9 h. ago Three changes add nine years to your life and one takes five minutes

One 'small and realistic change' was found to reduce the risk of death by 10 per cent

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10 h. ago Scientists identify small changes people can make to live longer

New studies highlight how increases in physical activity can reduce the risk of death

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14 h. ago Walk for an extra five minutes a day to add years to your life: New study finds it can slash death risk by 10 per cent

It's long been known staying active can help boost heart health, especially as we age, but now research suggests walking for five minutes a day can help you live longer.

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16 h. ago How 5 minutes of brisk walking a day can reduce your risk of death

Don’t give up on exercise - UK Biobank data shows just a bit of extra activity can extend our lives as scientists identify the key ways we can live longer

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4 d. ago Militia men hunting traitors and families risking kidnap if they leave the house... if Trump thought abducting Maduro would make him a hero in oil

Citizens leave their homes only if they have no choice. Each time they do, they risk kidnap, torture and death in the regime's El Helicoide, the brutalist prison that looms menacingly over the city.

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5 d. ago The worst time of day to get heart surgery as study makes 'risk of death' discovery

Our body clock might have a profound impact on the outcomes of surgery

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5 d. ago Ten years after his death, is David Bowie’s musical legacy at risk of fading from view?

From the V&A to the Stranger Things finale, the pop icon still looms large – but with lower streaming figures than his peers, how many new listeners are discovering his music?• ‘A perplexing, astonishing finale’: world pays tribute to David Bowie a decade after his deathWhen David Bowie died on 10 January 2016, such was the scale of media coverage and public mourning that one would have presumed his music would be everywhere for ever, elevated as he was, to misquote Smash Hits, to the position of the People’s Dame. It was briefly – Starman reached No 18, and Space Oddity No 24 – but then it wasn’t.Each year, Forbes compiles a posthumous celebrity rich list. Bowie appeared in 2016, ranked at No 11 with estimated earnings of $10.5m (£7.8m), and again in 2017, in the same position but with earnings of $9.5m (£7m). This was unsurprising given the enormous spike in interest there is in the immediate aftermath of a superstar’s death. Yet he didn’t appear in the Forbes list again until...

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6 d. ago UKHSA extends 'risk of death' health alert as weather bomb approaches

An amber alert has been issued in the face of heavy snowfall, high winds and a risk of damage, disruption, injuries and deaths

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer 'must act now' to save life of dying hunger striker on brink of death

HMP Pentonville prisoner Kamran Ahmed has been hospitalised for the sixth time after 60 days on hunger strike, with MP Zarah Sultana warning he is at imminent risk of death and calling for immediate bail

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7 d. ago Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot

The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demandsThey are far into the lethal zone. Three people who are being held in prison on charges connected with the protest group Palestine Action have been on hunger strike for 45, 59 and 66 days. A fourth prisoner, Teuta Hoxha, ended her strike this week, after 58 days. She could suffer lifelong health effects. The remaining strikers, Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed and Lewie Chiaramello, could pass away at any time. The 10 IRA and INLA hunger strikers who died in 1981 survived for between 46 and 73 days. Muraisi, whose strike has lasted the longest, is, according to supporters, now struggling to breathe and suffering uncontrollable muscle spasms – possible signs of neurological damage. Yet the government refuses to engage.It created this situation. The Crown Prosecution Service states that the maximum time a prisoner can spend on remand is 182 ...

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2 w. ago Cardiologist reveals one of the most effective ways to prolong your life

One study found that a low level of fitness poses a greater risk of death over time than other traditional risk factors

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2 w. ago Experts pinpoint the perfect amount of exercise AND sleep to reduce the risk of illness and early death

A study by Australian researchers has revealed the right amount of sleep to optimise daily step count, to help stave off illness and an early death.

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3 w. ago UK hunger striker issues grave warning to government as fresh demands are made

Former hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah has said the group 'will certainly return to battle' in the new year if their demands aren't met, as she pauses her 48 day hunger protest

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3 w. ago Palestine Action's demands to government in full as hunger strikers 'risk death'

As Palestine Action launch a legal battle against Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, we break down the reasons why the Government has refused to meet the hunger strikers

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3 w. ago Palestine Action hunger strikers begin legal action against Government after activists are hospitalised

Several hunger strikers have been taken to hospital in recent days

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3 w. ago Ointment sold at Walmart and Target under recall for child poisoning threat

The ointment’s incorrect lid posed ‘a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning’ for children

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on the Palestine Action hunger strikers: the government is trying to ignore this protest | Editorial

Doctors have warned that the lives of these prisoners are now in danger. Pretending this is not happening is not good enoughIn 1981, IRA and other republican prisoners went on hunger strike in Northern Ireland, demanding the restoration of their political status. Ten would die; extraordinarily, their leader, Bobby Sands, had been elected as an MP by the time of his death. Margaret Thatcher took a hardline public stance. But by the end, behind the scenes, the government was looking for an exit, and public opinion had shifted significantly.The lives of the Palestine Action-affiliated remand prisoners now on hunger strike are at growing risk. On Friday, two reached day 48 without food. (In 1981, one IRA prisoner – 29-year-old Martin Hurson – died on the 46th day.) Twenty-year-old Qesser Zuhrah is being treated in hospital after she reportedly collapsed at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey. Amu Gib, 30, has also been treated. Three more have refused food for more than 40 days and another, who h...

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4 w. ago A simple blood test could one day predict your risk of early death

A study measured blood proteins in tens of thousands of people and tracked who survived or died over time

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last month Tragic baby shaken to death by own mum was at risk before she was even born

Nazli Merthoca, 24, was jailed after killing her three-month-old daughter, Kaylani Kalanzi who died after sustaining severe brain injuries, as well as a broken leg and ribs

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