2 h. ago Fat jabs 'may stop hormone replacement therapy working and raise cancer risk'

The British Menopause Society (BMS) has advised doctors to closely monitor patients taking HRT for menopause while also using fat jabs (pictured, file photo).

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2 h. ago Gut bacteria changes could be ‘warning sign for worsening Parkinson’s symptoms’

Scientists suggest the toxins could one day be used as ‘markers’ for medics to pinpoint the Parkinson’s patients at a higher risk of dementia.

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2 h. ago Riding high in Germany on the world’s oldest suspended railway

Still gliding above the town of Wuppertal on an overhead track 125 years after it was built, the charming Schwebebahn has lost none of its magicIt’s easy to be seduced by the romance of train travel. Think of sleeper trains, boat trains, vintage steam railways, elegant dining cars. But it’s rare that an urban transport system can capture the imagination quite as much as the Wuppertal Schwebebahn in Germany caught mine, and that of anyone else who’s clapped eyes on the world’s oldest suspended railway.In October it will be 125 years since Kaiser Wilhelm II took a test ride in the Schwebebahn, just a few months before the hanging railway officially opened for business in March 1901. It was an incredible feat of engineering then, and remains so today. Even with sleek modern carriages having long replaced the original ones, it looks like something imagined by Jules Verne, with carriages smoothly gliding under the overhead track. They have even preserved the first 1901 carriage, nickname...

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3 h. ago Scientists celebrate bowel cancer breakthrough in bid to tackle surge in young people

Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the UK

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3 h. ago Trump orders law enforcement to ‘liberate’ LA from ‘migrant invasion’ amid clashes over ICE raids

Governor Gavin Newsom urged Californians to keep calm and not give the president ‘what he wants’

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3 h. ago Trump announces drastic move to 'liberate Los Angeles from the migrant invasion' as National Guard arrives

President Donald Trump has vowed to 'liberate Los Angeles' from illegal aliens which have 'invaded and occupied a once great American city.'

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4 h. ago Cuts to UK’s global vaccination funding would risk avoidable child deaths, experts warn

Exclusive: Scientists also say any reduction in Foreign Office funding for vaccine alliance Gavi would harm UK’s soft powerAny cut in UK funding to a global vaccination group would damage soft power and could make British less resilient to infectious diseases, as well as causing avoidable deaths among children, leading vaccine and aid experts have warned.Scientists including Sir Andrew Pollard, who led the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, said a major cut in money for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) could also make the UK less able to respond to a future pandemic. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Thunderstorms could hit parts of UK as warmer weather moves in

The Met Office is ‘keeping an eye on the risk of some thunderstorms developing’ towards the second half of the week, meteorologist Craig Snell said.

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7 h. ago Truth about what alcohol does to your marriage. You may think moderate drinking is fine... but this is the corrosive reality: DR MAX PEMBERTON

In our minds, alcohol is inexorably linked to being social. But that's the strange thing about it - it's so often not.

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7 h. ago US expresses concern over plan for Chinese embassy in London

White House deems Royal Mint site a security risk owing to its proximity to critical communications infrastructure

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7 h. ago Florian Wirtz handed brutal verdict as Liverpool target fails to respond after latest bid

Florian Wirtz is expected to join Liverpool this summer, with the Reds set to lodge a fourth bid for the Bayer Leverkusen star while he is away on international duty with Germany

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9 h. ago One in 10 Brits have had the same best friend since they were 10 years old

Study reveals Brits find lifelong best friends in their teens, but busy schedules are a challenge for most adult friendships

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9 h. ago Woman who alleges Madeleine McCann suspect raped her at knifepoint 'fears' his release from prison

Christian Bruckner, 48, is due to be released from jail in Germany in September after serving his sentence for rape of a 72-year-old US woman in Portugal.

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9 h. ago Internet divided over fresh twist on the pricey Birkin bag... So would you wear it?

A Philadelphia designer has sparked a debate online after transforming classic tote bags into luxury handbags that cost more than some people's rent.

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10 h. ago Kylian Mbappe scores landmark goal as France finish third in Nations League

Germany 0-2 France: Mbappe’s 50th international goal helped deny the hosts third spot at the tournament finals

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10 h. ago UK campaigners raise alarm over report of Meta plan to use AI for risk checks

Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised after claim that up to 90% of risk assessments will be carried out by AIInternet safety campaigners have urged the UK’s communications watchdog to limit the use of artificial intelligence in crucial risk assessments after a report that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta was planning to automate checks.Ofcom said it was “considering the concerns” raised by the campaigners’ letter, after a report last month that up to 90% of all risk assessments at the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp would soon be carried out by AI. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Major new study reveals jobs with the highest depression rate in the US

People who worked in community and social services had the highest depression rates

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11 h. ago Trump tariffs could ‘wipe out’ European steel sector, senior industry figure says

ThyssenKrupp executive warns of ‘collateral damage’ to supply chains and urges protective action on energy pricingEurope’s steel industry faces being “wiped out” in the face of Donald Trump’s prohibitive 50% tariffs, high energy costs and a mountain of cheaper Chinese steel, one of Germany’s biggest industrial groups has warned.Ilse Henne, a board member at the steel, engineering and chemicals group ThyssenKrupp, said the industry faced an existential crisis after the US president’s decision last week to double tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from 25% to 50%. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago You say we need more babies, rightwingers? Come back to me after you’ve fought in the trenches of soft play | Emma Beddington

A ghastly coalition of tech bros and religious conservatives is pushing a baby boom. Let’s see how they feel when they’ve dragged a screaming child out of an excrement-fouled ball pitI absolutely cannot fathom the number of populist rightwing politicians and commentators who have looked at the smouldering mess that is the world currently and thought: “I know what this situation demands – more toddlers.” Population-boosting discourse and policies have spread across Europe (Hungary, Poland, Greece, Italy and beyond), while in the US an unholy coalition of tech bros, religious conservatives, blowhard podcasters and the politicians who pander to them have gone loudly pronatalist. JD Vance used his first speech as vice-president to proclaim: “I want more babies in the United States of America”; Elon Musk called declining birthrates “a much bigger risk to civilisation than global warming”; and Trump is considering various procreation-incentivising policies, including a $5,000 “baby bonus”...

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14 h. ago DR MAX: Alcohol ruins marriages. It's like a jealous lover. Here's how to tell if yours is at risk

In our minds, alcohol is inexorably linked to being social. But that's the strange thing about it - it's so often not.

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