2 h. ago The roads where you're most likely to have your mobile stolen in London's West End as phone theft soars to record levels

Metropolitan Police figures showing Westminster's 'repeat streets' for mobile phone thefts were released by Scotland Yard following a Freedom of Information request - with Oxford Street coming out on top.

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15 h. ago Urgent Mounjaro warning: Common mistake puts patients at risk of deadly organ damage, expert says

A nurse has revealed a potentially life-threatening mistake GPs could be making when prescribing revolutionary weight loss jabs putting users at risk of organ failure.

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15 h. ago Urgent warning over cocaine brain damage: Bombshell as record levels of snorting among middle

Are we facing a dementia time-bomb, thanks to record numbers of Britons taking cocaine as a recreational drug?

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16 h. ago ‘We thought we’d got the numbers wrong’: how a pristine lake came to have the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ on record

Holloman Lake was a haven for wildlife and seemed an ideal campsite. But strange foam around the shoreline turned out to be more than just an oddity – and reveals the alarming way forever chemicals move through ecosystemsFor years, Christopher Witt took birdwatchers to Holloman Lake in the Chihuahuan desert off the route 70 highway in New Mexico. By mid-morning the sun would beat down as they huddled in the scant shade of the van. There were no trees other than a collection of salt cedars on the lake’s north shore. But the discomfort didn’t matter when the peregrine falcons appeared, slicing through the sky. “It was hard to leave that place,” says Witt.The lake – created in 1965 as part of a system of wastewater catchment ponds for Holloman air force base – is an unlikely oasis. Other than small ponds created for livestock it is the only body of water for thousands of square kilometres in an otherwise stark landscape. However, Witt says there was always something slightly weird abou...

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17 h. ago Brits heading to Canary Islands issued with urgent warning today

AEMET has issued a weather warning for the Canary Islands - where Brits can travel to without needing to quarantine - as powerful winds and lower temperatures are expected to hit the islands from Thursday onwards

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33 h. ago He was an indestructible monster with a terrifying physique. Now he's lying in a hospital bed... as doctors issue an urgent warning

Since his sudden hospitalization, doctors want to caution those looking to bulk up due to the dangerous effects it can have on the body.

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34 h. ago Urgent warning to parents over outbreak of incredibly infectious disease

A warning has been issued to parents and carers across one area in the UK as schools, nurseries and childcare settings are being urged to take action amid an outbreak

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38 h. ago Financial gripes ‘have reached highest level since PPI scandal aftermath’

Fraud and scam complaints have hit a record level, the Financial Ombudsman Service said.

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45 h. ago Call to 'target' babies as childhood obesity reaches record level

Almost a quarter of children in Year Six are now obese

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45 h. ago UK 'hospitality is being taxed out of existence' as pubs and restaurants issue urgent warning

MPs have called on the government to ease the tax burden on the hospitality sector, warning that high taxes are putting "insurmountable burdens" on businesses

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45 h. ago Urgent warning to new parents that child obesity risk is largely 'set by age 5'

Breast feeding and early nutrition habits are vital as experts say our chances of being healthy 'appear difficult to alter after the age of about five' as experts say new mums should get health advice

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46 h. ago Urgent UK passport warning for Brits as travel expert issues advice

An acclaimed travel expert has warned Brits to check their passports before heading to the airport this summer, after swathes of travellers are still being caught out by a little-known rule

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57 h. ago UK tourists given urgent weather warning as they face 46C 'silent killer' hell

Britain has seen its hottest day of the year, with 33.9C recorded in Essex. But France and other parts of Europe remain in the grip of a punishing heatwave with health warnings in effect

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59 h. ago Tracking sea ice is ‘early warning system’ for global heating

News comes as research finds record lows of Antarctic sea ice had seen more icebergs splintering off ice shelvesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists analysing the cascading impacts of record low levels of Antarctic sea ice fear a loss of critical US government satellite data will make it harder to track the rapid changes taking place at both poles.Researchers around the globe were told last week the US Department of Defence will stop processing and providing the data, used in studies on the state of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, at the end of this month.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Tracking sea ice is ‘early warning system’ for global heating – but the US is halting data sharing

News comes as research finds record lows of Antarctic sea ice had seen more icebergs splintering off ice shelvesScientists analysing the cascading impacts of record low levels of Antarctic sea ice fear a loss of critical US government satellite data will make it harder to track the rapid changes taking place at both poles.Researchers around the globe were told last week the US Department of Defence will stop processing and providing the data, used in studies on the state of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, at the end of this month. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Apple issues urgent warning over charging your iPhone under your pillow during the UK heatwave

Apple has issued a warning about charging your iPhone under your pillow, as it can easily overheat and become a potential fire hazard.

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65 h. ago Health chiefs issue urgent warning as vital vaccine is 'out of stock' in the UK

Holidaymakers may be at risk of contracting a deadly infection that could make their eyes bleed as health officials warn vaccine stocks are running dangerously low.

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66 h. ago Urgent warning as prescription drug taken by tens of thousands recalled due to cancer risk

UK medicines watchdog the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) stuck an alert on one batch of the tablets.

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2 d. ago Hurricane Flossie: Urgent warning 75mph cyclone to batter Mexico within days

Hurricane Flossie, named by the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami, is gathering strength and meteorologists believe it will unleash its 75mph gales within days

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3 d. ago Gardeners urged to act now to get rid of destructive pest living under soil

Watch out for this highly destructive garden pest which likes to hide in plant pots and destroy your plants - luckily, experts say there are several ways to banish them

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