Nine women shot dead during protest in Nigeria
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNigerian Army soldiers opened fire and killed nine women protesting the army’s handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa state, Read…
Hungry mothers and dirty wards - maternity care 'much worse' than anticipated, review chief says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHungry mothers, dirty wards and poor care are blighting England’s maternity services while staff receive death threats for working in some units,…
Pioneering new treatment reverses incurable blood cancer in some patients
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive and incurable blood cancers in some…
Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene was used to conceive almost 200 children
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA sperm donor who unknowingly harboured a genetic mutation that dramatically raises the risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children…
Covid fraud cost taxpayers £10.9bn
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFraud and error linked to financial support programmes during the coronavirus pandemic cost taxpayers £10.9bn, a report has found. Read More
More than 9,000 children in Gaza hospitalised for acute malnutrition in October, UN says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMalnutrition continues to take a toll among Gaza’s young despite a ceasefire declared two months ago, with more than 9,000 children hospitalised…
Engineer fighting for life after plummeting 20ft from British Airways jet at Heathrow Airport
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA British Airways engineer is battling for survival after plunging 20 feet from an aircraft onto the concrete at Heathrow Airport in…
Nigeria is country with third highest dog consumption rate in the world – Report
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South African journalist out on bail for Russia fighter recruitment charge
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA South African radio presenter and four other accused were granted bail by the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Read More
Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner Prize
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner prize for her colourful drawings and sculptures made from found fabric and VHS tape, becoming the…