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Doctor debunks 'potato sock' flu hack - and issues warning about trying it
A doctor has debunked a bizarre Tiktok health trend known as a 'potato sock', which claims to 'draw the cold out from your body' – and has even issued a warning before you're tempted to try it
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'Weirdest house ever' has people 'freaked out' by octagon shape and odd interior
An incredible octagonal home that has gone on the market for just under $1 million in Sultan, Washington, has left the internet divided over its unique appearance and "right angles"
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Nurse burnt out after year working in NHS now makes more money serving ice cream
Mailu Turner, who qualified as a mental health nurse in September 2021, has told how she quit her job in the NHS due to stress from the conditions and now earns more working in an ice cream parlour
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Demi Lovato album ad banned for being 'likely to cause offence to Christians'
Demi Lovato's new album poster featuring an image of them wearing bondage-style clothing has been banned for 'being offensive to Christians'
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Urgent warning over silent killer that can affect teens - signs to watch out for
Experts predict an exponential rise in this chronic disease among the young, fuelled by fatty foods and an inactive lifestyle
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Moment woman is forced to defend herself by kicking man who lunges at her on bus
A woman filmed a creepy encounter on the top deck of a double decker bus with a man who blew her kisses, waved and smiled for several minutes before approaching her
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Britain's oldest lorry driver works 12 hours a day and passes health MOT aged 90
Brian Wilson, from Sheffield, works 12-hour days and he has now been given the green light to carry on for another year after passing a health MOT
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'I worked at KFC - there's one menu request I got constantly that's infuriating'
A woman has taken to social media to expose some of the requests she got from customers when she worked at KFC, showing people how difficult customers can be whilst ordering
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Drunk man 'rampaged through Disneyland eatery and tried to bite cop'
Arnett Gregory is accused of pushing the restaurant manager, forcing him to fall into a child, before being arrested by sheriff deputies at Disneyland in California, USA
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Council 'waiting for us to die' says mum whose mouldy flat is making her vomit
Beverley Simms is urging Camden Council to re-home her as a doctor says "severe mould" is exacerbating a number of health conditions including vertigo, headaches and vomiting
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Bee, Fly and Wasp - the 'usurpers' Prince Harry claims 'took advantage' of Queen
Prince Harry has blasted the 'three middle-aged white men' who 'consolidated power through Machiavellian moves' in new book Spare - and claims each considered themselves 'The One True Monarch'
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Royal fans in stitches over Princess Margaret’s 'shady' gift to Prince Harry
Royal fans who have been reading Prince Harry's new book have been left amused by a passage in which he recalls an unusual Christmas gift from his late great aunt, Princess Margaret
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Woman 'screamed' after spotting lizard in spinach bag she removed from fridge
Katherine Bacon, 32, had gone to the kitchen to start preparing a meal at dinner time but she got much more than she bargained for when she spotted the reptile on the inside of the pack
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Inside the life of ghost writer who penned Prince Harry's bombshell memoir
It is widely believed that author and journalist JR Moehringer helped write Prince Harry's memoir Spare as it starts to sell in record numbers across the UK
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'My life-threatening car crash forced me to get help, I've been sober 14 months'
Saoirse Welland, 27, became an alcoholic in her teens following a tragic loss - now she's turned her life around
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Wife begged for ambulance for 2 hours while watching husband die in front of her
Rob Weekley suffered a heart attack at his home in Barry so wife Lesley called 999, only to be told no ambulances were available, with her husband dying hours later as teams arrived
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BBC legend reveals cancer diagnosis after her sister died from disease
Dame Joan Bakewell was diagnosed with colon cancer during a routine examination after her sister died from the same disease and has been a patron of Breast Cancer Care since
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'Evil' man filmed blasting homeless woman with hose as he says he has no regrets
The actions of San Francisco art gallery owner Collier Gwin dousing a homeless woman with water have been slammed as “reprehensible” and “evil”, while he expresses no remorse for the incident
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Hospital frozen in time after being abandoned with blood samples left on wards
Puerta De Hierro Hospital in Madrid remains largely in the same state it was when it shut, with more than 50 per cent of the hospital still filled with medical equipment
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Manchester hotel branded 'stuff of nightmares' thanks to room that 'stinks'
Sachas hotel in Manchester doesn't have the best reputation, despite its perfect location - and a YouTuber went to discover why it doesn't, finding out why some call it 'horrendous'
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Church of England apologises for slavery as it was a 'shameful and horrific sin'
Commissioners of the church, including the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, looked into their history and involvement in the slave trade and said its connection to it caused "great dismay
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Towns in danger of being named UK’s worst as public to crown ‘biggest dirt hole’
The south of the country gets a hammering in a controversial poll that names and shames the "provincial dirt hole in England" with Portsmouth, Luton and Aldershot all vying for the top spot
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Jennifer Coolidge and Heidi Klum lead stars at Golden Globe Awards after party
Jennifer Coolidge and Heidi Klum were amongst the star-studded line-up of celebrities enjoying the glitzy after party following the 2023 Golden Globe Awards
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Woman shares what life's like in a 'Mommune' raising kids with other single mums
A single mum has opened up about what it's like to live in a 'Mommune' with other women, going through divorces, raising their children together and supporting one another when times are tough
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Man, 98, left to languish in Indian jail after no one paid £116 for his release
Ram Surat, 98, wasn’t released because no one paid a bail bond of Rs 11,500 (£116) which was mandated in his court order - Prison officials soon realised that he had no family or friends to help because he had no visitors
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