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Government study to check pet dog and cat poo for superbugs

The UK government will soon be asking lots of cat and dog owners to collect and send their pet’s poo for laboratory testing. Experts worry that some domestic animals might carry hard-to-treat superbugs – bacteria that have become resistant to common antibiotics. These can spread to people through close contact with pets, such as kissing […]

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30 killed as China sees summer of extreme weather

At least 30 people have died in Beijing and more than 80,000 were evacuated to safety, Chinese authorities said, as heavy rains and floods ravage roads and houses in northern China. Eight other people died after a landslide on Monday in Chengde city, about three hours northeast of Beijing. China is dealing with a summer […]

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Fiona Phillips’ husband, Martin Frizell, on her Alzheimer’s diagnosis

The husband of TV presenter Fiona Phillips says they have become socially isolated since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Phillips, who hosted ITV’s GMTV breakfast programme, announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s the previous year, at the age of 61. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Martin Frizell, a former editor of […]

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Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change

Esme Stallard and Georgina Rannard BBC News Climate and Science Watch: Activists react to landmark UN climate change ruling outside The Hague A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change, including over historic emissions of planet-warming gases. But the judge at the […]

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Kidderminster premises plea as wellbeing charity told to move

Tom Edwards BBC Hereford & Worcester Tanya Gupta BBC News, West Midlands BBC The charity offers counselling, exercise classes and training A health and wellbeing charity has said it is in desperate need of new premises after it was told to leave its current site. Simply Limitless offers counselling sessions to help support people’s mental […]

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Babies from three people’s DNA prevents hereditary disease

Watch the moment DNA from a mum and dad is injected into the egg of another woman – the critical step in the creation of a baby made from three people Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say. The […]

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