58 h. ago Mum pins hopes on 'miracle' asthma treatment to save her little girl

Ariana Boyle’s mum, Sammi Gilmour, fears she will lose her daughter as a result of severe attacks that have hospitalised her more than 50 times.

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4 d. ago Barcelona show gulf in quality again as stunned Chelsea hope for miracle | Sophie Downey

It was not how the script was meant to go for the Blues in their quest for an elusive Champions League trophyAs the final whistle blew at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, the frustration on the faces of the Chelsea players shone through. Lucy Bronze chucked her headband on to the floor in anger; Erin Cuthbert shared frustrated words with the referee; the rest meanwhile just stood on the pitch looking stunned with the cacophony of noise from jubilant Barcelona fans rubbing salt in the freshest of wounds.This was not how the script was meant to go. Defeat at the hands of Barcelona – with such a gulf in quality on the field – was meant to be a thing of years gone by; a distant memory buried in the history books of that painful final of 2021. For Chelsea have been building a squad with the clear intention of lifting the coveted Champions League trophy themselves. Big money has been spent on coveted assets – the acquisition of Mayra Ramírez and N...

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9 d. ago The hour of the day when asthma inhalers could be most effective

The research is the first to highlight the importance of coordinating asthma treatment with the body's natural circadian rhythms

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2 w. ago Paulo Fonseca: ‘They want to make an example of me for French football’

Lyon’s manager reflects on his nine-month domestic ban for confronting a referee and his Europa League hopes against Manchester United“This kind of motivation can make miracles,” says Paulo Fonseca as he describes the glint in his Lyon players’ eyes before the visit of Manchester United. It is a clash of two giants who have lost their way – although something, at least, is stirring in France’s second city. They have won eight of their 11 games since Fonseca’s arrival less than two and a half months ago and that tells only part of a story with little precedent.The Europa League quarter‑final first leg on Thursday will be a rare opportunity for Fonseca to do what he enjoys best: manage his team from the technical area, cajoling and tweaking from the sidelines. Early in March he was given a nine-month ban from domestic games for aggressively confronting the referee Benoît Millot towards the end of a win against Brest. He is barred from the dugout and from communicating with his bench u...

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3 w. ago Grandma's wise advice that saved little girl's life when she was dragged into ocean by huge wave

A 12-year-old girl used her grandmother's smart advice to save herself after she was pulled into rough water at Oregon's Seaside Beach on Saturday evening.

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3 w. ago 'I couldn't find her': Woman tells of desperate effort to save girl, 11, who fell into Thames as search is scaled back

Emergency services scaled back their search for the girl on Monday night after a ‘large scale response’ was launched to locate her

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3 w. ago 'I couldn't find her': Woman says she tried to save girl, 11, who fell into River Thames as search continues

Met Police were called to Barge House Causeway at around 1.15pm

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3 w. ago ‘No one came’: Myanmar volunteers dig with bare hands to save earthquake victims

The military junta is calling for foreign aid but agencies and rescuers must navigate crumbling roads, an overwhelmed health system and ongoing fighting• Scramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquakeThe children at Bright Kids nursery in Kyaukse, a town south of Mandalay, were taking a nap when the earthquake struck on Friday afternoon. The two-storey building collapsed with dozens of children aged between two and four trapped inside. For hours, rescuers sifted through the rubble, searching desperately for survivors.“We were clearing the building using diggers and rescuing people with manual tools,” said Thar Nge, a volunteer. They needed better equipment – metal cutters and generators – but made use of what they had. Thar Nge helped carry a four-year-old girl to safety. She pleaded, over and over, for him to save her, he said. He held a bottle of water to her mouth before her dusty body was freed. Continue reading...

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