44 h. ago UK set to slash aid funding to fight deadly diseases – putting 250,000 lives at risk

Exclusive: The UK is expected to pledge £850m to the the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria – a cut of 15 per cent – despite previous assurances to protect funding

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44 h. ago UK set to slash aid funding against deadly diseases – putting 250,000 lives at risk

Exclusive: The UK is expected to pledge £850m to the the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria – a cut of 15 per cent – despite previous assurances to protect funding

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1 week ago Brits to fork out on 'experiences' over gifts as VIP packages prove popular

As the UK's live entertainment landscape evolves, brands that fail to adapt risk being left behind. Silverstone's premium hospitality packages for the 2026 British Grand Prix offer the perfect balance of luxury and value.

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1 week ago Senate Democrats demand list of donors to $300m Trump ballroom

Letter warns White House of ‘blatant corruption’ risk from contributing companies with business before governmentUS politics live – latest updatesSenate Democrats, led by Adam Schiff of California, are calling for full disclosure on how Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom is being financed.The effort follows the release of a donor list showing that wealthy individuals and corporations, many with business before the federal government, have contributed to the project. Democrats argue that without transparency, the financing of the ballroom could become a channel for improper influence within the administration. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Celebrity Traitors live: Three Faithfuls at risk of elimination in tonight’s episode

Stephen Fry was wrongly banished from the series last week – will the Faithfuls finally catch a Traitor tonight?

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1 week ago The Guardian view on global aid cuts: a malaria resurgence could be the canary in the coalmine | Editorial

The consequences of Donald Trump’s decision to scrap USAID, and other countries’ decisions to reduce funding, are playing out in deadly fashionMalaria is a pandemic disease that hits the voiceless hardest: most of those who fall ill and die are small children and pregnant women in Africa. It is the leading infectious killer of the continent, responsible for nearly 600,000 deaths a year. Cases are rising and there is an urgent need for more funding, yet western donor countries are instead cutting back on aid. We still hear brave talk about eliminating malaria. But an expert report now warns of a potential resurgence that could add almost a million more deaths to the annual toll by the end of the decade.Most of the money to fight the mosquito-borne disease – 59% – comes through the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Its executive director, Peter Sands, said last week at the World Health Summit in Berlin that of the three killers, the one that kept him awake...

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2 w. ago Man United v Brighton live: Ruben Amorim at risk of unwanted Premier League record against bogey team

Brighton are looking to become the first team in Premier League history to win four consecutive matches at Old Trafford

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2 w. ago Aspirin warning as doctor says certain people at risk of brain and liver swelling

Dr Suraj Kukadia has issued an urgent warning over a popular painkiller as it could be dangerous to under 16s

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2 w. ago Liverpool losing run ends with Frankfurt thrashing as Salah risk pays off

EINTRACHT FRANKFURT 1-5 LIVERPOOL: Goals from Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai ensured the Reds claimed three points in the Champions League

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2 w. ago Hackers are now a serious risk to patients' lives as NHS records the first death due to a cyber crime

Heathrow Airport, Marks & Spencer, Jaguar Land Rover, the British Library. These are some of the leading UK companies and institutions that have fallen victim to cyber crime in the past couple of years.

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2 w. ago Playing bingo brings a MAJOR health benefit, huge new study suggests

PLAYING bingo helps people live longer, a study suggests. The excitement of the game and mixing with others adds to a healthy social life, which cuts the risk of frailty in older people. Those with the most active social lives were significantly less likely to be frail and at risk of illness, injury or early...

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2 w. ago ‘I wanted to do something more meaningful’: the Chinese nationals fighting for Ukraine

Volunteers defy their government and public opinion in China to risk their lives for an adversary of Beijing’s main geopolitical partnerIn a war that has been characterised by merciless attacks on civilians, one of the worst took place on 8 July 2024. Russia missile strikes killed at least 43 people in cities across Ukraine in one of the deadliest days of the war last year. One of the most shocking blows was to the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in central Kyiv, which reduced the country’s largest paediatric clinic to rubble.Tim, 43, was delivering aid on the outskirts of Kyiv when he heard a missile fly overhead. A short while later, he saw the news on his phone that the children’s hospital had been hit. Along with a British friend, the Chinese national, who asked to be referred to by just his English name, rushed to the scene to help with the recovery efforts. “Seeing the severed limbs, some of them belonging to children, I started crying,” the father-of-two said, tears in his eyes...

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2 w. ago ‘I was doing nothing at home’: the Chinese nationals fighting for Ukraine

Volunteers defy their government and public opinion in China to risk their lives for an adversary of Beijing’s main geopolitical partnerIn a war that has been characterised by merciless attacks on civilians, one of the worst took place on 8 July 2024. Russia missile strikes killed at least 43 people in cities across Ukraine in one of the deadliest days of the war last year. One of the most shocking blows was to the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in central Kyiv, which reduced the country’s largest paediatric clinic to rubble.Tim, 43, was delivering aid on the outskirts of Kyiv when he heard a missile fly overhead. A short while later, he saw the news on his phone that the children’s hospital had been hit. Along with a British friend, the Chinese national, who asked to be referred to by just his English name, rushed to the scene to help with the recovery efforts. “Seeing the severed limbs, some of them belonging to children, I started crying,” the father-of-two said, tears in his eyes...

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2 w. ago Virgil van Dijk insists risk is worth the reward as Liverpool chase victories

‘We are a team who do not try to keep the draw, especially at home,’ Van Dijk said.

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3 w. ago Pressure mounts on Government to introduce mandatory eye tests for drivers over 70

The Association of Optometrists wants the UK's system changed so that drivers must undergo routine eye tests to ensure fitness to drive, as evidence mounts that lives are put at risk.

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3 w. ago Liverpool at risk of new injury crisis ahead of Man Utd after summer transfer blow

Liverpool have been sweating on the fitness of a number of players during the October international break, with the Reds' injury list quietly starting to grow in recent weeks

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3 w. ago Experts pinpoint simple strength test can predict how at risk you are from liver disease and other illnesses

People who are overweight but have good muscle strength may be less likely to develop obesity-related heart, liver or kidney damage, new research has suggested.

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3 w. ago A 999 hoax caller has been warned his behaviour could put lives at risk

Steven Smith, 36, of Woodside Street, Coatbridge, appeared at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Friday.

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3 w. ago Wayne Rooney told he's wrong about Mohamed Salah as Liverpool warned of 'risk'

A Liverpool icon has told Wayne Rooney he's wrong when it comes to Mohamed Salah after the Manchester United legend pulled no punches about his workrate

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last month Perth and Kinross councillors accused of being "near silent" on Scottish Fire and Rescue Service proposed cuts

The Fire Brigades Union has warned the scale of cuts proposed - which will be decided in December - could put lives at risk

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