People in remote areas more likely to develop certain diseases, study finds
Researchers said some disease-causing variants in DNA are more than 100 times more common in Shetland and Orkney than in other parts of the UK.
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Women with ‘worrying’ breast lumps to be referred directly to specialist clinics
The move was announced by Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
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Football-themed website pleads not guilty to gambling law offences
Premier League partner Sorare.com will face trial before a district judge in Birmingham next summer.
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Decision on £9bn Lower Thames Crossing due on Friday
That is the deadline for whether the 14.3-mile long new road between Kent and Essex will be approved.
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Brexit is blamed for the big drop in cruise passengers
BREXIT has been blamed more than Covid for a big drop in the number of cruise passengers coming to Guernsey.
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World’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer ‘could wipe out the disease’
The hope is the jab could be given to all women preventatively on the NHS to eliminate the disease, which is the sixth most common cancer in women.
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Private demand for new diesel cars growing faster than for EVs
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said registrations of new diesel cars in September for private buyers grew by 17.1%.
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Three officers convicted over fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis
Jurors deliberated for about six hours before coming back with mixed verdicts for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith.
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Just transition plan for Grangemouth site delayed until spring
The Scottish Government confirmed the delay on Thursday.
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Dad had ‘world turned upside down’ when four sons died in house fire
A jury at the Old Bailey found the boys’ mother, Deveca Rose, guilty of four counts of manslaughter.
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Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas
Hundreds of enthusiasts flocked to the small farming town of La Junta, which hosts the Tarantula Festival, to watch the huge spiders emerge in droves.
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Guitar bought by teenage George Harrison for £58 set to sell for £750,000
The Futurama guitar, bought by The Beatles star when he was a 16-year-old apprentice electrician, is going up for auction in Nashville, Tennessee.
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GP planned to kill mother’s partner with fake Covid jab, court hears
Dr Thomas Kwan admits administering a noxious substance to Patrick O’Hara but says he did not intend to cause serious harm.
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GB News asks High Court to block Ofcom sanctions for alleged rules breach
The channel has asked the High Court to give it the green light to challenge Ofcom’s provisional decision that it breached the regulator’s code.
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More households with children in temporary accommodation for at least five years
A total of 90 households with children had been in bed and breakfast accommodation for at least five years, the latest figures showed.
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