31 h. ago Fury as NHS tells midwives to back cousin marriage as 'only' 15 per cent have deformed babies

New guidance says concerns about the risks of congenital diseases are 'exaggerated' and 'unwarranted' on the grounds that '85 to 90 per cent of cousin couples do not have affected children'.

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33 h. ago Call The Midwife star Helen George candidly opens up about unexpected 'dream role'

After nearly 15 years playing Nurse Trixie on Call The Midwife, Helen George says she’s ready for a dramatic change, revealing her dream is to swap delivering babies for solving crimes

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43 h. ago Timothée Chalamet's nepo baby dating history from Lourdes Leon to Lily

Timothée Chalamet appears to have a type when it comes to the girls he likes to date - nepo babies.

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45 h. ago What links the basilisk lizard and the fishing spider? The Saturday quiz

From Clarissa Strozzi and Charles V to Tom Parker and Walt Disney, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What did LA plumber George Holliday videotape on 3 March 1991?2 Named after a Greek god, what is Earth’s largest land biome?3 Abigail, in November 2015, was the first what?4 Which literary character says, “Come not, Lucifer! I’ll burn my books!”?5 Which Play School presenter sits in the House of Lords?6 What cricket fixture was played from 1806 until 1962?7 Which rescue organisation is based in Poole, Dorset?8 The Kanneh-Mason siblings are famous names in what field?What links: 9 Babington; Parry; Ridolfi; Throckmorton?10 Bleu; saignant; à point; bien cuit?11 Basilisk lizard; fishing spider; jacana; pond skater; Clark’s grebe?12 Virginia (8); Ohio (7); New York (5); Arkansas, California, Hawaii (one each)?13 Enhanced Fujita; Modified Mercalli; Saffir-Simpson; Torino?14 Ben Bradlee; Walt Disney; Jim Lovell; Colonel Tom Parker; Chesley Sullenberger?15 Clarissa Strozzi; Charle...

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46 h. ago Rare twins born in DRC raise cautious hope for endangered mountain gorillas

Virunga park ranger says babies are well cared for by mother Mafuko but high infant mortality makes first weeks criticalIt was noon by the time Jacques Katutu first saw the newborn mountain gorillas. Cradled in the arms of their mother, Mafuko, the tiny twins clung to her body for warmth in the forest clearing in Virunga national park, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Katutu, head of gorilla monitoring in Virunga, has seen dozens of newborns in his 15 years as a ranger. But, he tells the Guardian, even he was touched by the sight of the fragile infant males, who face serious obstacles if they are to become silverbacks one day. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Rare genetic form of diabetes detected in newborn babies for first time

Research shows mutation of the TMEM167A gene is responsible for the rare form of neonatal diabetes

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60 h. ago Babies 'are being aborted because of cost of living crisis' as terminations hit a new RECORD high

Official figures showed there were 277,970 terminations in England and Wales in 2023 - up 11 per cent from 251,377 the previous year.

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61 h. ago Super Mario fans will soon be able to get their hands on a host of cute new toys for kids

Wooden blocks, clothing for babies and toddlers and a new app for little ones are all planned under the My Mario banner

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63 h. ago ‘It’s very embarrassing’: Sophie Turner on rage, romance and the horror of watching Game of Thrones

She was a star at 14, learned how to act with the whole world watching, then stepped away to discover herself. Now she’s back in the new Tomb Raider – and a Die Hard-style thrillerSophie Turner has a screwball comedy vibe in real life – elegant trouser suit, arch but friendly expression, perfect hair, she looks ready for some whipsmart repartee and a sundowner. She seems very comfortable in her own skin, which is unusual anyway when you’re not quite 30, but especially incongruous given her various screen personas: first, in Game of Thrones. Thirteen when she was cast as Sansa Stark, 14 when she started filming, she embodied anxious, aristocratic self-possession at an age when a regular human can’t even keep track of their own socks. Six seasons in, arguably at peak GoT impact, she became Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse, a role she reprised in 2019 for Dark Phoenix, action-studded and ram-jammed with superpowers.Now she’s the lead in Steal, a Prime Video drama about a corpor...

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2 d. ago Cloth wraps treated with ‘dirt cheap’ insecticide cut malaria cases in babies

Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study showsFrom Africa to Latin America to Asia, babies have been carried in cloth wraps on their mothers’ backs for centuries. Now, the practice of generations of women could become a lifesaving tool in the fight against malaria.Researchers in Uganda have found that treating wraps with the insect repellent permethrin cut rates of malaria in the infants carried in them by two-thirds. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Inside the spoiled lives of Venezuela's Narco Nepo babies: An 800

The nephews of Venezuela's first lady must have liked Scarface. In the early 2010s they drove around Caracas in Ferraris, draped in diamonds, swaggering around nightclubs.

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3 d. ago Martin O’Neill sent Celtic sympathy message as Hoops punters pile pressure on to the board – Hotline

Celtic punters remain in a rage despite their taam’s win over Falkirk on Wednesday night

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3 d. ago Brave Scots mum fought for her life as jealous ex tried to stab her to death in bloodbath murder bid

A BRAVE mum has told how she fought for her life as her ex-partner stabbed her eight times in a jealous rage. Sarah White has shared photographs of the horrific injuries she suffered at the hands of Kenneth Wilson after he was jailed for eight years. She sustained stab wounds to her face and body...

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4 d. ago Iran closes airspace as state television sends Trump 'bullet won't miss' threat

Iran has shut its airspace following escalating tensions with the United States, as anti-government demonstrations continue to rage across the Middle Eastern nation

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4 d. ago Inside the spoiled lives of Venezuela's Narco Nepo babies: An 800 kilo coke bust, topless scandal, $300K wedding... and one appalling whiskey

The nephews of Venezuela's first lady must have liked Scarface. In the early 2010s they drove around Caracas in Ferraris, draped in diamonds, swaggering around nightclubs.

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4 d. ago Angler flew into a rage and attacked water bailiff with a rod after being asked to show his fishing licence

The attack was caught on camera

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4 d. ago Sex, drugs and sugar babies: first trailer for Euphoria season three drops

Sam Levinson’s hit HBO drama series returns in April with Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi returningThe first trailer for the third season of Euphoria promises more sex, drugs and violence, teasing a troubled life after high school for the show’s characters.Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer and Jacob Elordi are among those returning for episodes four years in the making. The new season will take place five years after the characters were last seen. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Gaza war leads to 41% fall in births prompting allegations of reproductive violence

Israel’s war in Gaza has caused high numbers of maternal and neonatal deaths, say two reportsIsrael’s war in Gaza has led to a 41% fall in births in the territory, and high numbers of maternal deaths, miscarriages, newborn mortality and premature births, two reports into the impact of the conflict on pregnant women, babies and maternity care reveal.Two reports by Physicians for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Global Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School, and Physicians for Human Rights–Israel document how the war has led to high figures for maternal and neonatal mortality and forced births in dangerous conditions and systematically dismantled health services – consequences of “a deliberate intention of preventing births among Palestinians, meeting the legal criteria of the Genocide Convention,” researchers said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago TV fans switch off in rage as BBC broadcasts 'worst 30 minutes ever aired'

BBC viewers have been turning over to different channels after the broadcaster aired "the worst 30 minutes in television history," which led to floods of complaints

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5 d. ago Mother whose son, 6, was shot dead by road rage stranger after giving him the finger is now being sued by boy's father who claims SHE'S to blame for the killing

Joanna Cloonan may have to relive the horror of the day her son died after his father sued her. He claims she provoked a stranger to pull the trigger on their child on the California freeway in May 2021.

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