3 h. ago The shocking new child and adult obesity warning amid calls for 'urgent action'

Experts say 'urgent action' is needed after new analysis

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9 h. ago Wes Streeting calls for urgent action from retailers after Boots sold weight

A 16-year-old girl was twice able to buy Wegovy at Boots as part of an undercover probe after giving a fake date of birth which was not challenged.

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4 d. ago Everything we know about the mysterious illness in Congo as experts explore causes

The outbreak in Congo has claimed over 50 lives, prompting urgent calls for action from health organisations

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5 d. ago Beer drinking body calls for 'simple' change to save hundreds of pubs from closure

The Campaign for Real Ale has written to Deputy PM Angela Rayner to ramp-up calls for urgent action to stop a wave of pub closures

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5 d. ago Martin Lewis warns of 'major holes' in Lifetime Isas as he calls for urgent action

The Lifetime Isa was first unveiled in 2016 as a savings vehicle for people saving for their first home, or their retirement - but Martin Lewis has warned of 'major holes'

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1 week ago The big reason England is falling behind other European nations in life expectancy

Researchers are calling for urgent action to stop the trend

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2 w. ago Large areas of WA’s Ningaloo corals could die in ‘weeks ahead’ after widespread bleaching documented

Conservationists call for urgent government action as prolonged heatwave affects renowned reef, including Turquoise Bay, Tantabiddi and BundegiFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDivers have documented evidence of what conservationists say is widespread coral bleaching at the Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia’s north-west coast.Photographs show bleaching at several sites along the 260km-long reef, including Turquoise Bay, Coral Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi (Exmouth Gulf).Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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