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Online shoppers warned of ‘dangerous’ weight-loss scam as ‘ghost stores’ impersonate real people to sell Ozempic-like treatments

Dietitian Lyndi Cohen says her likeness is being ‘abused and misrepresented’ as websites posing as Australian businesses claim to offer GLP-1 substances Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Online “ghost stores” masquerading as Australian businesses have expanded into advertising Ozempic-like weight loss treatments, and are impersonating real people, including a well-known dietitian, to recommend their products. After uncovering more than 140 sites falsely claiming to be Australian fashion retailers that prompted a public warning from the consumer regulator, Guardian Australia has identified a new scam that targets people trying to lose weight. Continue reading...

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AI chatbots are becoming popular alternatives to therapy. But they may worsen mental health crises, experts warn

Users may be led down conspiracy theory rabbit holes or into emotional harm by chatbots designed to maximise engagement and affirmation, some say Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast In 2023, a Belgian man reportedly ended his life after developing eco-anxiety and confiding in an AI chatbot over six weeks about the future of the planet. Without those conversations, his widow reportedly told the Belgian outlet La Libre, “he would still be here”. In April this year, a 35-year-old Florida man was shot and killed by police in another chatbot-related incident: his father later told media that the man had come to believe an entity named Juliet was trapped inside ChatGPT, and then killed by OpenAI. When the man, who reportedly struggled with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, was confronted by police, he allegedly charged at them with a knife. Continue reading...

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Man charged with child cruelty offences after suspected poisoning at UK summer camp

Jon Ruben, 76, remanded in custody in connection with the incident at Stathern Lodge in Leicestershire A man has been remanded in custody charged with child cruelty offences after children became unwell at a summer camp in Leicestershire. Jon Ruben, 76, appeared in Leicester magistrates court on Saturday morning after being charged with three counts of wilfully assaulting, ill-treating, neglecting, abandoning or exposing children in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering or injury to health, where he was told he would be remanded in custody and appear at Leicester crown court on Friday 29 August. Continue reading...

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Unusually high number of jellyfish arrive in UK seas

Warm sea surface temperatures, exacerbated by global heating, have created favourable conditions for jellyfish Coming to a beach near you: a guide to the jellyfish you’ll find off the UK coast An unusually high number of jellyfish have arrived in the UK’s seas this summer, experts have said. Jellyfish blooms arrive for their yearly reproduction cycle by following the current of warm water to the coast. Warm sea surface temperatures, which are exacerbated by global heating, create favourable conditions for jellyfish. Continue reading...

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Three million on NHS England waiting lists have had no care since GP referral

Exclusive: Data reveals ‘invisible crisis’ with millions yet to have first specialist appointment or diagnostic test Almost half of the 6 million people needing treatment from the NHS in England have had no further care at all since joining a hospital waiting list, new data reveals. Previously unseen NHS England figures show that 2.99 million of the 6.23 million patients (48%) awaiting care have not had either their first appointment with a specialist or a diagnostic test since being referred by a GP. Continue reading...

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Man, 76, charged after children fall ill at Leicestershire summer camp

John Ruben, of Landmere Lane charged with three counts of wilful ill treatment of a child, relating to three children A 76-year-old man has been charged after children fell ill at a summer camp in Leicestershire. John Ruben, of Landmere Lane in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, has been charged with three counts of wilful ill treatment of a child, relating to three children. Continue reading...

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Maryland boy dies after being trapped in storm drain as rains drench east coast

Baltimore saw up to 4in of rain and the New York transportation system was flooded on Thursday; more rain is possible, weather service warns A 13-year-old boy has died after he was trapped in a storm drain in Maryland during heavy rainfall and flooding on the east coast, officials said. Kids were playing in the rain on Thursday in a common area between apartment buildings in Mount Airy, a town of about 10,000 people about 30 miles (48km) west of Baltimore, but flood waters rushed in and the boy was swept into the pipe, according to Mount Airy volunteer fire company spokesperson Doug Alexander. Continue reading...

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Trump officials plan coverage for weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid

Pilot program, first pitched under Biden, will cover GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic to address chronic obesity in US The Trump administration is planning a pilot program to cover “miracle” weight loss drugs under the government health insurance systems for low-income people and retirees, Medicaid and Medicare, in a move aimed at tackling the US’s chronic obesity problem. Such a plan was previously proposed by the Biden administration in its final months before Donald Trump re-entered the White House after winning a second term in office in the 2024 election. Continue reading...

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Police arrest 10 men during investigation of 1990s child abuse allegations in Bradford

Men aged between 49 and 71 arrested in connection with alleged offences relating to six victims Ten men have been arrested by police investigating allegations of child sexual abuse in Bradford in the 1990s. West Yorkshire police said the men were aged between 49 and 71, and had been arrested from addresses in the city. In the UK, the NSPCC offers support to children on 0800 1111, and adults concerned about a child on 0808 800 5000. The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (Napac) offers support for adult survivors on 0808 801 0331. In the US, call or text the Childhelp abuse hotline on 800-422-4453. In Australia, children, young adults, parents and teachers can contact the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800, or Bravehearts on 1800 272 831, and adult survivors can contact Blue Knot Foundation on 1300 657 380. Other sources of help can be found at Child Helplines International Continue reading...

