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6 d. ago Painful sex. Shrinking bits. White patches, veins and the signs of cancer: DR PHILLIPA KAY's guide to EVERYTHING that can go wrong with your vagina and vulva

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1 week ago The Breakdown | Just for kicks, the top 10 rugby union sharp shooters of the past 30 years

As the season finale draws near, we nominate 10 goal-kickers you can count on when the pressure cranks upIt is approaching that time of year. Big games hinging on increasingly slim margins, the pressure on goal-kickers intense. Check out Marcus Smith’s conversion attempt after Cadan Murley’s try for Harlequins against Sale on Saturday. The ball struck the right post, the crossbar, the left post and then the crossbar again in a classic “What happened next?” moment that captured perfectly the agonies of the tortured marksman’s art.But the old maxim still holds true: goal-kickers don’t lose games, they win them. So if you could pick one individual from the professional era to kick a goal for your life, who would it be? Unfair, perhaps, to nudge aside the deadliest kickers of the amateur era such as Naas Botha, Don Clarke, Dusty Hare, Grant Fox, Ollie Campbell et al – imagine how good some of their stats would have been without heavy, muddy pitches, heavy leather balls and no tees – but...

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The first inkling that drummer Zak Starkey had that something might be amiss, was a feeling of 'muscle tightness' in his right leg during a band rehearsal.

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Tracy White had a 'traumatic' birth with her sixth child in December 2013 and went on to develop a number of worrying symptoms in the following months

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1 week ago 'Doctors thought I had a stroke during birth but the truth was even more devastating'

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2 w. ago Common ailment suffered by millions makes you 70% more likely to suffer deadly stroke, scientists discover

Finnish researchers analysing health data from more than 1,000 adults under 50 found those suffering from the painful problem had a significantly higher chance of a stroke.

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3 w. ago Seven common routines and habits that may damage your kidneys’ health

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3 w. ago ‘Finally we are being seen as contenders’: delight in India as demand for south Asian art booms

As wealth in India has grown, so has the number of arts patrons championing both India’s 20th century modern masters and the next generationFor over seven decades, the masterpiece had gathered dust as it hung in the corridors of a Norwegian hospital. But last month, the monumental 13-panel 1954 painting Untitled (Gram Yatra) – one of the most significant pieces of modern south Asian art – sold for a record-breaking $13.7m in New York.The auction of the painting sent ripples through the art world. It was not only the highest price ever paid for a painting by Maqbool Fida Husain, one of India’s most celebrated modern artists, but it was the highest ever paid for any piece of modern Indian art at auction – going for four times the estimated price. It also happened to be the most expensive artwork auctioned so far in 2025. Continue reading...

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says allies lining up to sign fresh agreements to ease trade war pain

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3 w. ago White House stands firms on Trump’s tariffs and claims 70 nations want to negotiate new deals: Live updates

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says allies lining up to sign fresh agreements to ease trade war pain

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3 w. ago Coronation Street Theo's wife exposed as Emmerdale star makes cobbles debut

Coronation Street's Todd Grimshaw was left devastated when he discovered the truth about his new love interest Theo Silverton - but will it be the end for the pair?

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