19 h. ago 'My home got broken into because of one mistake people need to avoid'

A woman whose home got broken into has shared a video warning people about the 'mistake' she made in the hope it might prevent others from suffering the same fate

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44 h. ago NHS warns people on these medications to avoid one particular food and drink

The NHS has urged millions of people on certain medications including statins and amlodipine to avoid this product due to serious health risks

Events

4 d. ago Rabbi among 12 killed in Bondi Beach terror attack as multiple children injured

Twelve people including a beloved rabbi have been killed in the Bondi Beach terror attack shooting, police in Australia have confirmed. People have been told to avoid the area as the investigation continues

Events

4 d. ago Two arrested and 13 injured following shooting incident at Bondi Beach

People were advised to avoid the area in the Australian city and take shelter as police responded.

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4 d. ago Bondi Beach shooting: 10 confirmed dead as gunmen fire on Jewish beach festival

New South Wales Police have urged people to avoid Bondi Beach after shots were fired while a Hanukkah event was taking place, killing ten people and injuring several more

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7 d. ago New tax tool can help people selling on Vinted avoid HMRC fines

‘Thriftmas’ Vinted sales are sending unaware sellers over the side hustle tax threshold.

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7 d. ago Grassmarket incident: One person taken to hospital after property fire in Edinburgh's Grassmarket

The area was closed on Thursday morning with people told to avoid the area.

Events

7 d. ago Grassmarket incident: Two people including firefighter taken to hospital after fire in Edinburgh's Grassmarket

The area was closed on Thursday morning with people told to avoid the area.

Events

8 d. ago Quietest time to do big supermarket Christmas food shop is only few days away

People could avoid the crowds during a last-minute scramble on this day

Economics

9 d. ago Naproxen and aspirin warning as NHS says 'do not mix' with common drug

The NHS has urged people to avoid taking one common painkiller alongside other NSAIDs

Events

9 d. ago 'Do not eat' pigs in blankets alert issued to 2.5 million people in UK

People affected by the alert should avoid popular Christmas foods, including pigs in blankets

Events

9 d. ago New York fire LIVE: Huge blaze engulfs apartment block as flames pour from building

A fire has erupted at a building in Manhattan, with people being warned to avoid the area as smoke and flames billow dramatically

Society

1 week ago Why young people should avoid this widely used sports supplement

Creatine is taken by many in the hopes of boosting strength, enhancing athletic performance and promoting muscle growth

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2 w. ago UK alert as certain Christmas decorations could be 'poisonous'

Vets have claimed that people with animals in the house should avoid these 'entirely'

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2 w. ago Pharmacist urges people to take 1 pill to help avoid colds and flu in December

As the weather gets colder, it's important to be prepared for the winter season, and a pharmacist has shared that Welsh people should take a simple pill to help prevent colds and flu in December

Science

3 w. ago ISA reform means young people may avoid £450K cap on first homes as part of Budget

The Lifetime ISA, or LISA, allows people aged between 18 and 39 to save for a first home with a purchase price of up to £450,000

Economics

3 w. ago NHS 'please don't visit us' warning to anyone with two symptoms as variant spreads

People should avoid visiting if they've experienced the symptoms within the last 48 hours

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4 w. ago Prozac ‘no better than placebo’ for treating children with depression, experts say

Exclusive: Clinical guidelines should change to avoid exposing young people to potentially harmful side-effects, researchers sayClinical guidelines should no longer recommend Prozac for children, according to experts, after research showed it had no clinical benefit for treating depression in children and adolescents.Globally one in seven 10-19 year olds have a mental health condition, according to the World Health Organization. In the UK, about a quarter of older teenagers and up to a fifth of younger children have anxiety, depression or other mental health problems. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago UK government insists it is ‘taking time to get this right’ on single

Labour accused of delaying new rules to avoid backlash, after leak of EHRC guidance saying trans people could be questioned based on looksThe UK government has insisted it will take as much time as necessary to “get right” new rules on access to single-sex spaces after a leak of guidance submitted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) raised concerns that its publication was being deliberately delayed.The equalities watchdog submitted its formal guidance on how public bodies, businesses and other service providers should respond to April’s landmark supreme court ruling on biological sex to the UK government in September. Since then, its outgoing chair, Kishwer Falkner, has urged the equalities minister, Bridget Phillipson, to approve it “as soon as possible”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago I am the king of the common cold – and I can tell you how to avoid one | Adrian Chiles

No one suffers a cold like I do. Drops and brandy don’t touch the sides – but thanks to a friendly singer, I’ve learned a more extreme regime for countering the snufflesThis time last year, I was on a TV programme with three singers. There was a rapper of Ghanaian heritage, a big pop star, and a famous mezzo-soprano. It was deep midwinter. The night before, I’d been at an old friend’s 60th birthday, crammed into the function room of a pub somewhere in Surrey. It had been a good night, but now, just for something to say, I wondered how it was possible to avoid catching a cold when half the people at the party were players in a symphony of coughs, sneezes, snuffles and nose-blows. By the way, how come some people have nose-blows like trumpets, and others don’t? A question for another day.At mention of my night out, this trio of troubadours in the TV green room did two things. First, they shrunk away from me slightly. Second, they engaged in a feverishly enthusiastic discussion on how ...

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