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Vodka seltzers mislabeled as energy drinks trigger product recall

Packaging mixup resulted in drinks labeled as Celsius energy drinks actually containing High Noon vodka seltzers Americans have been advised that some packages of a brand of vodka seltzers have been mistakenly mislabeled as a non-alcoholic high energy drink, triggering a recall announcement from High Noon, the alcoholic beverage brand, that was posted by the the US Food and Drug Administration. In a statement, High Noon said two lots of High Noon Beach Variety 12-packs contain cans mislabeled as “CELSIUS® ASTRO VIBE Energy Drink, Sparkling Blue Razz Edition”. Continue reading...

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Gazan boy first to be treated in UK for war injuries

Majd, 15, was almost killed by an Israeli tank shell last February. He has finally arrived in the UK for reconstructive surgery.

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Nine out of 10 nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland reject pay award

Royal College of Nursing urges ministers to improve 3.6% offer to avoid industrial action ballot later this year Nine out of 10 nurses have rejected a 3.6% pay award for this year and warned they could strike later this year unless their salaries are improved. In an indicative vote among members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 91% said the 3.6% rise was not enough. Continue reading...

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Asylum seekers on Nauru contract dengue as advocates call on Australia to take responsibility

Exclusive: Asylum seekers say accessing mosquito nets ‘impossible’ amid warnings virus compounds pre-existing health conditions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast At least nine asylum seekers on Nauru have contracted dengue fever amid an outbreak on the island, including one man who was medically evacuated to Australia for treatment and then returned this week, according to a legal aid group and an asylum seeker there. Cases of dengue, also known as break-bone fever, rose sharply in July amid a broader outbreak of the virus in the Pacific. The infection is transmitted through mosquito bites, and those with symptoms can experience a high fever, body aches, headache and nausea. Severe cases may require hospitalisation, and in extreme cases lead to death. Continue reading...

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'Like a sci-fi movie': US baby born from 30-year-old frozen embryo breaks record

It is believed to be longest that an embryo has been frozen before resulting in a successful live birth.

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Mass rape, forced pregnancy and sexual torture in Tigray amount to crimes against humanity – report

Warning: this article contains graphic and distressing testimony and images Research documents ‘horrific and extreme’ attacks by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces and warns that impunity has meant such atrocities are expanding to new regions Hundreds of health workers across Tigray have documented mass rape, sexual slavery, forced pregnancy and sexual torture of women and children by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers, in systematic attacks that amount to crimes against humanity, a new report has found. The research, compiled by Physicians for Human Rights and the Organization for Justice and Accountability in the Horn of Africa (OJAH), represents the most comprehensive documentation yet of weaponised sexual violence in Tigray. It reviewed medical records of more than 500 patients, surveys of 600 health workers, and in-depth interviews with doctors, nurses, psychiatrists and community leaders. Continue reading...

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More than 30 killed in nursing home hit by Beijing floods

Local officials admit "loopholes in emergency planning" and say the incident is a painful lesson that serves as "a wake-up call".

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Japan and South Korea reel from record-breaking heat

South Korea has experienced a record-breaking streak of ‘tropical nights’, while Japan saw its hottest day on record on Thursday Authorities in Japan and South Korea have urged people to take precautions to prevent heatstroke, as the region reels from record-breaking temperatures and pressure on hospitals. On Thursday, South Korea’s meteorological office said the country had experienced a record-breaking streak of “tropical nights” for 22 consecutive days this month. Continue reading...

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Warning issued after US energy drink cans accidentally filled with vodka

The warnings impact certain varieties of High Noon vodka seltzers and Celsius energy drink cans.

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More than a dozen children die because of food shortages in Sudan camp - medics

Famine has been declared in areas of Darfur, an region particularly hard hit by the ongoing civil war.

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Watch: Nursing home residents rescued from China floods

At least 30 people have been killed in floods that have inundated large parts of northeastern China.

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Top medical body concerned over RFK Jr’s reported plans to cut preventive health panel

American Medical Association writes to health secretary after reports he aims to overhaul taskforce for being ‘woke’ A top US medical body has expressed “deep concern” to Robert F Kennedy Jr over news reports that the health secretary plans to overhaul a panel that determines which preventive health measures including cancer screenings should be covered by insurance companies. The letter from the the American Medical Association comes after the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Kennedy plans to overhaul the 40-year old US Preventive Services Task Force because he regards them as too “woke”, according to sources familiar with the matter. Continue reading...

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‘Changed my life’: hepatitis treatment offers hope but not enough receiving care, report finds

People like David Clune have been saved by medical breakthroughs, but many still don’t know the risks or can’t access doctors Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast In 1989 David Clune was a young dad with four children when he was diagnosed with hepatitis B and C. Being told he wouldn’t get to see them grow up “was like a spear went through my heart”, he remembers. Clune is not sure how he contracted the virus. However, entering state care in New Zealand at the age of 10, he experienced abuse and neglect as he was cycled through eight different homes, three youth detention centres, one adult remand centre and a psychiatric hospital, and was exposed to shared needles for tattooing and drugs. Continue reading...

