UK faces a cost of dying crisis as funeral costs reach record high
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGrowing numbers of grieving families are having to sell belongings, raid their savings or borrow from friends to cover the cost of…
Broken-heart syndrome patients failed by current treatment, study suggests
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePatients with so-called broken heart syndrome are more likely to die than the general population, according to research. Read More
UK: Rat infestation explosion looms as cash-strapped councils cut bin collections
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCash-strapped councils are fuelling residential rat infestations and putting public health at risk by reducing bin collections to cut costs, pest controllers…
Putin 'turns off heating in Russian jails in -55°C to recruit soldiers'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteVladimir Putin has ordered prisons to turn off the heating to force inmates to sign up to fight on the frontline in Ukraine, it…
World leaders preparing for Disease X - a pathogen 20 times deadlier than Covid
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Reading Time: < 1 minute World leaders are gathering for the World Economic Forum’s annual summit in Davos which begins tomorrow. Read More
Lava inside Iceland town after new crack opens in 'worst-case scenario'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe volcanic eruption occurred on Sunday morning near Grindavik, the town evacuated in November before a massive eruption from the same peninsula. Read…
Thousands of illegal migrants set for Rwanda flights vanish in Home Office scandal
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust 700 of 5,000 people identified for deportation are still in “regular contact” with the Home Office, according to official documents. Read…
Families face desperate wait to find out if loved ones are dead or alive as Zambia's cholera outbreak worsens
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteZambia is dealing with one of its worst cholera outbreaks in recent years as 351 people have died and nearly 9,000 active…
Desperate Vladimir Putin plunges 22 million Russians into darkness in bitter -22C winter
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteVladimir Putin has reportedly ordered rolling energy blackouts across Moscow as temperatures reach – 22C. Read More
Landmark sickle cell drug axed by regulators
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA drug approved to treat sickle cell disease has been axed by the government, sparking criticism from campaigners. Read More