2 h. ago Gardeners urged to check underside of leaves immediately in May

As your plants begin to bloom this spring, experts warn to take care when checking your plant's leaves - you could be in a for a nasty shock that risks destroying your garden

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18 h. ago Travel experts warn 'stop booking seven, 10 and 14 day trips' for 1 good reason

The traditional week or fortnight in the sun is outdated, say experts

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42 h. ago Warning over deadly suffocation risk of celeb health trend loved by Gwyneth Paltrow

It has been trending as the latest answer to sleepless nights, but experts warn it could pose serious health risks, depriving wearers of life-giving oxygen overnight.

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66 h. ago Britain's failing ghost towns revealed: The 14 unexpected places house prices are plummeting as experts warn 'get out before it's too late!'

It's a situation which isn't just depressing to the eye. According to experts, it's also particularly astonishing considering the chronic housing shortage which continues to plague the UK.

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66 h. ago Food bank usage doubles in five years in London as experts warn of 'generational poverty'

London food bank manager calls for benefit system that is ‘fit for purpose’

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3 d. ago It’s time to stop the great food heist powered by big business. That means taxation, regulation and healthy school meals | Stuart Gillespie

The global food system has been captured by a few rapacious companies that profit from public ill-health. We need a radical overhaulOur food system is killing us. Designed in a different century for a different purpose – to mass produce cheap calories to prevent famine – it is now a source of jeopardy, destroying more than it creates. A quarter of all adult deaths globally – more than 12 million every year – are due to poor diets.Malnutrition in all its forms – undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight and obesity – is by far the biggest cause of ill-health, affecting one in three people on the planet. Ultra-processed foods are implicated in as many as one in seven premature deaths in some countries. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago London food bank usage doubles in five years as experts warn of 'generational poverty'

London food bank manager calls for benefit system that is ‘fit for purpose’

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3 d. ago Number of obese and overweight teenagers will skyrocket in the next five years, experts warn

Adolescent health worldwide is at a "tipping point," experts say

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3 d. ago Half a billion young people will be obese or overweight by 2030, report finds

Health of adolescents worldwide has reached a ‘tipping point’, authors of Lancet commission analysis warnAlmost half a billion adolescents worldwide will be living with obesity or overweight and 1 billion at risk of preventable ill health by 2030, according to an international report.While adolescent mortality has declined by more than a quarter over the past two decades, comprehensive analysis of global data calculated that in five years, at least half of the world’s 10- to 24-year-olds will be living in countries where preventable health problems such as HIV/Aids, early pregnancy, depression and poor nutrition pose a “daily threat to their health, wellbeing and life chance”. Young people’s health has reached a “tipping point”, the authors warned. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Britain threatens sanctions against Israel if it does not cease military action in Gaza: Hamas praises the statement but Netanyahu declares the move a 'huge prize' for the terrorists

An 11-week blockade on food, fuel, water and medicine has pushed the decimated civilian population of Gaza to the brink of famine, experts continue to warn.

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4 d. ago Half of British adults should be able to get their hands on fat jabs through the post, says Tony Blair

Researchers at the Tony Blair Institute have called for the eligibility criteria for the drugs to 'drastically lowered', making them available to people who are overweight but not yet obese.

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4 d. ago Warning over 'worrying trend' as thousands more die from one health problem

"It's been the worst start to a decade for heart health for half a century," experts warn

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5 d. ago Bella Culley's dad makes an incredible pledge for her freedom amid cartel fears

The father of 18-year-old Bella Culley, the British teen arrested in Georgia with 14kg of cannabis and hashish, has pledged to remain in the country "as long as it takes" to help his daughter — as organised crime experts warn UK backpackers may be in the sights of Thai drug gangs.

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5 d. ago Video of Biden's stirring words on cancer go viral as experts warn his diagnosis is serious

A 2017 video of Joe Biden consoling Meghan McCain over her father's cancer has gone viral amid news of Biden's own aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis.

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5 d. ago Urgent warning over drug that is becoming a 'rite of passage' for school children

A deadly drug is being taken by children during school hours as it's been dubbed a 'rite of passage', warn experts.

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5 d. ago Donald Trump’s planned cuts to NASA’s budget could trigger Armageddon, boffins fear

The US President's move to slash the space agency’s funding by 24% will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids, experts warn

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5 d. ago Experts warn of 5 types of fruit and veg that contain worrying levels of toxic pesticides

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) tested produce for pesticides and their findings show that several of the UK's most common fruits and vegetables are covered in chemicals.

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5 d. ago London’s green jobs boom outpaces rest of UK but skills shortage holding young people back

London is fast emerging as a hub for green jobs, but experts warn that more must be done to prevent a labour shortage in the sector

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6 d. ago Trump news at a glance: Gulf deals in the spotlight as experts warn receipt of overseas gifts ‘unprecedented’

Experts warn the message being sent by the White House is that American foreign policy is for sale. Key US politics stories from Saturday 17 May at a glanceWith Donald Trump’s headline-making tour of the Gulf region now over, focus has now fallen on the deals made during the trip – for US companies, and for the president himself.Former White House lawyers, diplomatic protocol officers and foreign affairs experts have told the Guardian Donald Trump’s receipt of overseas gifts and targeted investments are “unprecedented” as the White House remakes US foreign policy under a pay-for-access code that eclipses past administrations. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Thousands of insomnia sufferers may be missing out on a groundbreaking treatment

Thousands of insomnia sufferers may be missing out on a groundbreaking treatment - simply because doctors don't know it exists, experts warn.

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