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Alabama child dies after being left in hot car while in state custody

Police investigate death of Ke’Torrius Starkes Jr, three, who was left inside car by contractor for state human resources An investigation has been triggered after a three-year-old boy died after being left in a hot car by a contractor for the state human resources department in Alabama. Ke’Torrius Starkes Jr, who was in foster care, had been picked up in the late morning on Tuesday by the worker after a supervised visit with his father, the New York Times reported. He was supposed to be transported to a day care program by a worker for the department, which oversees child protection other social services. Continue reading...

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Passengers use emergency slides to flee plane fire in US

One person was taken to hospital after a fire started during takeoff.

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Canadian wildfires prompt New York air quality alert

Authorities warn air quality is 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' in many parts of New York state on Saturday.

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World’s most premature baby celebrates first birthday

Nash Keen, born at exactly 21 weeks, 133 days ahead of his mother’s due date, has been recognized by Guinness World Records An Iowa toddler who was born when his mother was less than five months pregnant isn’t only the most premature baby recognized by Guinness World Records after recently turning one. As his mother, Mollie Keen, put it, Nash Keen is also “very determined, curious … and he’s just all smiles all the time” after surviving against what Guinness described as “phenomenal odds”. Continue reading...

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​​What is inside the GHF aid box being distributed in Gaza

BBC Verify examines the meals handed out to Gazans - and their nutritional value is questioned by some experts.

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‘Ignoring hot flushes is wrong’: study challenges assumptions about perimenopause symptoms

Research notes lack of interventions for perimenopausal women despite finding that hot flushes and night sweats can be as severe as for those of menopause Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Almost 40% of women going through perimenopause experience moderate to severe hot flushes and night sweats but have no treatment options, new research has found. The study, published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, explored differences in symptom prevalence by menopausal stage among women aged 40-69 years. Continue reading...

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'I'm so tired': Mother of starving Gazan baby speaks to BBC

Hedaya al-Muta'wi's 18-month-old son Mohammed suffers from malnutrition due to famine, weighing just 6kg.

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Graham Thorpe’s care had ’failings’ in last months of his life, says coroner

An inquest into the former England cricketer’s death last year has recorded a conclusion of suicide There were “failings” in the provision of former England cricketer Graham Thorpe’s care in the months before he died, a coroner has said, as a conclusion of suicide was recorded at an inquest. Thorpe, 55, died on 4 August 2024 after being struck by a train at a railway station in Surrey. Continue reading...

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Fewer resident doctors thought to have gone on strike than in last year’s NHS stoppage

Picket-line turnout on first day of industrial action believed to be lower with hope of less disruption to NHS services Thousands fewer resident doctors are thought to have joined picket lines on Friday during the first day of a five-day strike compared with last year’s mass turnout. Although NHS England will only publish data on turnout and cancellations next week, hospital leaders are understood to have observed fewer resident doctors (previously known as junior doctors) on strike and less disruption to services than during the last round of industrial action, which ran from March 2023 until July 2024. Continue reading...

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US heat dome causes dangerous conditions for more than 100 million people

High temperatures and humidity across north-eastern coast increase risk of heat exhaustion, illnesses and death More than a 100 million people in the US will face dangerous conditions over the weekend as a heat dome which has scorched much of the center of the country nudges eastward. Heat advisories were in place on Friday all across the north-eastern coast from Portland, Maine to Wilmington, North Carolina, with the daytime heat index temperatures 10 to 15F above average in some places. Continue reading...

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Wales to roll out subsidy cards to help reduce cost of gluten-free food

UK-first scheme aims to improve access to wider range of food for people with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance People with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance in Wales will be eligible for a pre-paid card designed to help towards the cost of specialised foods. The debit-style subsidy cards will be rolled out in a UK-first this autumn, the Welsh government said on Friday. The scheme aims is to give people with conditions such as coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis access to a wider range of gluten-free food at supermarkets and online, rather than relying on prescriptions from a pharmacy. Continue reading...

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'All the people are hungry': Voices from Gaza on desperate lack of food

All week across the BBC we've been hearing from people in Gaza about their lives as food supplies are restricted leading to malnourishment and starvation.

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‘Exactly what a union should be doing’: doctors in Manchester defend strike action

BMA members on Manchester Royal Infirmary picket line had hoped Labour government would end pay dispute UK politics live – latest updates Outside Manchester Royal Infirmary, car horns beep as striking medics wave orange placards demanding “Pay Restoration for Doctors.” Most are decked out in matching British Medical Association-branded tangerine baseball caps and bucket hats. Some carry homemade cardboard signs: “Overworked, Underpaid, Undervalued”, or “Wes: Stop (S)Treating Us Like [poo emoji]”. Continue reading...

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Jay Slater died by accident in Tenerife after falling from height, coroner rules

British teenager was found dead on Spanish island after going missing while on holiday last summer Jay Slater, the 19-year-old Briton whose disappearance in Tenerife last summer prompted a massive search, died by accident after falling from a height, a coroner has concluded. More details soon … Continue reading...

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Samaritans to close at least 100 branches across UK and Ireland

Mental health charity says it plans to move volunteers into larger regional hubs and pilot remote call handling Samaritans has announced plans to close at least half of its 200 branches across the UK and Ireland, move volunteers into larger regional hubs and pilot remote call handling, in a major shakeup that has left some volunteers dismayed. The mental health charity told volunteers in a video last week it hoped “within the next seven to 10 years, our branch network will have reduced by at least half” and that it would move to “fewer but bigger regions”. Continue reading...

