Hay fever: why symptoms are so bad this year – and what to do if your usual remedies aren’t working

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Hay fever can be annoying at the best of times. But this year, many people are reporting their usual symptoms are worse than ever before with their normal go-to remedies doing little to provide relief. Heres what you can...

Starmer’s winter fuel allowance ‘U-turn’ sets him on a tricky path with backbenchers and voters

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The U-turn is a long and, depending on your point of view, honourable or dishonourable tradition in British politics. Now Keir Starmer has been accused of following this tradition after heavily hinting the UK government is...

Just three nights of poor sleep might harm your heart – new study

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Weve long known that a lack of sleep is bad for the heart but scientists are now starting to understand exactly how it causes harm. In a new study from Uppsala University in Sweden, researchers found that just three...

Why Ofcom wants to plug a legal loophole around politicians presenting news

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Following a legal battle with GB News, the UKs media regulator is proposing to tighten its rules on politicians appearing as presenters. Earlier this year, a judge concluded that Ofcoms current impartiality guidelines are...

Working women are too often left to deal with endometriosis alone. But big changes could be coming

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Endometriosis is a long-term and invisible gynaecological condition that affects around 1.5 million women in the UK alone. Its known for its unpredictable and debilitating symptoms, like chronic pelvic pain, heavy periods...

After 50 successful years, the European Space Agency has some big challenges ahead

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the European Space Agency (Esa). It has launched spectacularly successful missions, but is different to other space agencies which generally represent one country....

‘We are all lumped under one umbrella of hate’: when social attitudes change, what is life like for people who don’t agree?

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Pseudonyms are used in this article; interviewees who asked for their real names to be used are asterisked. In 2016, one of us (Kath) attended New Normal, a conference in London which opposed LGBT+ rights, including...