From vaping to boozing and even junk food - charts show how Britain REALLY fares vs the rest of the world
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritish women were this week shamed as the biggest binge drinkers in the developed world. Read More
Scandal of the NHS 'never-events': Bungling hospital medics are wrongly removing ovaries and leaving drill bits INSIDE patients once a day, shocking audit reveals... so is YOUR trust one of the worst offenders?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBungling NHS staff are carrying out the equivalent of one ‘never-event’ every day, figures show. Read More
Any activity, however small, is better for health than sitting down, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAny activity – even sleeping or standing – is better for your heart than sitting down, research suggests. Read More
We are powerless’: Indian villagers live in fear of torture in fight against bauxite mine
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor months, they have been living in fear. The people of Banteji, a small tribal village amid the rolling green mountains deep…
Dozens dead and thousands displaced after Somalia hit by 'worst floods in decades'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement late on Thursday that around 1.6 million people…
Four MINUTES of exercise a day reduces cancer risk by up to third
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteShort bursts of daily activity that make you huff and puff — such as playing high-energy games with children — could reduce…
Woman dies after being mauled by pack of seven pit bulls
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Utah woman has died one week after she was mauled by seven pit bulls in her own backyard. Read More
Earthquakes in Iceland prompt fears of volcano eruption
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA geothermal spa that is one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions has closed temporarily after a series of earthquakes caused alarm over a potential volcanic eruption….
Thames Water 'pumped 72bn litres of sewage into the Thames' in last three years
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWild swimmers look away now, because Thames Water has reportedly been pumping billions of litres of sewage into the River Thames over the…
London More than 500,000 people expected at march demanding Gaza ceasefire – organizers
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the organisers of Saturday’s march demanding a ceasefire in Gaza has predicted that more than half a million people will attend the…