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Resident doctors begin five days of strikes in England over pay – UK politics live

Up to 50,000 people went on strike at 7am, with the action intended to last until 7am on Wednesday 30 July The BMA argues that resident doctors have seen their pay fall by a much greater amount in real terms since 2008-09 than the rest of the population. “Doctors are not worth less than they were 17 years ago, when austerity policies began driving wages down. We’re simply asking for that value to be restored,” it said. Pay erosion has now got to the point where a doctor’s assistant can be paid up to 30% more than a resident doctor. That’s going to strike most of the public that use the NHS as deeply unfair. There was a deal here to be done. Instead, the BMA leadership’s decision to not even consider postponing these strikes will place an enormous burden on their colleagues, and hit the recovery we can all see our health service is making. Not only that, it enormously undermines the entire trade union movement. No trade union in British history has seen its members receive a such a steep pay rise only to immediately respond with strikes – even when a majority of their members didn’t even vote to strike. This action is unprecedented, and it is unreasonable. Continue reading...

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Resident doctors in England go on strike over pay restoration

Up to 50,000 doctors stage five-day walkout from 7am on 25 July to 7am on 30 July after pay talks break down Resident doctors in England have begun strike action after the British Medical Association and government failed to reach an agreement over pay restoration. Up to 50,000 people went on strike at 7am, with the action intended to last for five days until 7am on Wednesday 30 July. Continue reading...

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Volunteers map 10,000 routes in Great Britain to help make walking accessible

Campaign group Slow Ways launches app for disabled people, parents with children, older people and others Volunteers have mapped 10,000 walking routes across Great Britain in an attempt to make rural walking more accessible. The routes provide accessible and scenic walks for disabled people, parents with children, and older people, according to Slow Ways, the campaign group behind the project. Continue reading...

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Air pollution raises risk of dementia, say Cambridge scientists

Most comprehensive study of its kind highlights dangers of vehicle emissions and woodburning stoves Exposure to certain forms of air pollution is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind. The illness is estimated to affect about 57 million people worldwide, with the number expected to increase to at least 150m cases by 2050. Continue reading...

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Menstrual cycle data ‘underused’ and should be on health records, experts say

Period characteristics can indicate medical conditions and could inform preventive care, study finds Menstrual cycle data should be routinely documented by healthcare professionals and researchers as it can be used as an indicator for other health issues, experts have said. This information – which includes cycle length, regularity, intensity, and duration of bleeding – is not routinely collected in healthcare systems or research except when reproductive issues are being assessed. Continue reading...

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One in five children in Gaza is malnourished, UN aid agency says

The UN agency for Palestinians says it has thousands of truckloads of supplies near Gaza which it wants to deliver.

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Resident doctors’ strike undermines union movement, Wes Streeting says

Exclusive: Health secretary urges medics not to join BMA industrial action on Friday Wes Streeting: This unnecessary strike will hurt patients A strike by resident doctors “enormously undermines the entire trade union movement”, Wes Streeting has argued, urging them not to join industrial action on Friday morning. In an article for the Guardian, the health secretary says the decision by the British Medical Association (BMA) to push for new strikes in England immediately after receiving a pay rise of 22% to cover 2023-24 and 2024-25 is unreasonable and unprecedented. Continue reading...

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Two-year-old sexually abused at family daycare by man living at the premises, mother claims

Alleged offender was partner of woman running the service, operating at a private home in NSW. The girl’s parents ‘had no idea’ he lived there Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A mother has claimed her two-year-old daughter was sexually abused at a family daycare service by a man she did not know was living there. The alleged offender was the partner of the woman running the service, located at a private home in New South Wales. Police, the Department of Education and the Department of Communities and Justice investigated, but the woman told Guardian Australia that, without physical evidence, no charges were able to be laid and no action was taken against the man or the service, which is still operating. Continue reading...

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Jay Slater consumed drugs and alcohol before attempting long walk, inquest told

Lancashire teenager died on Tenerife from head injuries, pathologist said, with no evidence of restraint or assault The British teenager Jay Slater had taken drugs and alcohol and had a 14-hour walk to his accommodation before his disappearance sparked a four-week search in Tenerife, an inquest into his death heard. The 19-year-old had taken ecstasy pills, cocaine and possibly ketamine, along with alcohol, before he went to an Airbnb with two strangers, one of his friends told a court on Thursday. Bradley Geoghegan, who had gone on holiday with Slater, said Slater had video-called him after he left the apartment on the morning of 17 June last year. Continue reading...

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We might get killed, yet we still go to get flour, injured Gaza man tells BBC

Many patients brought to UK-Med's Gaza field hospital were seeking food aid but found only violence.

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World’s smallest snake rediscovered in Barbados 20 years after last sighting

Conservationists feared 10cm threadsnake as thin as a strand of spaghetti had become extinct The world’s smallest snake has been rediscovered in Barbados, 20 years after its last sighting. The Barbados threadsnake, which had been feared extinct, was rediscovered under a rock in the centre of the island during an ecological survey in March by the environment ministry and the conservation organisation Re:wild. Continue reading...

