6 h. ago Coffee, chocolate and wine could be wiped off the menu by climate change warn experts

Boffins are warning that global warming will kill off coffee, wine and chocolate and they even thought about sending reflective particles into the stratosphere to cool the Earth’s surface

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13 h. ago Get an £80 voucher to spend on wine and a free magnum with this festive deal

Naked Wines is offering £80 off a 15-bottle mixed case from independent winemakers, plus a free magnum of Australian Shiraz, just in time for Christmas

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15 h. ago Women must be warned of home birth risks and have access to skilled midwives, experts say

Exclusive: Pregnancy experts warn of inadequate medical advice and lack of safe and reliable careWomen must be given clearer warnings on the potentially fatal dangers of giving birth at home and should only be aided by experienced midwives, experts have said.Maternity services worldwide are dealing with an increase in the number of women with more complex pregnancies. Many are choosing to have their baby in a familiar environment, in the comfort and privacy of their own home. Some choose a home birth because having their first baby in hospital was “deeply traumatic” and they are reluctant to repeat the experience. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago As Trump’s Gaza plan unravels, what’s next for the Middle East? Join live Q&A with Bel Trew

With tensions rising once more and the US rushing to uphold its fragile deal, chief international correspondent Bel Trew will answer readers’ questions on what – if anything – is achievable for the Middle East under the current framework

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32 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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55 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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3 d. ago 'I write about broadband deals, this £28 Virgin Media offer stands out'

Virgin Media has launched a new deal on its broadband packages, offering some of the cheapest prices we've seen in a while

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4 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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4 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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4 d. ago Gaza sliding into deadly limbo of ‘no war, no peace’, top Qatari diplomat warns

Majed al-Ansari calls for international force to be urgently set up to pave way for Israeli withdrawalGaza is sliding towards a deadly limbo where a ceasefire is nominally in place but killing continues, a top Qatari diplomat has warned, calling for rapid progress in setting up the international security force and administration to pave the way for full Israeli withdrawal.“We don’t want to reach a situation of no war, no peace,” said Majed al-Ansari, adviser to Qatar’s prime minister and spokesperson for the foreign ministry. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Gaza risks sliding into deadly limbo of ‘no war, no peace’, top Qatari diplomat warns

Majed al-Ansari calls for international force to be set up urgently to pave way for Israeli withdrawalGaza risks sliding towards a deadly limbo where a ceasefire is nominally in place but killing continues, a top Qatari diplomat has warned, calling for rapid progress in setting up the international security force and administration to pave the way for full Israeli withdrawal.“We don’t want to reach a situation of no war, no peace,” said Majed al-Ansari, adviser to Qatar’s prime minister and spokesperson for the foreign ministry. Continue reading...

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4 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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5 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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5 d. ago This isn’t a real ceasefire in Gaza – it’s a holding pattern before war returns | Sanam Vakil

Israel’s airstrikes have exposed the fragility of Trump’s ‘peace plan’. Without international support, it risks crumbling altogether Israel’s recent airstrikes in Gaza, which have killed more than 100 people, show just how fragile this arrangement truly is. This is not the first violation since it came into effect on 10 October, but rather one of many over past weeks – showcasing that without stronger enforcement mechanisms and determined planning this is a ceasefire in name only.According to Israel, this round of violence resulted from Hamas fire against IDF forces in Rafah, an area still under Israeli control, resulting in the death of an IDF reservist. Hamas has denied involvement. Israel responded with additional strikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis. With each side interpreting violations to suit its own interests, the ceasefire’s vague structure leaves a wide margin for miscalculation and opportunism.Sanam Vakil is a senior research fellow in the Middle East and North Africa pr...

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6 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 Putin claims Russian troops have surrounded 2 Ukrainian cities but Ukraine says that's not true

Russian President Vladimir Putin is claiming that Ukrainian forces are surrounded by the Russian army in two key eastern cities and is offering to negotiate a deal for their surrender

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6 d. ago Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 96 overnight as ceasefire looks increasingly fragile

Netanyahu ordered strikes on Tuesday evening after firefight between Israeli troops and Palestinian militantsIsraeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight killed at least 96 Palestinians, half of them children, in what appeared to be the gravest challenge yet to the increasingly fragile US-brokered ceasefire and the deadliest day since the truce began.The strikes, one of the bloodiest attacks in the two-year war, killed at least 46 children and 20 women and injured 200 people, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency. They took place hours after Donald Trump said nothing would jeopardise the ceasefire agreement he had helped broker. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Martin Lewis: Money Saving Expert shares 'best long energy fix' that locks in rates 9% under Price Cap

The 18-month energy deal offers stability at a time when bills remain unpredictable ⚡

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6 d. ago At least 100 Palestinians dead in Israeli strikes, say rescuers

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told MPs he was ‘deeply concerned’ by the latest Israeli strikes on Gaza

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