6 h. ago Donald Trump health fears as one side of face 'completely drops' at 9/11 event

Rumours are swirling about the US president's health following his latest appearance at the Pentagon Memorial near Washington on the anniversary of 9/11.

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7 h. ago Trump sparks health fears at 9/11 event as one side of face 'completely drops'

Yet again, rumours are swirling about the US president's health following his latest appearance at the Pentagon Memorial near Washington on the anniversary of 9/11

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10 h. ago NHS urges UK households to ditch one piece of furniture from their bedroom

It's hard to put an exact figure on how many people do this 'innocent' thing each night

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10 h. ago Trump health fears as side of his face 'completely droops' at public appearance

Internet sleuths have suggested – without any professional medical evidence – that US President Donald Trump may have suffered a stroke due to his mouth and other allegedly ailments

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12 h. ago NHS urges UK households to avoid common habit 57% of people do at night

It might not seem like a major issue, but it can lead to health problems that might be tough to fix

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12 h. ago How long are cancer treatment waits in YOUR area? With just half of cases are being diagnosed on time, our tracker reveals the worst

Figures show how less than half of patients in parts of Essex who were referred for urgent treatment on the NHS in July, were seen within 62-days.

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12 h. ago NHS urges thousands in Scotland to complete health check 'as soon as possible'

A major health board has urged thousands of university and college students to take action without delay

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39 h. ago Britain's asylum capital warns it faces a migrant 'disaster': Glasgow's SNP leader fears city will be unable to cope with surge of homeless refugees amid Labour's hotel crackdown

The leader of Glasgow council has warned of 'disastrous' consequences if thousands of refugees head to Scotland when Labour kicks them out of migrant hotels in England.

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68 h. ago Crackdown on asylum seeker hotels could force thousands of refugees to Scotland

Thousands of migrants are expected to come to Scotland as they have a legal right to be housed here that does not exist in England.

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3 d. ago Scotmid raises £288,000 for Maggie's providing a lifeline for people affected by cancer

A year of community fundraising delivers thousands of vital support sessions across Scotland

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3 d. ago Hundreds of Brits queue to register with NHS dentist sparking urgent warning

About 150 desperate people lined up outside the Bristol practice from the early morning on camp chairs and with coffee flasks despite Labour planning to end the NHS dentistry crisis

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4 d. ago Scottish independence is 'economic necessity' says Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes

Kate Forbes said Scotland is being “held back” by Westminster as thousands of independence supporters marched in Edinburgh.

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6 d. ago NHS urges young people not to use ‘harmful’ AI chatbots as therapist

A YouGov poll found that nearly a third (31 per cent) of young people in the UK said they would be comfortable discussing mental health issues with an AI chatbot instead of a human therapist

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6 d. ago NHS chiefs demand urgent action over staff flu jabs after uptake halves since pandemic

‘Low uptake is neither inevitable nor irreversible,’ health bosses say as flu jab rates fall among staff

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6 d. ago Urgent 'protect your child' NHS alert issued over unpleasant virus

People have been warned the virus 'can make some people seriously ill'

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6 d. ago Six eligible groups urged to get NHS vaccine from September 2025

Each autumn or early winter, the NHS provides these jabs to people who are at higher risk of serious illness

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8 d. ago Stroke survivor turns policymaker to push for urgent NHS reform

A stroke survivor and former Member of Parliament has stepped into a powerful new role to transform chest, heart and stroke care across Scotland.

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1 week ago Afghanistan earthquake live: ‘There is death in every home’, families say, after at least 800 killed in quake in east of country

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says public health ministry, as rescue operations take placeMagnitude 6 earthquake hits eastern AfghanistanHow have you been affected by the earthquake?One resident in Afghanistan’s Nurgal district, one of the worst-affected areas in Kunar, said almost the entire village had collapsed under the force of the earthquake. “Children are under the rubble. The elderly are under the rubble. Young people are under the rubble,” the villager, who did not give his name, told the Associated Press.“We need help here,” he pleaded. “We need people to come here and join us. Let us pull out the people who are buried. There is no one who can come and remove dead bodies from under the rubble.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Afghanistan earthquake live: more than 800 dead after shallow quake strikes country’s east, state media reports

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says ministry for public health, as rescue operations take placeAt least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near JalalabadHow have you been affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan?One resident in Afghanistan’s Nurgal district, one of the worst-affected areas in Kunar, said almost the entire village had collapsed under the force of the earthquake. “Children are under the rubble. The elderly are under the rubble. Young people are under the rubble,” the villager, who did not give his name, told the Associated Press.“We need help here,” he pleaded. “We need people to come here and join us. Let us pull out the people who are buried. There is no one who can come and remove dead bodies from under the rubble.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Afghanistan earthquake live: more than 600 dead after shallow quake strikes country’s east, state media reports

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says ministry for public health, as rescue operations take placeAt least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near JalalabadHere is a summary from Afghanistan, where hundreds of people have been killed after an earthquake struck the country’s mountainous eastern region late last night. This is what we know so far:At least 622 people have been killed and more than 1,500 others injured in the earthquake, Afghanistan’s Taliban-run interior ministry said on Monday morning.The earthquake struck the rugged province of Kunar at 11.47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km north-east of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said.Jalalabad is about 119km (74 miles) away from the capital city, Kabul. A 4.5 magnitude quake occurred 20 minutes later in the same province.The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said deaths and injuries had been reported in the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadar...

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