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Australia’s largest private hospital operator to close majority of psychology clinics to be ‘flexible, sustainable’

Seventeen of Ramsay Health Care’s 20 clinics will close by the end of August, with only Cairns, Charlestown and Joondalup to remain operating Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Ramsay Health Care, Australia’s largest private hospital operator, has announced it will be closing the majority of its psychology clinics, described by the peak body as “very sad news” for those needing mental health care. The hospital network said it would progressively close 17 out of its 20 clinics by the end of August, in order to transition Ramsay Psychology to a “more flexible and sustainable model”. Continue reading...

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In a Haitian city ruled by gangs, young rape survivor raises baby she was told to abort

Helene, abducted aged 17, is among thousands of women attacked as gang violence spreads in Haiti.

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7,000 steps a day could be enough to improve health, say researchers

Target easier to achieve than 10,000 steps and linked to 37% reduction in cancer deaths Walking more could reduce your risk of dementia, depression and dying from cancer, as well as being good for your heart, according to research. And you may not need to walk as far as previously thought to reap those benefits. The NHS recommends a brisk 10-minute walk every day. Many people aim to walk 10,000 steps, but struggle to achieve it. Now researchers have calculated that even 7,000 steps could be enough to protect health. Continue reading...

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M&S advert banned for featuring model who looked ‘unhealthily thin’

ASA ruling comes amid fears fashion industry reversing progress in body positivity movement An advert by high street retailer Marks & Spencer has been banned for featuring an “irresponsible” image of a model who appeared “unhealthily thin”. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the model’s pose, choice of clothing and the camera angle which seemed to tilt downwards all contributed to the impression she was too thin. Continue reading...

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Ex-cricketer Graham Thorpe ‘spiralled into depression’ after losing job, inquest hears

Loss of England batting coach job after 2022 Ashes series was ‘start of decline of his mental health’, widow says The former England cricketer Graham Thorpe “spiralled into depression” after losing his job as a batting coach in 2022, an inquest has heard. The 55-year-old died on 4 August 2024 after being struck by a train at a railway station in Surrey. His widow, Amanda Thorpe, later said he had taken his own life. Continue reading...

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Healthy environment a human right, UN court says in landmark climate ruling

Court’s decision expected to be used in future litigation and to support political negotiations by vulnerable states A “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right, according to judges at the top court of the United Nations. The international court of justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark advisory opinion on Wednesday about countries’ obligations to tackle climate change, and the consequences they may face if they do not. Continue reading...

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Erik Menendez taken to hospital with unknown medical condition, US media report

It comes weeks before he and his brother are expected at a parole hearing, after decades in US prison.

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‘Slip, slop, slap for brain health’: Australia needs a major prevention campaign for dementia, doctor says

Prof Henry Brodaty of UNSW says managing risk factors such as diet and anxiety is a cost-effective way of curbing the disease Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A “slip, slap, slop”-style preventative campaign is needed for dementia, as new research shows cases of the disease could be delayed with no added cost, a leading doctor has told the National Press Club on Wednesday. In the speech titled “Hope Beckons”, Prof Henry Brodaty, a co-director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at the University of New South Wales, said there was much more Australia could be doing to help prevent dementia in its ageing population by addressing risk factors that can be managed, such as poor diet. Continue reading...

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The 'underwater bushfire' cooking Australia's reefs

Divers at one of Australia's world-famous reefs said their experience was "like swimming on a corpse".

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Advocates demand closure of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, citing appalling conditions

Non-profit groups say detained immigrants in Florida are denied medical care and living in ‘cages flooded with feces’ Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, confirmed that 14 Mexican citizens are held at the controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” jail in Florida, as local organizations and doctors call for the facility’s shuttering. On Tuesday, a number of non-profit organizations held a press conference demanding the closure of the facility based in the rural Everglades region almost 40 miles (64km) from Miami, run by the state of Florida, to detain immigrants. According to advocates, the 39-acre camp now holds more than 1,000 men in “flood-prone” tents. Continue reading...

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‘Completely unprecedented’: resident doctors to press ahead with strike

Wes Streeting says move shows ‘disdain for patients’ in England while BMA says pay demands not taken seriously Wes Streeting has condemned the decision by resident doctors to “recklessly and needlessly” press ahead with strike action, saying it is “completely unprecedented in the history of British trade unionism”. In a fiery statement after the British Medical Association (BMA) said there was no offer on the table that could avert the industrial action on Friday, the health secretary said resident doctors had been offered changes to working conditions and career progression but had chosen to continue with industrial action. Continue reading...

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‘Hero’ father pulls four-year-old child out of mountain lion’s jaws in Washington state

Family was hiking when big cat attacked child, who was later airlifted to hospital and is in satisfactory condition A mountain lion bit a four-year-old child on Sunday while the child hiked with family on Hurricane Ridge in Washington state’s Olympic national park, authorities said. The child’s father reportedly saved the minor’s life by pulling the child from the creature’s jaws. Continue reading...

