32 h. ago Nurse issues alarm on health risk of hitting snooze in the morning

Many of us rely on multiple alarms to get us up in the morning, but one nurse has warned that the practice is actually detrimental to our health

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35 h. ago Nurse issues warning for anyone who sets multiple alarms in the morning

A nurse has cautioned against the widespread practice of stacking alarms back-to-back to wake up. Repeatedly hitting that snooze button may seem harmless but it has health drawbacks.

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42 h. ago Concern as skin condition that hits millions is linked to raised risk of suicide

Adults who suffer from the common disorder are significantly more likely to express suicidal thoughts, concerning new research revealed today.

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3 d. ago Alarm clocks and remote controls are teeming with faeces, health experts say

A study of hotel rooms found the gadgets were a haven for germs and even traces of human waste

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5 d. ago Third earthquake in days hits Russian coast as verdict on tsunami issued

Russia has been hit by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake, with up to 300km of coastline having been put at risk of being hit by a tsunami just days after two other quakes were felt in the country

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6 d. ago Experts sound alarm over rise of 'forgotten cancer' increasing in young people: 'It's aggressive'

Experts have sounded the alarm over a stark rise in a rare cancer-warning that the sudden increase in diagnoses in people aged under 50 cannot be explained.

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8 d. ago Daylight lamp worth £50 that makes 'waking up so much easier' plummets to £36 in rare sale

As we head deeper into autumn, shoppers who struggle to wake on dark mornings won't want to snooze on this deal that's slashed a 'game changing' daylight lamp to its cheapest available price

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9 d. ago Urgent warning as tomatoes blamed for major Salmonella food poisoning outbreak

Health chiefs have sounded the alarm over a surge in potentially deadly salmonella linked to tomatoes as another 50 people have been struck by the disease.

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1 week ago The astonishing story of the aristocrat who hid her Jewish lover in a sofa bed – and other German rebels who defied the Nazis

From a diplomat who embraced the exiled Albert Einstein to a schoolteacher who helped ‘non-Aryan’ students flee, these remarkable individuals refused to bend the knee to Hitler – only to be dramatically betrayed. What made them risk it all?I grew up in a house where nothing German was allowed. No Siemens dishwasher or Krups coffee machine in the kitchen, no Volkswagen, Audi or Mercedes in the driveway. The edict came from my mother. She was not a Holocaust survivor, though she had felt the breath of the Shoah on her neck. She was just eight years old on 27 March 1945, when her own mother was killed by the last German V-2 rocket of the war to fall on London, a bomb that flattened a corner of the East End, killing 134 people, almost all of them Jews. One way or another, the blast radius of that explosion would encompass the rest of my mother’s life and much of mine.Of course, she knew that the bomb that fell on Hughes Mansions had not picked out that particular building deliberat...

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1 week ago Doctors sound alarm after Ebola kills 15 in the Congo sparking fresh pandemic fears

Officials are desperately trying to contain the killer virus, which began spreading in the southern part of the African nation last month.

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2 w. ago School and nursery on alert after reports of 'threat' as police issue update

Rumours online suggested the 'security threat' had been made from the Manchester area

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2 w. ago Nurse suspended after complaining about sharing changing room with trans doctor issues new legal proceedings against health board and senior staff

Sandie Peggie was suspended from work at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, after complaining about being made to change next to trans medic Dr Beth Upton on Christmas Eve 2023.

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2 w. ago Vaping may be causing irreversible harm to children’s health, doctors say

Experts ‘extremely concerned’ about e-cigarette use and say millions of young people could face ill health in futureDoctors have raised the alarm about high levels of vaping among children worldwide, saying they are convinced e-cigarettes are causing irreversible harm to their health.Cardiologists, researchers and health experts said they were “extremely concerned” about the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on millions of teenagers and young people, including exposure to toxins and carcinogens – some of which are still unknown. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago DVLA issues warning to drivers who risk £1,000 fine if they don't do one thing

The DVLA has issued a warning to drivers who risk being hit with a £1,000 fine if they fail to do one thing. Here's everything you need to know about the rules

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2 w. ago Trump faces health alarm as expert warns untreated leg condition could risk amputation

Donald Trump's swollen legs and feet have been a talking point for months - with a US expert speaking out on the severity of the chronic venous insufficiency diagnosis

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3 w. ago Loose Women star Kaye Adams admits she lied about her age for decades

‘There's this sense the moment you hit a certain age, you risk being replaced by someone younger – no matter your talent,’ Adams said

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