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Health and lifestyle factors could increase risk of young-onset dementia – study

Health and lifestyle factors could increase risk of young-onset dementia – study

Health and lifestyle factors could increase risk of young-onset dementia – study

26 December 2023

The findings challenge the notion that genetics are the sole cause of the condition, researchers say.


Car parking fees at hospitals soar by 50% in a year, figures show

Car parking fees at hospitals soar by 50% in a year, figures show

Car parking fees at hospitals soar by 50% in a year, figures show

26 December 2023

Fees paid by hospital staff rose more than eight-fold compared with the previous year.


UK conservationists helping protect rare zebras from pipeline scheme in Kenya

UK conservationists helping protect rare zebras from pipeline scheme in Kenya

UK conservationists helping protect rare zebras from pipeline scheme in Kenya

26 December 2023

Hampshire-based Marwell Wildlife has fitted GPS collars to monitor endangered Grevy’s zebras.


Artist collecting 1,984 copies of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four for display

Artist collecting 1,984 copies of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four for display

Artist collecting 1,984 copies of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four for display

26 December 2023

It will be on show on Jura, in the Inner Hebrides, where Orwell wrote the book almost 75 years ago.


What the papers say – December 26

What the papers say – December 26

What the papers say – December 26

26 December 2023

Boxing Day brings a range of front page headlines.


Sun to shine on Boxing Day sales but wind and rain forecast for evening

Sun to shine on Boxing Day sales but wind and rain forecast for evening

Sun to shine on Boxing Day sales but wind and rain forecast for evening

26 December 2023

For those heading to the capital to do their shopping, London will see highs of 8C and lows of 6C, remaining dry throughout the day.


Households endure another year of energy bill misery due to ‘volatile’ market

Households endure another year of energy bill misery due to ‘volatile’ market

Households endure another year of energy bill misery due to ‘volatile’ market

26 December 2023

Citizens Advice said this year had seen record high levels of people in debt to their energy supplier, and the numbers were growing.


Ministers warned of danger of shelving anti-obesity measures

Ministers warned of danger of shelving anti-obesity measures

Ministers warned of danger of shelving anti-obesity measures

25 December 2023

An independent report warned ministers that children face the risk of diabetes, heart disease and other health issues.


Chief inspector of prisons: We must decide what purpose of locking people up is

Chief inspector of prisons: We must decide what purpose of locking people up is

Chief inspector of prisons: We must decide what purpose of locking people up is

25 December 2023

In an interview with The Independent, Charlie Taylor said there is a danger that people are leaving prison ‘far worse’ than when they came in.


Doctor Who and Emmerdale star Richard Franklin dies aged 87 on Christmas Day

Doctor Who and Emmerdale star Richard Franklin dies aged 87 on Christmas Day

Doctor Who and Emmerdale star Richard Franklin dies aged 87 on Christmas Day

25 December 2023

The actor ‘died in his sleep after fighting long-term illness’.


Labour considering ‘offshoring’ migrant claims as Rwanda alternative – report

Labour considering ‘offshoring’ migrant claims as Rwanda alternative – report

Labour considering ‘offshoring’ migrant claims as Rwanda alternative – report

25 December 2023

Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has previously dismissed the bid to deport some asylum seekers to the African nation as a ‘gimmick’.


White Christmas declared with snow falling across parts of Scotland

White Christmas declared with snow falling across parts of Scotland

White Christmas declared with snow falling across parts of Scotland

25 December 2023

It follows the record for the highest daily minimum temperature for Christmas Day being broken further south.


Skies of Bethlehem ‘full of fear’, says archbishop in Christmas Day sermon

Skies of Bethlehem ‘full of fear’, says archbishop in Christmas Day sermon

Skies of Bethlehem ‘full of fear’, says archbishop in Christmas Day sermon

25 December 2023

The Archbishop of Canterbury also spoke of children in the UK having to ‘hide their Jewishness on their way to school’ in fear of antisemitism.


Blind girl with brain tumour sang for the Queen when she was invited to tea

Blind girl with brain tumour sang for the Queen when she was invited to tea

Blind girl with brain tumour sang for the Queen when she was invited to tea

25 December 2023

Olivia Taylor tried her very first cup of tea which was poured by the Queen during a private visit to Windsor Castle with her family.


Labour warned against strengthening hunt laws amid Boxing Day parades

Labour warned against strengthening hunt laws amid Boxing Day parades

Labour warned against strengthening hunt laws amid Boxing Day parades

25 December 2023

It comes as tens of thousands of people gathered for Boxing Day hunt parades.


Duchess of York joins royal Christmas service at Sandringham

Duchess of York joins royal Christmas service at Sandringham

Duchess of York joins royal Christmas service at Sandringham

25 December 2023

Sarah Ferguson was seen smiling as she walked alongside her ex-husband, the Duke of York, to the Christmas service at St Mary Magdalene Church.


In Pictures: Christmas celebrations kick off with a splash

In Pictures: Christmas celebrations kick off with a splash

In Pictures: Christmas celebrations kick off with a splash

25 December 2023

Despite warmer-than-average temperatures across the UK, hundreds of people still took to lakes, ponds and the sea up and down the country.


Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after woman stabbed on Christmas Eve

Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after woman stabbed on Christmas Eve

Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after woman stabbed on Christmas Eve

25 December 2023

Officers were called at just after 10pm on Christmas Eve to a residential property in Spenlow House, Jamaica Road, Bermondsey.


Uniformed patrols in Dublin stepped up after Christmas Eve restaurant shooting

Uniformed patrols in Dublin stepped up after Christmas Eve restaurant shooting

Uniformed patrols in Dublin stepped up after Christmas Eve restaurant shooting

25 December 2023

A man aged in his 40s remains in a serious condition in hospital.


Highest minimum temperature for Christmas Day on record, Met Office says

Highest minimum temperature for Christmas Day on record, Met Office says

Highest minimum temperature for Christmas Day on record, Met Office says

25 December 2023

Temperatures in Exeter Airport and East Malling have not fallen below 12.4C, beating the previous record of 11.5C recorded in 1983


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