One in seven people in UK going hungry because they can’t afford to eat
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Reading Time: < 1 minute One in seven people in the UK are going hungry because they can’t afford spiralling food costs, new research suggests. Read More
Violent protests in Paris suburb after teen is shot dead by police during a traffic stop
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Reading Time: < 1 minute There have been violent clashes between police and groups of youths in the Paris suburb of Nanterre after a teenager was apparently…
Cleaner destroys 25 years of research by turning off lab freezer
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A cleaner has been accused of wiping out 25 years of research after turning off a laboratory freezer to stop an “annoying”…
Soaring number of rough sleepers in London ‘extremely alarming’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Rough sleeping is soaring in London, with over 1,700 more people on the streets than last year – a 21% rise, according…
Bank of Mum and Dad steps in to help children with mortgage bills
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Reading Time: < 1 minute One in four parents are helping their grown-up children cover rising mortgage bills, research suggests. Read More
Health warning on water bottles that contain more bacteria than a toilet seat
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The NHS says streptococcus can cause flu-like symptoms, sore throat, scarlet fever rash, sores, pain and swelling, muscle aches, and nausea and…
I was 21 when I found out I had HIV from an at-home STI test
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Reading Time: < 1 minute ‘I’m sure it has to be false positive,’ the nurse said reassuringly. I nodded nervously. Surely, she was right. Read More
Nigerian found guilty in sex trafficking and voodoo case
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Reading Time: < 1 minute On Thursday, the Lausanne Correctional Court found the 36-year-old Nigerian woman guilty of human trafficking, money laundering and violating Swiss foreigners’ law….
Japan approves trial sales of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Japan is to permit the sale of emergency contraceptives without prescription on a trial basis, weeks after it approved the abortion pill….
The US documented 3 locally transmitted malaria cases for the first time in 20 years. It's not a reason to panic, but sheds a light on the concerns of climate change
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Three cases of malaria spread locally have been identified in Texas and Florida. Read More