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Health warning over Cape Verde travel after stomach bug deaths

Four Britons have died after contracting gut infections on the archapeligo since last year.

Health warning over Cape Verde travel after stomach bug deaths

Four Britons have died after contracting gut infections on the archapeligo since last year.

36 UK infants ill after drinking contaminated baby formula

It comes after some batches made by Nestle and Danone were recalled after being contaminated with a toxin.

36 UK infants ill after drinking contaminated baby formula

It comes after some batches made by Nestle and Danone were recalled after being contaminated with a toxin.

Dad starts wargaming club for men’s mental health

Joe founded Dad's War Room to support men struggling with mental health through tabletop gaming.

Dad starts wargaming club for men’s mental health

Joe founded Dad's War Room to support men struggling with mental health through tabletop gaming.

‘Our daughter’s cancer symptoms were dismissed because she was a child’

Isla Sneddon died in March 2025 aged 17, just six months after she was diagnosed with cancer.

‘Our daughter’s cancer symptoms were dismissed because she was a child’

Isla Sneddon died in March 2025 aged 17, just six months after she was diagnosed with cancer.

Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening

Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, researchers say.

Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening

Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, researchers say.