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Two-year-old girl sexually assaulted at Victorian childcare centre, mother claims

Exclusive: Worker named by ‘deeply traumatised’ child still has job and has not been charged because no one witnessed the alleged incidents and there was no CCTV Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A mother has claimed that her two-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by a worker at a Victorian childcare centre but because there was no witness or CCTV of the alleged incidents, the educator is still working there and has not been charged. Angela* told Guardian Australia that her daughter, Emily*, had disclosed the alleged sexual offences in mid-December, when she was nearly three. She said that on multiple occasions Emily had named the educator and said the offences had taken place while her nappy was being changed. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Gaza is ‘hell on earth’ with doctors fainting from hunger, UN says, with snipers operating as if with ‘licence to kill’ - Israel-Gaza war live

Head of UN Palestinian Refugee Agency says aid distribution points are a ‘sadistic death trap’ Prof Nick Maynard is a consultant surgeon at Oxford university hospital who has been travelling regularly to Gaza for 15 years. He is currently volunteering with Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) at Nasser hospital in Gaza. I’m writing this from Nasser hospital in southern Gaza, where I’ve just finished operating on another severely malnourished young teenager. A seven-month-old baby lies in our paediatric intensive care unit, so tiny and malnourished that I initially mistook her for a newborn. The phrase “skin and bones” doesn’t do justice to the way her body has been ravaged. She is literally wasting away before our eyes and, despite our best efforts, we are powerless to save her. We are witnessing deliberate starvation in Gaza right now. We will express our position regarding the E3’s comments on the snapback mechanism, which we think lacks any legal ground. Nonetheless, our effort will be to see if we can find common solutions to manage the situation. It has been seven years that the nuclear deal is not being implemented by the Europeans following the U.S. departure from it. How can they argue that Iran is not following the deal when they themselves have not done so? Continue reading...

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Health experts warn Trump cuts to the CDC could hurt overdose prevention: ‘A step backwards’

The Trump administration has reportedly withheld $140m from a CDC effort geared at preventing overdose deaths Public health officials across the country working to prevent overdose deaths may have just a month to prepare for up to $140m in funding cuts for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the Trump administration has reportedly withheld. US overdose deaths began to decline for the first time in 2023 after climbing for over two decades. Continue reading...

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Arrests in China after more than 230 kindergarten children poisoned by lead paint in food

Principal at school in Gansu province reportedly wanted to attract more enrolments by ‘enhancing’ the colour and look of the food served to children Chinese authorities have arrested six people and launched disciplinary investigations into almost 30 others after more than 230 kindergarten children were poisoned by food coloured with industrial-grade lead paint The incident, which occurred in Gansu province earlier this month, is one of China’s worst school food safety incidents and has drawn national attention. An investigative report released by the Gansu provincial party committee on Sunday found a litany of failures in safety and oversight, as well as attempts to cover up the incident, bribe people in charge and modify test results. Continue reading...

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China finds cover-up in lead poisoning of 200 children

Education officials received bribes while health officials tampered with tests, investigators say.

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Australia's toxic algae bloom is 'natural disaster' - premier

The catastrophe has turned South Australian waters toxic green and suffocated masses of marine life.

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Billy Joel feels 'good' after brain disorder diagnosis

Two months on from announcing his condition, the singer-songwriter says he is feeling "fine".

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Weather tracker: Mediterranean heatwave sparks concern for marine life

Sea surface temperatures soar near Spain and Portugal, while torrential rain and landslides kill four in South Korea A recent heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea has been so severe that scientists are concerned for marine life. The human-induced climate crisis is making marine heatwaves more intense and prolonged, with sea surface temperatures off the coast of Mallorca since late June frequently exceeding 30C (86F). Continue reading...

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Watch: Camel learns to walk again with prosthetic leg

The animal, named Cammie, was rehabilitated by an animal shelter in Karachi, Pakistan.

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How Canada became the centre of a measles outbreak in North America

Confirmed cases of measles in Canada are nearly three times higher than in the US, despite Canada's far smaller population.

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Kashmir's growing heat crisis hits health and harvests

In Indian-administered Kashmir, low rainfall and rising temperatures are putting people's livelihoods at risk.

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Malaria ‘back with a vengeance’ in Zimbabwe as number of deaths from the disease triple

Withdrawal of USAID funds threatens decades of progress, say experts, with cuts to research and shortage of mosquito nets putting thousands at risk across the country Zimbabwe’s efforts to control malaria have been dealt a huge blow as experts say the disease has returned “with a vengeance” after US aid cuts, with 115 outbreaks recorded in 2025 compared with only one last year. The sharp rise in cases comes six months after Donald Trump halted critical funding for US research and national response programmes. Continue reading...

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Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stalls Children in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and threatened by rising levels of violence, are increasingly vulnerable to deadly infectious diseases as vaccinations in the country plummet. In 2022, more than 90% of young children in Sudan received their routine vaccinations. But that figure has nearly halved to 48%, the lowest in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Continue reading...

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Fewer school-age children vaping in Australia since ban, study says

Australian officials have seized more than 10 million illegal vapes in the past year.

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Air quality alerts issued in Canada and US as wildfires continue to burn

Wildfire smoke degrades air quality in swaths of Ontario, with Toronto ranking among the worst in the world on Monday.

