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An army of workers descended on the four-acre field near Felsted in Essex within hours of the local district council closing its doors for the Bank Holiday weekend on Friday.

Nobody warns you about this. You've got your children through nappies, education, relationships, the search for employment, and they have at last moved out.

'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular is being sued for allegedly injecting a teenager with an 'unapproved drug' that the FDA has warned may lead to permanent scars and skin deformities.

This week Bill Gates wrote a blog post about a special camera from medtech startup Remidio, which delivers high-resolution images of a patient's retina in seconds. The camera plugs into a phone running an AI system that watches for early signs of diabetes — all without needing a blood draw, eye dilation, or a dibetes specialist. It's already been used in 40 countries for more than 15 million patients. But that same hardware, with different software, can also flag the conditions that drive so many dangerous pregnancies. Gestational diabetes sharply increases the risk of pre-eclampsia [a spike in blood pressure during pregnancy responsible for half a million fetal deaths every year and 70,000 maternal deaths]... In most of rural sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia, it usually isn't screened for at all, because the standard test requires a lab. A retinal scan offers a different way in. Remidio's device is currently being used in India to screen pregnant women for conditions that drive stillbirth. And researchers are now adapting the same hardware to screen for anemia and hypertension, too... [S]mall, portable, affordable diagnostics in the hands of community health workers are exactly the kind of lever that can start to move a number that hasn't moved in a long time.

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In an act of munificence causing something of a backlash here, socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez is granting residency status to half a million illegal and undocumented foreigners.

More than 30 years on from suffering a massive injury, Craig Kirby, from Rochdale, is the picture of fitness and defying everything he was told about his body.

Last week's anti-Semitic attack on two men in Golders Green has shifted something in the way I view my heritage and inspired a greater sense of solidarity with the Jewish community.

Leader of the conservative party, Kemi Badenoch encouraged Essex residents to vote for a referendum during a visit to Tiptree.

Leader of the conservative party, Kemi Badenoch encouraged Essex residents to vote for a referendum during a visit to Tiptree.

Amarillo Pickleball Club said they victims, named as Seren Wilson, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick, Glen Appling, and Hayden Dillard, were members who were flying to a tournament.

Again and again, we ignore the obvious explanation for mad killings. But my opponents pretend to think I am trying to make excuses for these maniacs and killers when I point it out.

With both their parents in hiding, the siblings were spotted enjoying the Spring sunshine in central London after a lunch together at the exclusive and chichi Soho Mews House in Mayfair.

Looking back, the first hint that I was ageing prematurely was the 15 kilograms of extra weight I'd stealthily accumulated through my 20s and mid-30s.

Housing developments in Essex may impact future improvements for the county’s road network on the A12 and A120.

The world’s strongest woman is encouraging women to give strength training a go while championing the UK Armed Forces Strongman and Strongwoman competition.

Witham MP Priti Patel visited Home-Start Essex to find out about rising demand for family support services.

Claire's accessories has closed all its high street shops in Braintree, Colchester, Chelmsford, Clacton and beyond.

The world’s strongest woman is encouraging women to give strength training a go while championing the UK Armed Forces Strongman and Strongwoman competition.

Claire's accessories has closed all its high street shops in Braintree, Colchester, Chelmsford, Clacton and beyond.

Jewish groups called on Labour to bring in emergency legislation cracking down on anti-Semitism, while the Conservatives accused the Prime Minister of 'dithering'.