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‘Something is off this year’: Experts are stumped at the sudden spike in flesh-eating bacteria deaths
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Deaths from the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are rising along the southeastern US coast, with at least five fatalities reported inContinue Reading
River Island: Locations of 33 shops set for closure
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Can air conditioning really make you sick? A microbiologist explains
Symptoms of 'sick building syndrome' can develop in anyone who spends extended periods of time in air-conditioned environments. LightField Studios/ Shutterstock Air conditioning can feel heaven-sent on hot summer days. It keeps temperatures comfortable and controls humidity, making indoor environments tolerable even on the most brutally warm days. But someContinue Reading
Bidding battle for Assura heats up as competition watchdog takes further action
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The takeover tussle for NHS landlord Assura has taken another twist as US private equityContinue Reading
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowers for ‘illegal migrants’
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Ex-Reform member Rupert Lowe has pledged £1,000 to a fundraiser after he mistook a charity rowing team for illegal migrants. TheContinue Reading
Man Utd news LIVE – Sesko medical, Baleba timeline emerges, Donnarumma latest
Matthijs de Ligt says he is happy with the players who have joined United since the end of last season. Speaking to MUTV, he said: “I think they have made a really good impression. “Bryan [Mbeumo] has only been here a few days, so we can’t say too much aboutContinue Reading
Jaguar Land Rover sees profits almost halve after US tariff hit
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Tim Minchin reveals the work he’s most proud of: ‘I love it’
Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Tim Minchin has revealed the work he is most proud of to date as he celebrates the chartContinue Reading
Baby food in pouches is stripped of nutrients – but convenient, healthy alternatives are on the horizon
Studio Nut/Shutterstock Baby food pouches came under scrutiny earlier this year, following a report from the University of Leeds and consumer group Which?. The findings were troubling. Many pouches are high in sugar, nutritionally inadequate, and potentially harmful if consumed regularly. The report also warns that parents are being misledContinue Reading
Lucy Letby’s hospital slammed for A&E failings over ‘unsafe’ corridor care that left elderly patients delirious
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Lucy Letby’s hospital trust has been slammed for a string of emergency care failings, including unsafe corridor care that led toContinue Reading