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Parkinsons - thousands could develop disease due to common chemical

Miriam Margolyes has shared an update on her health following surgery

Harry Potter star rushed to hospital with infection

MasterChef’s John Torode is set to be honoured at Buckingham Palace on Thursday - Credit: Getty Images

Honours given out at Buckingham Palace today - including John Torode

‘Die Hard’ actor Clarence Gilyard Jr died

‘Die Hard’ actor Clarence Gilyard Jr died

Adults with a ‘very laid-back attitude’ to money could cost them £1,631.16 per y...

The clocks will go back in the UK at the end of the month.

How putting clocks back could cost £400 extra on energy bills

Huge changes planned for supermarket self-service tills to prevent thefts

A revolutionary new prostate treatment is being rolled out across the UK

Year 11 students, wearing face coverings, take part in a GCSE maths class at Park Lane Academy in Halifax, northwest England on March 8, 2021 as schools reopen following the easing of lockdown restrictions. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Only 17% of people can pass ‘world’s shortest’ three-question IQ test

Pups have been falling seriously ill with sickness and diarrhoea after going on walks (Photo: Shuttersrtock)

Mystery illness plaguing UK dogs thought to be a coronavirus

12 to 15-year-olds will start receiving their second doses of Covid vaccine in December (image: Getty Images)

Covid pass for young teens set to roll out in bid to make international travel e...

Dame Sarah Gilbert urged governments to approach the Omicron variant with caution (image: Getty Images)

Covid vaccine inventor warns next virus pandemic after Covid ‘could be more leth...

If you are ill with a high temperature or fever you should wait until you are better before getting your flu jab (Photo: Shutterstock)

The rules on getting a flu jab if you have cold or Covid symptoms

A giant television over the A57 Motorway urges people to stay home on March 26, 2020 in Manchester, England. (Getty Images)

England unlikely to need ‘full-blown lockdown’ this winter, leading expert says

This the number of food items we'll lose if bees go extinct - from curry to bake...

Forget being two-faced – British adults can display up to nine distinct personal...

Locking down streets could be the way forward when it comes to containing outbreaks of Covid variants (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Entire streets could be locked down to stop spread of Covid variants, says exper...

This is what a professional has to say about coping with lockdown anxiety (Photo: Shutterstock)

How to cope with anxiety about lockdown restrictions being lifted - advice from ...

The study will focus on patients with certain immunosuppressed conditions (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Effectiveness of Covid vaccines will be studied in people with cancer and other ...

Sending all kids back to school could raise R number to around 1 - according to a SAGE member (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Sending all kids back to school could raise R number to around 1 - according to ...

Symptomatic cases of Covid-19 are dropping by 94 per cent after two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, according to a new study (Photo: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Symptomatic Covid cases drop by 94% after Pfizer vaccine - the latest study expl...

An arthritis drug could save 1 in 25 Covid patients - and reduce need for ventilators (Photo: Shutterstock)

An arthritis drug could save 1 in 25 Covid patients - and reduce need for ventil...

Bristol Covid variant ‘could infect people who have been vaccinated’ - what experts are saying (Photo: Shutterstock)

Bristol Covid variant ‘could infect people who have been vaccinated’ - what expe...

Kent Covid variant predicted to become the world’s most dominant strain (Photo: Shutterstock)

Kent Covid variant predicted to become the world’s most dominant strain

Symptoms included fatigue, headache and chills (Photo: Shutterstock)

People who have had Covid could be twice as likely to suffer vaccine side effect...

The UK is ‘past the peak’ of the latest Covid wave - what Chris Whitty said (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

The UK is ‘past the peak’ of the latest Covid wave - what Chris Whitty said

‘No vaccine has ever been 100% effective’ - public warned to remain cautious even after receiving Covid jabs (Photo by John Sibley-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

‘No vaccine has ever been 100% effective’ - public warned to remain cautious eve...

'Covid tongue' is being increasingly spotted by sufferers - the symptom explaine...

Scientists have created a new online guide to fight Covid vaccine myths - what y...

Long Covid sufferers report smelling foul odours all the time

Experts say to look out for these Covid symptoms that aren’t on the official NHS...

Scientists think the new Covid strain could spread faster between children - wha...

A crumpet can contain as much salt as two portions of McDonald’s chips

The UK will have ‘3 or 4’ Covid-19 vaccines by summer 2021 - according to Chris ...

We could still be wearing face masks in winter 2021 - according to a chief scien...

How to talk to children about Santa Claus - as explained by an expert

What women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning for pregnancy need to kno...

Covid-19 could cause lasting lung abnormalities - even in people with mild sympt...

From wrapping paper to roast potatoes: experts share tips on having a Covid-safe...

This is how doctors think England can exit lockdown and celebrate Christmas safe...

This is how many flu deaths there have been in England so far in 2020 compared to Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how many flu deaths there have been in England so far in 2020 compared t...

A cat smile - referred to as a 'slow blink' - and it appears to make the human more attractive to the cat (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's how to build a better bond with your cat - according to scientists

Do you hear Laurel or Yanny? (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why some people heard Yanny and others heard Laurel in this famous audio...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick are among those MPs whose constituencies have avoided lockdown despite seeing high rates of infection (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Local coronavirus restrictions seem to target poorer areas - but is it fair?

Covid-19 could lower testosterone levels and libido in men - here’s what the new...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (centre), Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty (left) and Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance (right) attend a virtual press conference at Downing Street (Photo: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

What Boris Johnson said in his coronavirus briefing - everything you need to kno...

The debate as to whether beings exist on planets other than Earth has been around for centuries, but new scientific findings now suggest signs of life on Venus (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scientists have discovered phosphine gas on Venus - but does that really mean th...

Research shows that coronavirus symptoms differ in adults and children (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the most common signs of Covid-19 in children - and how they differ to...

Cases of other viruses have dipped during lockdown (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s why cases of colds, flu and asthma symptoms have decreased since lockdown

Debates about the potential harm of nos have raged for several years (Photo: Shutterstock)

Everything you need to know about party drug laughing gas - and if it's dangerou...

Scientists have claimed that bald men could be more liekly to experience serious Covid-19 symptoms (Shutterstock)

Bald men could be more likely to suffer serious coronavirus symptoms - here's wh...

How family members can learn to live well together

These are the other coronavirus symptoms to look out for, as government adds ano...

Professor Neil Ferguson resigned after flouting social distancing rules (Photo: House of Commons/PA Wire)

This is what Sage is and why a key government scientist has quit

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been accused of muddling the government's message on social distancing (Getty Images)

These are the lockdown rules for over-70s after the government's conflicting sta...