8 h. ago Mistake that could land you with £5,000 fine if you break voting rule on Thursday

Voters will take to the polls on May 1 to elect a new set of mayors and almost two dozen local authorities across England, but experts warn of a mistake that could land some people in hot water

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8 h. ago Steps to take if you see a dog in a hot car as temperatures to soar in Scotland

The RSPCA have issued a warning to people thinking of leaving their dogs in the car during this spring sunshine

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11 h. ago Skin expert warns 'most people' mistake deadly cancer for harmless bite

Over 25,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma every year. Yet thousands do not know the vital signs according to the expert.

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11 h. ago UK households warned HMRC is taking people to court and 'winning 90% of time'

In a stern crackdown on tax avoidance schemes, HMRC is contacting individuals suspected of dodging taxes, signalling the Labour Government's commitment to combating fraud

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29 h. ago John Swinney warns businesses against transgender spaces knee

First Minister John Swinney has warned against a knee-jerk reaction to ban trans people from spaces.

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32 h. ago Equalities watchdog under pressure to scrap new guidance on trans people using single sex spaces

Interim guidance published by the equalities watchdog risks outing trans people and breaching human rights, campaigners warn

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42 h. ago Pilot made two deadly mistakes moments before plane crash that killed 67 people

The US Army helicopter collided with a passenger plane on January 29 in Washington DC, killing 67 people in one of the deadliest plane crashes in recent history

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47 h. ago Warning over potentially dangerous weight loss drugs being sold online to people 'desperate' to shed the pounds

Seizures of potentially dangerous weight loss drugs being sold on the black market in Scotland have soared as online dealers gamble with people's lives.

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58 h. ago People with a cash ISA given warning as savers told 'act before Thursday'

The best Cash ISA interest rates are set to fall if and when the Bank of England cuts rates next month as expected - meaning savers are urged to act now

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3 d. ago New York is vapourised in a nuclear strike. The President has six minutes to decide to end the world. This is the horror when he makes the choice

The day of the all-out nuclear war dawns like any other. There is no warning and people are going about their normal lives in capitals across the world.

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3 d. ago Hot Chicks review: Powerful play an important message to parents on dangers of drug gangs

Cardiff-born playwright Rebecca Jade Hammond's 75-minute show issues a warning on the dangers for young people in society

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3 d. ago Travel warning to Brits travelling to Turkey after people are seen fleeing out of homes and jumping for their lives

More than 150 people have been injured

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3 d. ago NHS says 'spread the word' over these three symptoms to look out for

NHS chiefs want more people to be aware of these key warning signs

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4 d. ago TfL issued warning after drunk woman lay dead in Tube tunnel for two days

A young artist was tragically killed by a train after she wandered into an Underground tunnel after a night out in Camden, London - a coroner sent a warning to TfL over the safety of drunk people on the network

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4 d. ago Weather tracker: thunderstorms lash Italy in aftermath of Storm Hans

Authorities warn of mudslides during intense rainfall, as Kenya is hit by deadly flash floodingEurope live – latest updatesAfter Storm Hans battered northern Italy in the runup to Easter, severe weather continued to lash much of the country this week. Since Tuesday, the conditions have triggered potent showers and thunderstormsand yellow and orange weather warnings have been issued.With winds generally remaining light this week, the greatest concerns surround the risks from intense rainfall, as slow-moving heavy showers can deliver a prolonged downpour to a fairly localised area. The authorities have warned people to avoid high-risk areas such as roads with steep embankments amid a threat of flash flooding and mudslides. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Whooping cough: Victorian disease spreading like wildfire as vaccination rates fall

People are today being warned of the importance of having vaccinations for childhood illnesses with rates falling as cases of whooping cough have risen dramatically

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5 d. ago Retail worker shares one thing you 'must do' to new clothes after ringworm nightmare

A woman who claims she got ringworm from working in a clothes shop has issued a stark warning for people to do one vital thing before wearing new clothes for the first time

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6 d. ago Expert warns of 6 early signs of deadliest skin cancer everyone MUST know

More than 17,500 people are diagnosed with melanoma every year, making it the UK's fifth most common cancer - and cases are expected to rise in 2025.

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6 d. ago My nose turned black after a rhinoplasty gone wrong: This is my warning to other people having plastic surgery

After a Chinese actress revealed her nose turned black after a cosmetic procedure went wrong the BBC investigated the disturbing rise in botched surgeries in China.

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7 d. ago Jean Charles de Menezes’s mother says ‘everyone should watch’ TV drama about his killing

Disney+ series revisits killing of Brazilian man wrongly identified as a terrorist by Met police officers in 2005The mother of a man shot dead by police in a London Underground station after being mistaken for a terrorist has said “everyone should watch” a new dramatisation of her son’s killing.Jean Charles de Menezes was shot seven times by two police marksmen in Stockwell tube station on 22 July 2005. De Menezes was wrongly identified as one of the fugitives involved in a failed bombing two weeks after the 7/7 attack in London, which killed 52 people. Continue reading...

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