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Teenage vaping has ‘turned a corner’ in Australia, says Mark Butler, as data shows falling rates

Report finds vaping rate among children aged 14-17 years has declined, with some describing embarrassment about being a ‘vaper’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The federal government believes dangerous vaping rates among younger Australians may have turned a corner after years of rapid growth, with new research showing take-up could have peaked among teenagers and high school-age children. Data released by the health minister, Mark Butler, on Wednesday showed that vaping rates fell from 17.5% at the start of 2023 to 14.6% in April this year among children aged 14-17 years. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Boy in Minnesota survives fall that sent arrow through his brain: ‘It’s a miracle’

Gus, nine, fell face-first on arrow, which penetrated his head and came within less than an inch of exiting his skull A hospital in Minnesota was left in disbelief after a nine-year-old boy survived an accidental fall that sent an arrow through his brain and nearly out the back of his skull. Abby Deterding recently told the Minneapolis news station KARE “it’s a miracle” that the freak mishap did not kill her son, Gus. “We’re just thankful, so grateful,” she said. Continue reading...

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UK air pollution falling but danger levels still breached too often, say scientists

NO2 and PM2.5 levels down significantly since 2015 but climate crisis may be driving rise in harmful surface ozone The UK’s air pollution has dropped since 2015, scientists have found, but they have warned that dangerous levels are still reached too often. Researchers found that nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which is mainly produced by traffic, fell by 35% on average at monitoring sites. Fine particles called PM2.5, which are small enough to get deep into lungs and are caused by burning wood and driving cars with internal combustion engines, dropped by 30%. Continue reading...

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Domestic violence case management not ‘core business’ of police, Queensland’s top cop says

Acting commissioner Shane Chelepy says other state agencies should have a greater role in responding to ‘social issues’ including DV and mental health Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Domestic violence case management is not the “core business” of policing, and other agencies should take on greater roles in this, Queensland’s acting police commissioner says. The Queensland police service on Tuesday released a 100-day review of its operations and structure, finding that the police have been the victim of “significant mission creep”, with officers increasingly tasked with non-core functions such as mental health response, domestic and family violence case management, and prisoner transport. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Mental health support is available at Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, Lifeline on 13 11 14, and at MensLine on 1300 789 978. Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org Continue reading...

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Resident doctors deserve real-terms pay rise after working through Covid, says BMA

Ahead of meetings with health secretary, BMA council deputy chair says 29% claim justified to replace lost salary The British Medical Association has defended resident doctors’ pay claim ahead of talks with the health secretary, saying they did not work through the Covid pandemic only to end up with a real-terms pay cut. Wes Streeting is due to meet BMA representatives this week as he looks to avert five days of strikes in England due to start on 25 July. Doctors voted to take the action in pursuit of a 29% pay rise which the BMA has said is needed to replace what they have lost over years of cuts. Continue reading...

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Monday briefing: The ‘toxic cocktail’ of climate denial, federal cuts and the Texas floods

In today’s newsletter: Amid at least 129 deaths and billions of dollars of damage, there has been little reckoning about the part global heating and cuts to public services may have played in the disaster Good morning. The death toll from the catastrophic floods in Texas has climbed to 129, including at least 27 children and counsellors at Camp Mystic in Kerr County. With more than 160 people still missing, authorities warn that the number of casualties is likely to rise. On Sunday morning, some search operations were cancelled as heavy rain and strong winds battered the state once again. Israel-Gaza | An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 10 people, including six children, who were waiting to collect water in Gaza, Palestinian health officials have said. Dozens of others were killed in Gaza over the weekend in a separate strike near a food aid distribution site. Meanwhile, former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has said that a proposed “humanitarian city” would be a concentration camp for Palestinians. Health | Health officials have urged people to come forward for the measles vaccine if they are not up to date with their shots after a child at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool died from the disease. UK news | Charlotte Church, veteran peace campaigners, Trade unionists, activists and politicians, are among hundreds who have signed a letter describing the move to ban the group Palestine Action as “a major assault on our freedoms”. Spain | Several people were hurt in a second night of anti-migrant unrest in the town of Torre Pacheco in south-east Spain after a pensioner was beaten up, authorities said. NHS | Health secretory Wes Streeting will meet representatives from the British Medical Association this week as he looks to avert five days of strikes by resident doctors. Continue reading...

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‘Profound concern’ as scientists say extreme heat ‘now the norm’ in UK

Increasing frequency of heatwaves and flooding raises fears over health, infrastructure and how society functions Ed Miliband to tell MPs who reject net zero policies they are betraying future generations Record-breaking extreme weather is the new norm in the UK, scientists have said, showing that the country is firmly in the grip of the climate crisis. The hottest days people endure have dramatically increased in frequency and severity, and periods of intense rain have also ramped up, data from hundreds of weather stations shows. Heatwaves and floods leading to deaths and costly damage are of “profound concern” for health, infrastructure and the functioning of society, the scientists said. Continue reading...

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Dig begins at site in Ireland believed to hold remains of nearly 800 infants

Archaeologists, anthropologists and forensic experts aim to identify infants buried at former mother and baby home in Tuam A century after Irish nuns first began to bury hundreds of infants in what would become a mass, unmarked grave, archaeologists and other specialists will start excavating the site in Tuam, County Galway. A mechanical digger is to slowly start scraping earth on Monday at the 5,000-sq-metre (53,820 sq ft) site where the Bon Secours order is believed have interred 796 infants who died at the St Mary’s mother and baby home between 1925 and 1961. Continue reading...

