13 h. ago Why is Donald Trump threatening military intervention in Nigeria?

US president’s remarks about alleged persecution of Christians seemingly in response to pressure from his evangelical baseDonald Trump has threatened to launch a “guns-a-blazing” US military intervention in Nigeria, claiming that the west African country’s government has failed to prevent attacks on Christians.Here’s what we know so far about the unfolding situation. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Urgent warning to British gardeners over an outbreak of honey fungus: Golden mushroom that can wreak HAVOC on your backyard has increased by 200%, experts warn

British gardeners are warned to be on the lookout for a fast-spreading fungus that infects and kills trees and woody shrubs.

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18 h. ago Trump ramps up filibuster pressure on Republicans as shutdown threatens to become longest ever: Live updates

President Donald Trump reiterates demand for solution to government shutdown ahead of crucial Tuesday elections in many states that will provide telling early verdict on his policy agenda

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22 h. ago BBC TV licence price set to rise above £180 next year in new cost of living blow

The TV licence fee is set by the Government and it normally rises every April, in line with the previous September rate of Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation

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39 h. ago Private schools taking fees from criminal parents could be prosecuted for money laundering experts warn after drugs baron pays for daughter's classes with envelopes of cash

Tom Keatinge, the Director of the Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI, said questions may be raised about whether Labour's tax on private school fees is fuelling parents to pay in cash.

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67 h. ago Trump’s military pressure on Maduro evokes Latin America’s coup

US forces and CIA actions target Venezuela’s leader, recalling coups and assassinations across the regionThe ghosts of sometimes deadly Latin American coups of the past are being evoked by Donald Trump’s relentless military buildup targeting Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s autocratic socialist leader, whom Washington has branded a narco-terrorist.Salvador Allende, the democratically elected Marxist president of Chile toppled in a military coup in 1973, and Rafael Trujillo, the longstanding dictator of the Dominican Republic who was assassinated in 1961 in an ambush organized by political opponents, are just two regional leaders whose fates serve as a warning to Maduro. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Experts warn of looming London drugs crisis as deaths climb to new high

Experts warn of looming London drugs crisis as deaths climb to new high  South West Londoner

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3 d. ago Catching Covid during pregnancy may raise risk of autism, experts warn

Researchers believe it is one of the largest studies to date examining babies born during the early days of the pandemic - before vaccines were widely available.

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3 d. ago Urgent warning issued over ‘exploding zombie batteries’ in vapes

Experts warn more than 180 fires have erupted across the UK’s largest waste system

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4 d. ago Left lying in excrement for 20 hours and scenes ‘like war films’: The elderly patients neglected in NHS hospitals

New report reveals ‘heartbreaking’ stories of elderly patients left to languish in hospital corridors for hours as experts warn of ‘crisis in plain sight’

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4 d. ago Brian Cox breaks silence after experts warn to 'brace ourselves' for aliens

The scientific genius gave a defiant response to claims that an "alien spaceship" was set to reach our solar system, and the human race had to be ready for alien contact

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4 d. ago Fish and chip prices to rocket in the UK in further cost of living squeeze

Up to 40 per cent of all cod and haddock sold in British's 10,500 fish and chip takeaways was caught by Russian trawlers.

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5 d. ago Body image taboos holding girls back from playing sport, experts warn

64% of girls give up sport by the end of pubertyTanni Grey-Thompson outlines ‘barriers to participation’Taboos around women’s bodies are holding girls back from pursuing sport into adulthood and preventing the creation of “a generation of fit and healthy women”, a parliamentary committee has heard.With surveys showing 64% of girls give up sport by the end of puberty, experts told the women and equalities committee that a complete sea change in understanding around the impact of sport on female bodies is required, but that such a change is possible and “if we get it right we’d be on a winning streak”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Kelsey Grammar just had his eighth kid at 70. Doctors say aging dads can put a baby’s health at risk

Fathers who are over the age of 35 are more likely to have children with adverse birth outcomes, experts warn

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6 d. ago Hurricane tracker reveals Melissa's path over Jamaica and threat to US coast as it becomes stronger than Katrina

A new interactive hurricane tracker reveals Melissa's 'catastrophic' path through the Caribbean, as weather experts warn the US coast is under a hazardous conditions advisory.

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6 d. ago Hurricane tracker reveals Melissa's path as strongest storm in history moves in on Jamaica and sparks US coastal threats

A new interactive hurricane tracker reveals Melissa's 'catastrophic' path through the Caribbean, as weather experts warn the US coast is under a hazardous conditions advisory.

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6 d. ago Staying up late and eating at random times could increase your risk of heart disease, experts warn

Millions of people pushed their clocks back an hour to mark daylight saving time-but at the same time, they have thrown their internal body clock off kilter, raising the risk of heart disease.

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6 d. ago Where mpox cases are rising in Europe as UKHSA issues 'high risk' warning

Experts warn the infection can be 'unpleasant and painful'

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6 d. ago Venezuela claims to have captured ‘CIA backed cell plotting false flag attack’ as tensions with US grow

Venezuela believes Trump is trying to put pressure on President Maduro in order to displace him from power

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7 d. ago Shop price inflation slows despite soaring cost of fresh food

Overall shop price inflation has slowed to 1%, but fresh food is now 4.3% more expensive than a year ago, according to the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Monitor.

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