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Thousands of cancer cases could potentially be prevented if more women were offered breast removal surgery, according to a study. A mastectomy is offered to some people who already have breast cancer, but research suggests about 6,500 cases could be prevented each year if more preventative procedures were done. Risk-reducing mastectomies (RRM) are currently only…
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Riverdance star Michael Flatley is hoping to become Ireland’s next president, a court has heard. The revelation came out in a legal case over work done on his mansion in County Cork, the Castlehyde. Barrister Ronnie Hudson said there had been a “material change in circumstances” for Flatley and he’s set to move back to…
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A flight in Australia was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo hold. The reptile was found as passengers were boarding Virgin Australia Flight VA337 at Melbourne Airport bound for Brisbane. Snake catcher Mark Pelley said he thought it could be venomous when he approached it in the…
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The Lionesses will celebrate with thousands of England fans in central London today as the players take part in an open-top bus procession. The bus will carry the team through central London, allowing supporters to celebrate the team’s defence of their Women’s Euros title alongside the likes of Leah Williamson and Chloe Kelly and catch…
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Four people have been arrested after being accused of abusing nine children in Florida. Officials allege they were kept in cages made of plywood under bunk beds and sprayed in the face with vinegar as a form of punishment. Husband and wife Brian and Jill Griffeth – along with Dallin and Liberty Griffeth – have…
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The intense financial pressure facing Britain’s casual dining sector will be underlined this week when Gusto, the Italian restaurant chain, falls into administration. Sky News has learnt that Interpath Advisory is preparing a pre-pack insolvency of Gusto, which trades from 13 sites. Sources said that a vehicle set up by Cherry Equity Partners, the owner…
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Parliament may have shut up shop for a six-week summer break, but MPs and the French president are turning up the heat on Sir Keir Starmer over the Middle East. More than one in three of all 650 MPs have written to the prime minister calling on the UK to recognise a Palestinian state at…
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“People always think: ‘Oh, that’s not going to happen to me, it’s not going to happen to my child,’” says Ellen Roome. She’s sitting in her peaceful garden in Cheltenham, bumblebees trundling around in the bushes behind her. “I didn’t expect it to be my child.” Image: Ellen Roome Jools, Ellen’s son, was 14 years…
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Top Boy actor Micheal Ward has been charged with two counts of rape and is due to appear in court next month. Ward, 27, has also been charged with two counts of assault by penetration and one count of sexual assault. The offences relate to one woman and are reported to have taken place in…
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An Australian woman has been found guilty of murdering three people after serving them poisonous mushrooms. Mother-of-two Erin Patterson, 50, has been convicted of the 2023 murders of her former parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail Patterson’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66, along with the attempted murder of Reverend Ian Wilkinson, Heather’s husband.…