32 h. ago I tried coffee for the first time — only 1 thing could make me like it

I've always opted for water, juice or fizzy drinks over a cup of coffee — but I decided to finally give the hot drink a proper try

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3 d. ago I used to judge my mother’s gambling addiction. Now I think she was longing for a fairytale ending

Toni Jordan’s mother gambled fast, ferociously, without any sense of fun. The author has come to realise she was dreaming of a bigger life My mother, Margaret, died in 2018 at 75. It was a good death, all things considered. The very end was savage, as endings often are, but she was in her own home and on her own two feet until the final week. For a woman who’d smoked two packs a day all her adult life, who’d never exercised or even walked to the shops, who refused to drink water (“I’d spew!”) and lived on Coca-Cola, paté on toast, jubes and green olives from a jar – considering all that, she did OK.During my mother’s final days, I had it easy. My sister, Lee, lived closer and is, to be honest, a more nurturing person. She’s caring. Patient. Lee is also better with money than me, but I thought I should at least attempt to help – so at the end, I took charge of Mum’s bank accounts. She lived on the pension and died with a run-down brick veneer villa unit in an over-50s complex, an old...

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3 d. ago 2 civilians indicted for their role in a Pearl Harbor fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people in 2021

A grand jury has indicted two civilian workers on charges they caused the Navy to provide the Hawaii Department of Health with false information about jet fuel that spilled from a Pearl Harbor storage facility before it later seeped into drinking water and sickened 6,000 people in 2021

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3 d. ago Fourth day without water for Scots homes and businesses hit by pipe fault

Residents were warned not to drink tap water after a pipe fault at Rawburn treatment works, with bottled water hubs set up across the region.

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4 d. ago Shoppers get Ninja Thirsti water bottle for less than £5 in Debenhams deal stack

The Ninja Thirsti is a premium water bottle that's designed to keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold - and it's also capable of keeping carbonated drinks fizzy

Economics

5 d. ago Urgent health warning as drinking water left in your car could be poisoning your body slowly over time

Exposure to antimony can cause headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, and loss of sleep, while long-term effects can include inflammation of the lungs and stomach ulcers.

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6 d. ago Experts reveal the nine ways dehydration can affect your health

Not drinking enough water can have profound effects on your body and mind that go far beyond just feeling thirsty

Science

7 d. ago New research reveals the best defence against stress – and it’s in your kitchen

A new study has found that not drinking enough water could be making everyday stress significantly harder to handle

Politics

1 week ago Alarming levels of Pfas in blood of those living near US air force base, study finds

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ were found at a level 10 times higher than people who did not work in contaminated zoneNew research shows alarming levels of Pfas in the blood of people living or working near a US air force base responsible for polluting drinking water with high levels of the dangerous “forever chemicals”, a new state regulatory report has found.The levels are high enough in those who lived and worked near the Cannon air force base in Curry county to raise health concerns – about 10 times above the levels of those in the region who did not work in the contaminated zone. The pollution stems from a type of Pfas-laden firefighting foam the military has used across the nation, and the types of compounds found at high levels in participants’ blood were also commonly used in foam. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Anyone who drinks less than 1.5 litres of water a day warned in new study

A study has been conducted by experts at Liverpool John Moores University

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1 week ago Not drinking enough water could trigger an alarming health problem

The trial involved 32 volunteers, half of whom were limited to just 1.5 litres of water a day while the other half followed the recommended intake.

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1 week ago Not drinking enough water causes greater biological response to stress – study

The study looked at the effects of hydration on the stress hormone cortisol.

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1 week ago Sodastream with lots of top flavours is 'favourite kitchen gadget' as it drops to £56

'We mostly use it for sparkling water, but it’s saved us a fortune on fizzy drinks in general.'

Economics

1 week ago At 19 I had to flee my country, afraid for my life – without even saying goodbye to my family

Mohanad was a medical student in Sudan, but he had to leave in secret, hiding in a vegetable truck, until he reached Libya, where he was kidnapped repeatedly. That was only the start of his perilous journeyFor three days, Mohanad had been lost at sea in an overcrowded wooden boat. Travelling across the Mediterranean from Libya to Europe, he and the other passengers had run out of food and water, were running out of fuel, and had mixed their remaining sugar with sea water to see if they could drink it. “It was madness,” he says.Weak and exhausted, passengers began drifting in and out of consciousness. Mohanad kept waking up an Ethiopian man – who was nearer the edge of the boat – worried he might fall in. At night, there were large waves, and Mohanad slept for a while himself, but was woken by a loud splash. People began screaming the Ethiopian man’s name. He had slipped over the side into the water. They turned the boat around to look for him, but he had drowned. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Alexander Isak and Newcastle approach point of no return after striker’s latest outburst

Club say they want to keep Isak but a move is now in both’s interests and Eddie Howe is best off chasing other targetsAs a general rule, it is almost always best to sleep on things before making important decisions or reacting to provocations. So why, at close to midnight on Tuesday, did Newcastle rush out a seemingly kneejerk response to Alexander Isak’s incendiary Instagram post claiming that, amid broken promises, his relationship with the club was over?In a statement reflecting an appreciably tougher tone than at any time during this summer saga, Newcastle insisted no promises had been broken and that their intention is to keep Isak. The message was that the Sweden striker’s attempt to force a move to Liverpool had failed and he would need to end his one-man strike before being welcomed back to first-team training. The only problem is that while you can lead a horse to water it sometimes really is impossible to make them drink. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Alexander Isak and Newcastle approach point of no return after striker’s outburst

Club say they want to keep Isak but a move is now in both’s interests and Eddie Howe is best off chasing other targetsAs a general rule, it is almost always best to sleep on things before making important decisions or reacting to provocations. So why, at close to midnight on Tuesday, did Newcastle rush out a seemingly kneejerk response to Alexander Isak’s incendiary Instagram post claiming that, amid broken promises, his relationship with the club was over?In a statement reflecting an appreciably tougher tone than at any time during this summer saga, Newcastle insisted no promises had been broken and that their intention is to keep Isak. The message was that the Sweden striker’s attempt to force a move to Liverpool had failed and he would need to end his one-man strike before being welcomed back to first-team training. The only problem is that while you can lead a horse to water it sometimes really is impossible to make them drink. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Oregon city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling to ensure camping spaces under settlement

The Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court homelessness ruling has agreed to ensure camping spaces for at least 150 people as part of a settlement with an advocacy group

Events

2 w. ago The dire warning my doctor gave me after I told her how much water I drink a day

Claire Cameron said the alarm bells about her drinking habit started ringing after she had a routine blood test. On looking at the results, her doctor quizzed her on a range of symptoms.

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2 w. ago Don't cook rice in boiling water and use expert's 'better' way instead

Many people are unaware of one important ingredient that they should be adding to their rice to make it taste better - and it's not salt, according to a culinary expert

Politics

2 w. ago North Koreans drinking 'deep sea water' as state media advertises bizarre new products

The advertisement published in the English-speaking Pyongyang Times highlights three different choices of bottled H2O that are all apparently 'winning great favour with customers'

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