J&J ordered to pay $18M to cancer patient in baby powder lawsuit
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Johnson & Johnson must pay nearly $19million to a California man who says the firm’s baby powder caused his rare and deadly cancer, a court has…
WHO issues cough syrup alert in Cameroon
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday issued an alert regarding a batch of contaminated cough syrup sold in Cameroon, noting that …
Care home launches special 'adopt a granny' scheme for families with young kids
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A care home has launched an adopt a grandparent scheme in a bid to tackle loneliness among the elderly. Read More
Average UK house price is £7,000 below peak seen last September
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Reading Time: < 1 minute UK house price inflation in May this year was running at about one-seventh of the levels seen last summer, according to official…
The UK’s problem with cocaine
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cocaine use appears to be on the rise in some major UK cities, according to analysis of wastewater conducted by the National…
16 electrocuted as transformer explodes on river bank in Himalayan state
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Reading Time: < 1 minute At least 16 people were killed and six others sustained injuries after a transformer exploded on the banks of a river in India,…
'I started a baby bank from my garage, now I help thousands of families'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Danii Fletcher-Horn can still remember the moment she realised that thousands of families were truly in crisis across the UK. Read More
UK sees rent rise at fastest pace since records began
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The cost of private rent has seen the biggest increase since records began in the 12 months up to June, and the price is predicted…
BP fined £650,000 over death of worker who fell from offshore platform
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Oil giant BP has been fined £650,000 over health and safety failings after a worker fell through an open grating on an…
Taliban turn hoses on Afghan women protesting beauty salon closures
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Afghan women staging a rare public protest over the forced closure of beauty salons had fire hoses turned on them by security officials….