26 h. ago New research suggests the magic of 10,000 steps a day is a myth

The 10,000-step goal originated from a 1960s Japanese advertising campaign for the world’s first commercial pedometer

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27 h. ago 'Amazon gave me a baby thanks to walking 30,000 steps a day doing deliveries'

Joanna Forrester credited walking around 30,000 steps each day for her delivery job with Amazon helped her become a first-time-mum at 44 years old

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7 d. ago I tried the walking method that offers ‘10 times the benefits’ of walking 10,000 steps per day

Movement in any form can benefit your health, says senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore. But can this latest walking trend help time-poor people step up their exercise plans?

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1 week ago You could face a nasty fine if you have more than £11,000 in savings: SYLVIA MORRIS reveals the urgent steps you must take

Savers with £11,000 or more in their accounts may need to get in touch with HM Revenue & Customs to avoid paying a nasty fine.

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2 w. ago Try this 30 minute walking technique that is said to be 'better' than doing 10,000 steps a day

This 30 minute walking technique has been scientifcally proven to 'better' your overall health.

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2 w. ago Walking technique may be 'better' than 10,000 steps and takes half an hour

A fitness coach has shared an alternative 30-minute walking technique that's been scientifically proven to be 'better' for your overall health than just walking 10,000 steps in one day, according to some studies

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2 w. ago 'I'm 66 and walk 10,000 steps a day in these': Clarks shoppers praise £40 boots reduced from £110

"Very comfortable. I walk 10,000 steps a day in these boots and I’m 66-years-old. They will not disappoint"

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2 w. ago New research challenges the benefits of walking 10,000 steps a day

The 10,000-step goal originated from a 1960s Japanese advertising campaign for the world’s first commercial pedometer

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2 w. ago Scraps of land across Dumfries and Galloway to be used to support nature and benefit local communities

Solas for Nature hopes to turn more than 300,000 square metres of local authority land into nature-rich environmental stepping stones.

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3 w. ago Stephen Bunting speaks out about how he spent £100,000 World Darts Championship winnings

Stephen Bunting enjoyed a memorable run to the World Darts Championship semi-finals earlier this year and shared how he spent his earnings from the PDC event

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3 w. ago Stephen Bunting’s purchase after winning £100,000 at World Darts Championship says it all

Stephen Bunting comfortably lost to Luke Littler in the World Darts Championship semi-finals, but still pocketed £100,000 for his run to the last four at Alexandra Palace in the winter

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3 w. ago If aid doesn’t enter Gaza now, 14,000 babies may die. UN peacekeepers must step in | Michael Fakhri

As a UN special rapporteur on the right to food, I have watched for 19 months as Israel starves children. The world must act nowOn Monday, Israel launched an intensive ground offensive named Operation Gideon’s Chariots as part of its plan to cause as much pain and damage as possible to everyone in Gaza. Israel has announced its intent to gain full indefinite control over Gaza, in effect aiming for annexation. This was after the international court of justice found Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and demanded it end its occupation as rapidly as possible and provide full reparations to Palestinians.Israel’s increased violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory also comes after it denied all food, water and supplies from entering Gaza for over 75 days. In March, child acute malnutrition increased by more than 80%. The price of wheat flour has increased by 3,000% since February. The World Food Programme ran out of food for kitchens in Gaza on 25 April and the Wor...

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3 w. ago Young British woman held on drug charges in Sri Lanka could be linked to Culley case

Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, flew from the same Bangkok airport as Bella May Culley, who was arrested a day earlierWithin a day of Bella May Culley being arrested at a Georgian airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 14kg of cannabis, the same fate met another Briton 3,000 miles away.As Charlotte May Lee stepped off her flight at Bandaranaike International airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka last Monday, the 21-year-old former cabin attendant was arrested for an alleged attempt to bring in £1.2m worth of a synthetic cannabis strain known as kush in her two suitcases. Continue reading...

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