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Poor sleep linked to rising cancer risk in under-50s
Poor sleep may be fuelling the global rise in under-50s being diagnosed with cancer, two large studies suggest.The number of...
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HMRC made us wait a year for £150,000 tax rebate
When my mother died, there was a four-year delay in achieving probate owing to financial complexities. During this time my father...
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Least fit people need to do more exercise than fittest to get same benefit – study
People who are the least fit need to do 30-50 minutes more exercise a week than the fittest to get...
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‘You feel you’ve conquered the world’: a Thames swimmer on the river’s first bathing site in London
Some people think we are odd for swimming in the Thames. “Isn’t it cold?” they ask with a shiver, like...
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A third of Britons believe they have changed social class, survey finds
More than a third of Britons say they have changed social class, with upper-middle and upper-class people most likely to...
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Royal Caribbean ‘unfairly’ charged me over booking for disabled son
In November 2024, I booked a cruise for my wife, myself and our severely disabled son for this July. I’d...
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I was fined £500 for putting a cigarette butt in a refuse sack
I read your story about a man fined £500 for dropping a cigarette butt on the pavement.I have been issued...
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I got £8,500 in Ulez fines after my car number plate was cloned
Someone cloned my car number plate back in October and racked up £8,500 in Ulez fines. I appealed, but this...
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How can care homes charge fees after a death?
I hold power of attorney for my aunt who is in a care home run by Avery Healthcare. Avery recently...
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EE couldn’t change pricey broadband and TV deal after my husband died
After my husband died suddenly, I discovered he had been paying £171 a month for our EE broadband and TV...
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