9 d. ago Father and daughter killed in house blaze named as sister remains in hospital

Initital investigations suggest the blaze started in the kitchen area

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9 d. ago Dad and daughter killed in Heckmondwike fire named as sister fights for her life

Cops said 38-year-old Sohaib Ahmed and his nine-year-old daughter Manahal both died at their family home on Sunday morning due to a fire

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1 week ago Firefighters probe burnt out washing machine after house blaze that killed father and daughter, nine, and left her sister, 11, fighting for her life

A nine-year-old girl and her father have been killed in a house fire in West Yorkshire, while an eleven-year-old girl remains in a critical condition.

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1 week ago Gardeners warned to watch for black spot disease on roses to prevent loss of blooms

Black spot leaf disease is a common fungal infection that affects roses and can be more prevalent in wet conditions - here's how to spot it and stop it from spreading in your garden

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2 w. ago A stranger asleep in beautiful morning light: Joanne Leonard’s best photograph

‘My marriage had abruptly collapsed. I was longing for intimacy – yet this was not someone I knew well’It is not an accident that the image here, Another Morning, suggests intimacy; I was in a state of longing for just such intimacy when I made the photograph. Yet the figure was not someone I knew well. She was a guest in a house where I had lived only briefly in West Oakland, California. I’d come to live there after the abrupt collapse of my marriage. I noticed the beautiful light that flowed from a window and touched the sleeper covered only by a white sheet. I captured the moment, and it came to join several photographs I had made over the years of sleeping figures, of my daughter, my sister, my husband sleeping in our hotel room in Merida, Mexico – even sleeping dogs, with limbs entwined. I work towards an idea across a number of images, often over several years.A goal of mine as a photographer has been to find ways to avoid the intrusive aspects of photography. Rather than goin...

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2 w. ago Terrifying rise of fungal infection sweeping US as Kylie Jenner's hair stylist becomes latest victim: Doctors unveil those most at risk

The killer fungi that led to the death of Hollywood stylist Jesus Guerrero is exploding among people who previously have not been at risk.

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3 w. ago 'Serious' fungal infections from deadly superbugs on the rise in England, scientists warn

Experts stress the importance of 'remaining vigilant' to rising levels of 'serious' yeast infections

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3 w. ago Climate change fuelling spread of deadly fungal infections, study warns

Fungal infections, long neglected by global health policy, could spark major public health crisis in coming decades

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4 w. ago 'Sister wants to name her daughter after a fungal infection – it's all my fault'

After gifting his pregnant sister a list of 'joke baby names' – including names of medications and infections, he revealed that his sister wanted to name her daughter after a fungal infection

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4 w. ago Five members of Shotts family walking to find cure for Parkinson’s

Betty Gilmour, who lives with Parkinson’s, is taking part with her sister, Nancy Duncan, daughter Alison McAnna, and her teenage grandsons, Ronan and Logan.

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4 w. ago My daughter shares her name with Peppa Pig's new baby sister Evie

News of the birth of Evie Pig, the latest arrival in the Peppa Pig universe, has captured headlines as fans celebrate Mummy and Daddy Pig's bundle of joy - except for one mother, from Ireland.

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