11 h. ago Wishaw nurses support Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland with Tartan Tea Party

There’s still time for people across North Lanarkshire to sign up to Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland’s newest fundraiser.

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41 h. ago Type 2 diabetes warning signs as a million people don't know they have it

Figures suggest around a million UK adults have type 2 diabetes without a diagnosis

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3 d. ago Russia issues chilling WW3 warning to UK as TV host says 'we will kill all British people'

A Russian TV host has issued a chilling warning to the UK and its allies, saying that 'we will kill all British people' as the conflict with Ukraine shows no sign of abating

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3 d. ago Russia's terrifying WW3 threat to UK in FULL as Vladimir Solovyov warns 'we will kill all British people'

A Russian TV host has issued a chilling warning to the UK and its allies, saying that 'we will kill all British people' as the conflict with Ukraine shows no sign of abating

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3 d. ago Harry and Charles remain ‘distant’, with duke’s calls to King going ‘unanswered’

A source told US magazine People there is no sign of a rapprochement between the father and son.

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3 d. ago New update on calls to scrap proposed DWP changes to benefits for disabled people

More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to halt welfare reforms.

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7 d. ago There are plans to scrap a busy city roundabout and people are livid about it

More than 1,000 people have signed a petition opposing plans to scrap a roundabout in Newport and replace it with a traffic light system

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8 d. ago Sweeping semiautomatic gun restriction signed into law by Colorado governor

Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has signed a bill requiring people to pass a background check and complete a state-sanctioned safety course to buy most semiautomatic guns with detachable magazines

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8 d. ago Residents of streets where Peaky Blinders was filmed feel they're being 'forced out'

People living in the Welsh Streets in Toxteth, say their community could be torn apart as people are made to move out because of the significant rent increases being brought in by landlord Placefirst

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9 d. ago Elon Musk’s xAI powering its facility in Memphis with ‘illegal’ generators

Advocacy group contends the firm is using 35 methane gas burning turbines, but has permission for only 15KeShaun Pearson took a seat in front of the Shelby county board of commissioners in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday morning. In the gallery behind him, a small group of people held up signs that said “Our air = our lives” and “Our water, Our future.” With a manner-of-fact demeanor, Pearson addressed the commissioners.“I’m here because today we’ve learned that xAI is using 35 methane gas burning turbines,” said Pearson, who is the director of the advocacy group Memphis Community Against Pollution. “They have submitted a permit to our Shelby county health department for 15, yet they are using double that amount with no permit.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Symptoms of common infection that UKHSA warns can 'turn fatal' if untreated

Health officials have urged people to look out for the "early warning signs" of the infection

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1 week ago ‘Magical realism’: how a fake Hindu nation tried to take over Indigenous land in Bolivia

Contracts show fictional country created by fugitive Indian guru would control vast swathes ‘with full sovereignty’Followers of a fugitive Indian Hindu guru on a mission to establish his own state are popping up across Latin America, offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy land in Ecuador, Paraguay and now Bolivia.At the end of last year, a representative of the Baure Indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon signed a “perpetual” contract leasing 60,000 hectares (148,260 acres) of their vast rainforest for $108,000 (£81,910) a year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Guardian view on the return of landmines: a deadly peril resurges | Editorial

Russia’s military threat and the junta’s war in Myanmar have undermined the international treaty against themEleven years ago, members of the Ottawa treaty banning the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of antipersonnel mines agreed a deadline for completing their obligations: 2025.The ambitious timeline reflected the immense progress made since the pact was signed in 1997. Back then, 25,000 people were killed or injured each year by landmines; by 2013, that number had fallen to 3,300. Tens of millions of mines have been destroyed, and by last year, 164 countries had committed themselves to the agreement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tesco beg customers for help catching shoplifters in desperate bid to stop crimewave

The popular shop has put up signs asking people to help them catch shoplifters by reporting to staff if they see something suspicious while browsing the shelves

Economics

1 week ago I went on a blind friendship date with five total strangers after being matched by a personality algorithm

ELLY BLAKE: I stumbled across Timeleft on Instagram. A glossy-looking advert promises me the chance to 'meet new people over dinner'. In the pursuit of 'trying new things' I sign up.

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2 w. ago You be the judge: should my boyfriend stop spitting in public?

Where Ahmed grew up, spitting was a playground sport for boys. Xenia finds it disgusting. You decide who should keep their mouth shutFind out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorHe says his throat is dry but to me spitting is a sign of disrespect. I’ve seen people look shocked by it Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Extra 400,000 people to be signed off as unfit for work under Labour’s welfare reforms, government admits

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has insisted the changes are needed to fix the ‘broken’ system left by the last Conservative government

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2 w. ago Lawsuit claims Musk failed to make promised payments over 2024 petition signatures

A federal lawsuit accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the political action committee he started of failing to pay a suburban Philadelphia man more than $20,000 for getting people to sign a petition in favor of free speech and gun rights

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2 w. ago How to help people with addictions on the streets? These Oregon programs have solutions

The state has one of the highest US rates of substance use disorders and ranks last for access to treatment. These initiatives are changing what rehab looks likeOregon has for years struggled with a drug crisis, reporting one of the highest rates of substance use disorders in the US and ranking last in the nation for access to treatment.The problem is systemic, rooted in decades of failure to invest in the level of behavioral health services needed for people with mental illnesses and addiction. The Pacific north-west state’s significant affordable housing shortage has compounded the challenges, as people languish on the streets without care. Many drug users spiral downward until they overdose, wind up in jail or prison or are forced into Oregon’s overcrowded psychiatric system. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago AP PHOTOS: Under the new Trump administration, Transgender Day of Visibility has a different tone

Supporters of transgender rights gathered on the National Mall on Monday to rally for equality on Transgender Day of Visibility, following a wave of policies signed by President Donald Trump aimed at erasing transgender people from government records, sports and even history.

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