39 h. ago France’s political crisis reveals deep rift between the people and their politicians

The likely fall of prime minister François Bayrou exposes a political malaise that is likely to sour French politics well beyond the 2027 presidential election as the far right exploits the momentAs the French government faces likely collapse in a confidence vote on Monday, plunging the eurozone’s second biggest economy and key diplomatic power into a domestic political crisis, Jonathan Denis, a 42-year-old a bank manager and health rights campaigner, was concerned about the terrible impact it will have on France’s dying and terminally ill.The centrist president Emmanuel Macron had promised assisted dying and improved palliative care would be the biggest social reform of his second term but the bill, which had been scheduled to go before the senate next month, now risks being delayed once more by the unpredictable revolving door of four prime ministers in just over three years. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Parents issued 'vaccine crisis' warning as kids return to school

Children being back in the classroom makes it easier for contagious illnesses to spread

Events

4 d. ago DWP minister issues update over controversial benefit reforms during Greater Manchester visit

The Manchester Evening News has covered at least two suicides in recent years linked to dire DWP benefits system failings, including one woman who had received disability payments

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6 d. ago Ben Fogle opens up on 'most stressful period' after family health crisis

Ben Fogle has opened up about a health battle in his family that left him feeling "on edge" as he faced having to pay expensive costs to help ease the serious issue

Society

6 d. ago Major deadly virus outbreak in several countries as urgent spread warning issued

The World Health Organization has warned that the crisis is 'very high risk' and could spread further without urgent action, but has yet to issue travel restrictions

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7 d. ago Donald Trump 'has a body double' as health crisis conspiracy theory emerges

Conspiracy theories are swirling on social media about a possible Donald Trump body double as worries over the former president's health escalate

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8 d. ago Lewis Capaldi slams celeb pals who lied about reaching out to him in health crisis

Lewis Capaldi has sensationally claimed that a few celebs who claimed they reached out to him during his forced hiatus from music lied about their support

Events

1 week ago CDC officials who quit in protest lead call to ‘get politics out of public health’

Staffers gather in Atlanta to applaud senior leaders who resigned after CDC chief Susan Monarez was firedWho’s who in the CDC crisis?Senior CDC vaccine research and public health leaders who resigned in protest told hundreds of supporters across the street from the campus on Thursday that the Trump administration needs to “get politics out of public health”.The agency is reeling from the firing of the CDC chief, Susan Monarez, but Monarez, who was confirmed as CDC chief just a month ago, has refused to be removed. Three senior leaders – Debra Houry, Demetre Daskalakis and Daniel Jernigan – resigned shortly after in protest, citing the alleged spread of misinformation under the Trump administration and political interference in their work. The staffers cheered and applauded them at the event on Thursday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago RFK Jr faces calls to quit as CDC chief fired and senior staff resign: ‘an embarrassment’

Susan Monarez’s ousting and four top resignations follow vaccine confusion, leaving US health agencies in turmoilWho’s who in the CDC crisis?It’s been a tumultuous week for US health agencies, with the departure of several top officials, uncertainty around new Covid vaccine restrictions, and even more experts calling for the removal of top health official Robert F Kennedy Jr.The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Susan Monarez, was fired by the Trump White House after some controversy, and four other top officials also resigned. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman fined £100 after passenger complains her cat 'miaows too loudly' on train

In France a woman has received a hefty fine for her cat who was supposedly too loud while travelling on a train, despite the fact it had its own paid ticket

Economics

2 w. ago Surgeons transplant pig lung into brain dead human recipient for first time

Genetically modified lung functioned for nine days, in latest development in xenotransplantation aimed at solving organ shortage crisisSurgeons have transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain dead human recipient for the first time and found it functioned for nine days, researchers have revealed.The work is the latest development in a technique called xenotransplantation that is aimed at solving the organ shortage crisis: according to the World Health Organization, only up to 10% of the global need for such transplants is being met. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Erin Patterson plea hearing live updates: mushroom murder cook faces victims' families in pre

Two-day pre-sentencing hearing at Victorian supreme court comes after Patterson was found guilty of triple murder and attempted murder on 7 JulyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCourt hears statement from sister of Gail Patterson and Heather WilkinsonProsecutor Nanette Rogers SC is reading a victim impact statement on behalf of Lynette Young, the sister of Gail and Heather. She says:I’m just so angry and so sad that my people are not here to be the loving parents and grandparents that they always were.She was more concerned about our own family, our work, our kids, than she was about her own sudden and unexpected health crisis I miss her daily and life feels less bright without her.The world seems colder and harsher knowing this. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Tougher sentences for shoplifters call as workers face growing gang violence

Cross-party think-tank the Social Market Foundation (SMF) has urged the Government to look at tougher prison sentences and Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBO) without the need for a conviction

Events

2 w. ago Don’t let Donald Trump undermine your faith in the climate fight | Gina McCarthy

The president’s fossil-fuel obsession can’t stop global progress, writes the former Environmental Protection Agency headOver the past decade, the United States has turned technologies into tools that strengthened our economy, delivered good-paying union jobs, cleaned up our air and water, conserved our precious natural resources, and saved families money all across our country. Yet now the country is choosing to cede that leadership, letting China dominate and control the clean-energy market across the world. It’s no surprise that people are scratching their heads, wondering what happened.Our president is obsessed with fossil fuels. He wants to resuscitate what everyone knows is a dying coal sector while turning a blind eye to the health, environmental, and economic downsides of the climate crisis. Coupled with inconsistent threats of increased tariffs against virtually all our allies, he has isolated the US and amplified threats to global security.Gina McCarthy is the managing co-c...

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2 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein committed his first crime in the U.K. and it involved a bizarre deadly weapon

The incident, according to Epstein himself, resulted in his first criminal conviction, long before he admitted soliciting a minor in 2008, and was then charged with sex trafficking of minors in 2019.

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2 w. ago Alex Jones says Trump is in a ‘health crisis’ after noting the size of president’s ankles

‘If I had Trump’s job at 51 for a month, I would have a nervous breakdown,’ the Infowars host said

Politics

2 w. ago Woman assisting police after infant found dead in Perth storm water drain

Police say woman in her 30s ‘receiving appropriate care and support’ after workers made confronting discovery on MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman is assisting police after a baby boy was found dead inside a storm water drain.Two workers carrying out routine maintenance made the confronting discovery in Alexander Heights in Perth’s northern suburbs on Monday afternoon. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Gripping' new BBC crime series to land on iPlayer in just a few days

The BBC's new true crime series Cracking the Case delves into the minds of criminals and the evidence that led to their conviction

Sport

3 w. ago Blunder sees rescue crews for Scots incident sent to English town instead

Emergency services received reports of a woman potentially in difficulty in the water - but crews were sent to a location 170 miles away from the incident.

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3 w. ago Woman left 'so annoyed' after Vinted buyer sends her 'cheeky' message

A woman shared the 'cheeky' message she received from a Vinted user after accepting their offer on a pair of shoes - and it's left some people divided about the issue

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