14 h. ago Women put off cycling by safety fears and intimidating drivers, study finds

The research found that a gender gap in barriers to cycling has widened in the past seven years

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15 h. ago Lidl issues product recall over fears snack could cause 'severe gastrointestinal symptoms'

Lidl is recalling a product due to fears it could cause 'severe gastrointestinal symptoms' - customers who have the snack are advised not to eat it and can return it for a full refund

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15 h. ago Dani Hazell backs next women’s head coach to ‘put their mark on English cricket’

Jon Lewis’ sacking after a miserable Ashes tour has created a high-profile vacancy.

Politics

18 h. ago Lidl says do not eat snack over 'severe gastrointestinal symptoms'

Anyone who has bought a bag has been told 'do not eat it'

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40 h. ago Woman thought blocked ears were a cold until she couldn't move or open her eyes

It got so bad that Nadia Bishop thought she was about to die due to her severe symptoms

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62 h. ago NHS GP reveals severe symptoms that 34 million women are 'just putting up with'

This list highlights a range of period symptoms that should not be overlooked.

Science

65 h. ago ‘He still features in my nightmares’: how a sinister psychiatrist put hundreds of women in deep, drug

In the 1960s, William Sargant used a combination of narcosis and ECT to ‘reprogram’ troubled young women. Now his patients, including the actor Celia Imrie and the former model Linda Keith, are trying to piece together what happenedFrom the reinforced windows of ward five, high up in the Edwardian eaves of London’s Royal Waterloo hospital for children and women, a 14-year-old Celia Imrie used to stare down, hoping to spot her mother. “When I walk past that old, redbrick hospital building today, on my way to the Imax or the National Theatre,” says Imrie, who went on to become a successful actor, “I can see the window where I’d sit waiting for her and a deep chill passes through me.”Every day, thousands of commuters and tourists pass beneath the former hospital. Some might look up to admire the terracotta facade, with its ornate colonnades and glazed tile lettering, but few are aware of the medical horrors that took place in one small room on the top floor: the Sle...

Events

2 d. ago Full list of symptoms 34 million women are being told 'are not normal'

A former NHS GP says severe symptoms are not' just a part of life that should be put up with'

Science

4 d. ago Kelly Brook says women 'put too much pressure on themselves' to lose weight as she praises her husband Jeremy Parisi for 'celebrating' her figure

Kelly Book has told how women put 'too much pressure' on themselves to lose weight as she opened up on husband Jeremy Parisi 's support of her own body.

Events

1 week ago New figures reveal NHS staff in Ayrshire face lowest levels of violence in Scotland

Figures released under Freedom of Information laws have revealed that NHS staff in Ayrshire face less violent incidents than their counterparts in Orkney and the Western Isles.

Events

1 week ago Nutritionist to the royals reveals the age women put on the most weight

Princess Beatrice's 'dear friend' Gabriela Peacock, who lives in the Cotswolds with her husband and four children, has shared the age women are most susceptible to weight gain.

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1 week ago Too relaxed about the risks: the crisis in Black women’s hair care

For generations, Black women have been put at risk by a hair care industry that evades regulation. But is change on the way? Plus: the history of Black US postal workersHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week I look into the emerging health hazards associated with styling Black hair, and how for generations Black women have been let down by legislation, social pressure and the forever shifting demands of the beauty industry. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Russian MP sparks fury by urging women to wear miniskirts so Putin can end population slump

Russian politician Evgeny Rudenko, 50, controversially blamed women's "modest" fashion choices as the key culprit behind the plummeting population decline in the country

Politics

2 w. ago Foreign Office warns travelling Brits after virus kills 100% of victims

Symptoms can appear suddenly and include a fever, chills, severe headache, cough, muscle or joint pain. A new rule has been introduced in the country affected by the virus

Events

2 w. ago Hospital staff forced to 'put public at risk' from Ebola and Monkeypox in dirty clothes

As some of the lowest-paid NHS staff prepare to go on strike over working conditions, they reveal the scandal forcing them to put the public at risk with contaminated clothes

Events

2 w. ago Revealed: How abolished NHS England DESTROYED the health service...and is the reason you're waiting months to see a doctor

Established in 2013 under the Conservatives, NHS England was intended to give health service policymakers independence and autonomy from politicians.

Society

2 w. ago Revealed: How NHS England DESTROYED the health service...and is the reason you're waiting months to see a doctor

Yesterday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, announced NHS England's abolition, leaving its 15,000 staff blindsided. More than half will be sacked.

Society

2 w. ago Most women told severe PMS and period pain each month is 'completely normal'

A new study involving 5,000 women has examined the impact of period pain across the UK, with a significant number of women reporting severe and debilitating symptoms every month

Politics

2 w. ago New report spotlights 'debilitating' period pain impacting the majority of women

A new report has found that period pain affects seven in 10 women in the UK, with many describing the symptoms as 'severe' and 'debilitating' - yet they are often dismissed

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2 w. ago Too often Nicola Sturgeon used her power to silence and put down women

Writing for the Daily Record, Labour MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven Joani Reid hits out at Nicola Sturgeon's "promotion of a crank gender ideology."

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