Progestogen-only pill breast cancer risk revealed
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Taking a progestogen-only ‘mini pill’ carries a small risk of breast cancer – similar to combined oral contraceptive pills, say researchers. Read…
Plans to raise UK state pension age to 68 delayed as life expectancy falls
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A plan to bring forward the increase in UK pension age has been delayed as ministers reportedly fear a backlash from middle-aged…
‘Never been this ill': Woman forced to skip medicine as 'no money' for prescription charge
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Prescription charges in England will rise next month, and experts are concerned about what this could mean for Britons worried about their…
Huge earthquake hits Afghanistan as tremors felt in India and Pakistan
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A huge earthquake of 6.8 hit Afghanistan on Tuesday, with tremors felt as far as Pakistan and India. Read More
Overweight women may have their mum to blame, claims study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Daughters of overweight mothers are at greater risk of being overweight, a study has found. Read More
At last! Families could save £500 on bills as energy prices are set to drop 20% this summer in relief for millions
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Energy bills could fall sharply this summer, saving families the equivalent of £500 a year, according to new analysis. Read More
Britain's shame as our GPs come bottom for time spent with patients
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Reading Time: < 1 minute British GPs have the joint shortest appointments of all family doctors quizzed in ten high-income countries. Read More
Landlord fined over £160k after '18 people including 7 children' were found crammed inside North London house
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Brent landlord was fined more than £160,000 after 18 people including 7 children were found in an overcrowded home, the council…
This is just how much your life expectancy depends on where you were born
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People born in the UK’s richest areas are likely to live 12 years longer than those from Glasgow. Read More
Fall in methadone prescriptions for opiate addiction in south east London
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Reading Time: < 1 minute GPs in south east London gave fewer methadone prescriptions to treat opioid addiction last year, new figures show. Read More