7 h. ago ‘Climate change is real’: devastating wildfire photography – in pictures

Artist and photographer Phil Buehler captured some of the worst-hit properties from this year’s Eaton Fire in Altadena, Los Angeles and assembled them for this year’s Spring/Break art show taking place in New York City until 12 May. The exhibit will include a cyclorama with some of the 9/11 calls during the fires playing softly in the background Continue reading...

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8 h. ago UK's worst broadband provider named with popular firms taking a hit

Ofcom has published its latest complaints report and it's not good reading for a number of firms

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19 h. ago Holidaymaker left fighting for his life just hours after proposing to girlfriend

Steven Percy, 67, was staying at the Palmon Bay Hotel and Spa in Montenegro when he suddenly started suffering from a fever.

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25 h. ago NHS Lanarkshire encouraging hay fever sufferers to head straight for pharmacy rather than your GP

There is no need to wait for a GP appointment - a box of effective hay fever tablets (antihistamines) can cost as little as 79p and work just as well as those prescribed by a doctor.

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27 h. ago Americans’ health at risk as Trump cuts EPA staff to 1980s levels, experts warn

Advocacy groups say gutting EPA’s scientific research arm would turn it into a purely political agencyAmericans’ health is being put at risk after new cuts were announced by Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce staffing to 1980s levels and gut its scientific research arm, experts and advocacy groups warned.The EPA’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced on Friday that the agency would slash its budget by $300m in the fiscal year 2026 as part of a broad overhaul that he said was designed to cut it to levels resembling those in the Reagan administration. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Mystery pollen bomb strikes London: Baffled residents complain of tight chests, red eyes, and brain fog

Londoners have complained of a 'pollen bomb' across the city over the weekend. Despite the Met Office forecasting low pollen levels, park-goers were left 'choking' on thick clouds of pollen.

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51 h. ago Vitamin B12 deficiency: Warning as dementia risk could increase if you have low levels of essential vitamin

Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient that helps maintain our brain function 🧠

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5 d. ago This is why you and millions of others are treating your hay fever wrongly... and the very simple things you should actually do: DR HELEN EVANS

It's hay fever season, as sufferers will well know. But experts say many people are inadvertently making their symptoms worse.

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5 d. ago North East to be worst hit by PIP cuts with 'devastating' loss twice as bad as London

North East to be worst hit by PIP cuts with 'devastating' loss twice as bad as London  NewcastleWorld

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6 d. ago Hay fever sufferers will sleep through the night if they do one thing to mattress before bed

Hay fever affects more than 10 million Brits each year - but here are some ways to ease your symptoms

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7 d. ago Three ways to help the developing world survive the end of aid | Winnie Byanyima

Wealthy nations are slashing funding for essential services such as the HIV/Aids response, but poorer countries cannot absorb the impact overnightCountries across the world are cutting aid budgets, abandoning the decades-old consensus that supporting health and development is both a moral duty and a strategic interest. But the end of aid cannot mean the end of global solidarity – because our global economy is stacked against low- and middle-income countries to such an extent that they simply cannot afford to respond to global crises alone.Developing countries are drowning in debt, facing interest rates up to 12 times higher than wealthy countries. When interest rates shot up after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the global south was worst hit. Low- and middle-income countries now pay $4 (£3) to the richest in the global north for every $1 they receive in aid. Thirty-four of Africa’s 54 countries spend more on debt than on healthcare. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Warning over high pollen and UV levels as temperatures set to hit 29C

Temperature records for April and May are unlikely to be broken this week, the Met Office said.

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9 d. ago Health warning over baby food after study reveals shocking level of harmful ingredient

Experts today labelled the BBC probe 'really concerning' and said products being sold with 'intentionally misleading' health claims should be banned.

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9 d. ago Full list of UK areas affected by Met Office red 'very high' warning this week

During the spring and summer months the Met Office issues a five-day pollen forecast to warn prepare hay fever sufferers

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1 week ago Dermatologist issues sun damage warning ahead of 27C weather and high UV levels

Brits are being warned to wear that sun cream if heading outside next week

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1 week ago Callum McGregor tells Rangers trophy hunters 'this is ours' as Celtic skipper warns the levels keep rising

Parkhead captain accepts Ibrox takeover could see improvements but Hoops stand ready to meet any challenge to their dominance

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2 w. ago More than 80% of world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event in history

‘We're looking at something that's completely changing the face of our planet,’ scientists warn

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2 w. ago More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record

An ashen pallor and an eerie stillness all that remains where there should fluttering fish and vibrant colours in the reefscape, one conservationist saysThe world’s coral reefs have been pushed into “uncharted territory” by the worst global bleaching event on record that has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, scientists have warned.Reefs in at least 82 countries and territories have been exposed to enough heat to turn corals white since the global event started in January 2023, the latest data from the US government’s Coral Reef Watch shows. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Notting Hill Carnival at risk of ‘mass casualty event’ due to crowd control problems

Police warn in new report for London Assembly over ‘dangerous level of crowd density’ at event

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2 w. ago Households urged to try 35p spring cleaning trick to ease hay fever symptoms

Hay fever sufferers will be looking for ways to ease their symptoms this spring

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