2 h. ago Starmer crushes bid to sing him happy birthday at Cabinet meeting after desperate reshuffle 'sidelining' Reeves sent markets into a frenzy

Keir Starmer stepped in to stop his new-look top team from marking the occasion as they assembled in Downing Street.

Politics

8 h. ago ‘Fear haunts us’: Pakistan’s floods leave mental scars long after waters recede

Shock, panic, guilt and grief grip survivors as mental health experts warn of chronic trauma from repeated exposure to natural disastersFor a 10-year-old, the loss is proving hard to grasp. “It has been four days since I last saw my home,” says Ahsan. He has not yet understood that the floods completely swept away his house in Dogoro Basha village in Shigar, Pakistan.His confusion is part of the devastating aftermath of long months of rain and floods that have devastated thousands of families in the country’s northern provinces and left more than 860 people dead so far. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Now, about those tax rises Starmer gathers Cabinet for first meeting after humiliating Rachel Reeves and drafting in left

Keir Starmer's new-look top team will assemble in Downing Street amid fears the ground is being laid for another brutal tax raid at the Autumn Budget.

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22 h. ago Live on a noisy road, near a railway or on the flight path? You're more likely to have a stroke, warn experts

Living on a noisy road drastically increases the risk of stroke even when there is a minimal amount of pollution, a study suggests.

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26 h. ago Update your WhatsApp NOW: Meta releases urgent update for all iPhone users after 'extremely sophisticated attack' is found

If you use WhatsApp on an iPhone, you need to update the app immediately, warn security experts.

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30 h. ago Life expectancy is STALLING: The average Brit may never reach 100 years of age, experts warn

Living to 100 really is a significant achievement. But it's unlikely this milestone will become commonplace anytime soon, according to a new study.

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30 h. ago A downturn in international travel to the U.S. may last beyond summer, experts warn

A decline in foreign visitors traveling to the United States has stretched well into the summer

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33 h. ago Scotland weather: Yellow rain warning issued for morning rush hour as travel disruption expected

Three flood alerts have also been issued for the affected areas as experts warn of travel delays

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49 h. ago The 'dangerous' videos on TikTok and Instagram that are putting people's lives at risk

Experts warn lives are being put at risk by fake versions of Retatrutide - with the real thing still in trials

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54 h. ago Rachel Reeves' plan to raise landfill tax could add £24,000 onto price of new

Industry chiefs fear the Chancellor's 'insane' proposal could see a 36-fold increase to the levy, causing construction costs to skyrocket.

Economics

58 h. ago It's not ready yet, but shameless influencers are trying to sell it

M.E.N. INVESTIGATION: Experts warn lives are being put at risk by fake versions of Retatrutide - with the real thing still in trials. Stephen Topping investigates a worrying online trend.

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58 h. ago A simple search on TikTok and Instagram is leading people down a dangerous path

M.E.N. INVESTIGATION: Experts warn lives are being put at risk by fake versions of Retatrutide - with the real thing still in trials. Stephen Topping investigates a worrying online trend.

Technology

3 d. ago This is EXACTLY how you can fix your debilitating bunions without painful surgery... and the surprising things that cause them, according to our top podiatrists

Millions are plagued by bunions - including, reportedly, Victoria Beckham and Amal Clooney. But experts warn too many ignore the problem until drastic surgery is the only option.

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3 d. ago Reeves warned she will have to break manifesto commitment on tax to deal with economic black hole

Leading economists have questioned strategy of ‘fiddling around’ with new small taxes – such as the mansion and gambling taxes – to avoid economic crisis

Economics

3 d. ago ‘Sliding into an abyss’: experts warn over rising use of AI for mental health support

Therapists say they are seeing negative impacts of people increasingly turning to AI chatbots for helpVulnerable people turning to AI chatbots instead of professional therapists for mental health support could be “sliding into a dangerous abyss”, psychotherapists have warned.Psychotherapists and psychiatristssaid they were increasingly seeing negative impacts of AI chatbots being used for mental health, such as fostering emotional dependence, exacerbating anxiety symptoms, self-diagnosis, or amplifying delusional thought patterns, dark thoughts and suicide ideation. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ADHD drugs are being prescribed too quickly to preschoolers, experts warn

Millions of American children have been diagnosed with the lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder, one of the most common in childhood

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4 d. ago Phil Spencer: catastrophic rumoured tax reforms would hit ordinary Londoners

Rumours that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering property tax reforms that include scrapping stamp duty, a tax on home sales over £500,000 and collecting capital gains tax (CGT) on homes over £1.5 million when they sell are likely to slow the housing market according to Zoopla.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves told to grant Sadiq Khan more powers to raise tax

Rachel Reeves told to grant Sadiq Khan more powers to raise tax  Daily Express

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4 d. ago Can't sleep at night? Fitness trackers are fuelling exhausting sleep disorder, experts warn

Trendy sleep trackers are fuelling an increase in cases of orthosomnia-an obsession with sleeping correctly, experts claimed today.

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4 d. ago Bank shares sink on reports Reeves could hike tax on their profits in the Budget

Shares in Britain's biggest lenders fell sharply on Friday morning as investors fretted over reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning a tax raid on the sector.

Economics