 'freak accident' at the 99-pupil Penrhys Primary School in Ferndale, Rhondda, on Wednesday.

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4 w. ago Strictly's Alex Kingston announces shock cancer diagnosis and undergoing major surgery

Actress Alex Kingston, who is competing on this year's Strictly Come Dancing, has opened up about her shock uterine cancer diagnosis last year for the first time

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