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DoJ drops charges against Utah doctor accused of destroying Covid vaccines

Michael Kirk Moore accused of distributing at least 1,937 false vaccination cards and administering saline to children The US Department of Justice dropped charges on Saturday against Michael Kirk Moore, the Utah doctor accused of destroying more than $28,000 worth of government-provided Covid-19 vaccines and administering saline to children instead of the shot. Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, announced the news in a statement on the social media platform X, saying the charges had been dismissed under her direction. Continue reading...

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South Korea medical students end 17-month boycott of classes

It is not clear when the students will return, but the government has welcomed the news.

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Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows

Previously, the only way to reduce levels of Pfas was by bloodletting or a drug with unpleasant side effects Sign up for the Detox Your Kitchen newsletter Certain kinds of gut microbes absorb toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” and help expel them from the body via feces, new first-of-its-kind University of Cambridge research shows. The findings are welcome news as the only options that exist for reducing the level of dangerous Pfas compounds from the body are bloodletting and a cholesterol drug that induces unpleasant side effects. Continue reading...

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US drops charges against doctor accused of destroying Covid vaccines

US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the doctor 'gave patients a choice when the federal government refused to do so'.

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Arizona resident dies from plague, health officials say

This was the first recorded death from the disease in Coconino County since 2007.

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German backpacker found after 11 nights in Australia's outback

Carolina Wilga, 26, survived by drinking from puddles and sleeping in a cave, police said.

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‘Sheer luck’: how German backpacker Carolina Wilga was found after 11 nights lost in dense Australian outback

With minimal food and water, the 26-year-old drank from puddles, sheltered in a cave and used the sun for navigation Carolina Wilga spent 11 freezing nights lost in the Western Australian outback, convinced she would never be found. By “sheer luck” the confused and disoriented German backpacker came across a road, where she flagged down a woman in a passing car on Friday afternoon. Continue reading...

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Intense Med Sea heatwave raises fears for marine life

Sea temperatures around places like Majorca exceeded 30C earlier this month, far above average.

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Dozens taken to hospital after suspected mass overdose in Baltimore

At least 27 people have been admitted to hospital, some of whom are in a critical condition.

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Gaza's largest functioning hospital facing disaster, medics warn, as Israel widens offensive

Nasser hospital in Khan Younis has a critical shortage of fuel and had to stop admitting patients after Israeli tanks advanced nearby on Thursday.

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‘It can’t withstand the heat’: fears ‘stable’ Patagonia glacier in irreversible decline

Scientists say Perito Moreno, which for decades defied trend of glacial retreat, now rapidly losing mass One of the few stable glaciers in a warming world, Perito Moreno, in Santa Cruz province, Argentina, is now undergoing a possibly irreversible retreat, scientists say. Over the past seven years, it has lost 1.92 sq km (0.74 sq miles) of ice cover and its thickness is decreasing by up to 8 metres (26 ft) a year. Continue reading...

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Toxic Pfas above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested

Exclusive: 110 of 117 bodies of water tested by Environment Agency would fail standards, with levels in fish 322 times the planned limit Nearly all rivers, lakes and ponds in England tested for a range of Pfas, known as “forever chemicals”, exceed proposed new safety limits and 85% contain levels at least five times higher, analysis of official data reveals. Out of 117 water bodies tested by the Environment Agency for multiple types of Pfas, 110 would fail the safety standard, according to analysis by Wildlife and Countryside Link and the Rivers Trust. Continue reading...

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Body of teenage boy recovered from lake in Sutton Coldfield after search

West Midlands police say child was reported missing in water in Sutton Park on Thursday evening The body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a lake after a large search operation. West Midlands police said the teenager was reported missing in the water at Powell’s Pool in Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, shortly after 6pm on Thursday. Continue reading...

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In the country with the world's lowest birth rate, fertility clinics are booming

Growing demand for IVF treatments is stoking some optimism in South Korea's demographic crisis.

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Cold weather blamed for killing thousands of bony herring in central west NSW lake

Native Australian fish is important for fresh water ecosystems as they are a food source for bigger fish and birds such as pelicans, cormorants and gulls Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Residents from the New South Wales central west town of Lake Cargelligo first started to notice fish dying in their local lake two weeks ago. Since then, officials have estimated thousands of bony herring, a native Australian fish, have perished. They suspect a drop in water temperature at the lake has triggered what is known as “winter die off”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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New data reveals increase in staggering death toll from known hanging points in Australian jails

Coroners’ records obtained since Guardian investigation expose yet more deaths from ligature points that authorities knew about but failed to remove Read more from our investigation into the prison suicide crisis ‘Astounding’ negligence revealed: governments turn blind eye to staggering prison death toll The shocking death toll from known ligature points in Australian prisons has risen to 64, new documents reveal. In June, a Guardian Australia investigation revealed that 57 inmates across 19 correctional facilities had died using hanging points that prison authorities and state governments knew about but failed to remove. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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South Africans fear spike in HIV infections as US aid cuts bite

South Africa has been at the forefront of the successful battle to halt the spread of HIV/Aids - until now.