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UK fitness chain David Lloyd revives plans for state-of-the-art gym in Swords with hopes for 100 new jobs
Irish Independent
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Last week, David Lloyd Leisure submitted a planning application to Fingal County Council to develop a 4,700 sq m health, racquets and wellness club facility in Airside Retail Park, Swords. The move comes more than a year after its original plans...
UK Heatwave May Kill Around 600 People This Week, Researchers Warn
News18
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June 21, 2025
Last Updated:June 22, 2025, 03:50 IST The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an amber heat-health alert covering all of England, signalling a heightened risk to vulnerable populations This current heatwave has also been linked to climate...
UK government unveils £275m investment in training and apprenticeships in England
The Guardian
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June 21, 2025
The government will present a £275m investment in technical training and apprenticeships as the centrepiece of its long-awaited industrial strategy, in a direct challenge to Nigel Farage’s growing influence in England’s manufacturing heartlands....
Brit couple 'facing deportation' from Australia after MS diagnosis get 'life-changing' news
Manchester Evening News
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June 21, 2025
A British couple who said they were facing deportation from Australia after a multiple sclerosis diagnosis say they've been granted permanent residency. Robert O'Leary and Jessica Mathers have spent years living and paying taxes in Australia after...
UK weather: Up to 40mm of rain could fall in two hours amid thunderstorm warning
IRN
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Thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge to watch the summer solstice sunrise, marking the year's longest day - on what is now the hottest day of the year. Temperatures in Charlwood, Surrey, hit 33.2C at lunchtime on Saturday, beating the 32.2C...
NHS on Alert as New Report Warns of “Silent Ketamine Epidemic”
Daily Express
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June 21, 2025
Britain is sleepwalking into a silent epidemic of ketamine addiction, with health services “ill-equipped” to cope and users dangerously unaware of the risks, experts have warned. The alarm follows a new BMJ report which reveals a dramatic rise in...
UK's city of culture overrun with 'disgusting' fly-tippers
Daily Express
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June 21, 2025
Residents in the UK's designated city of culture have slammed the title as a joke amid a spike in fly-tipping that has made it a "disgusting" place to live. Bradford, West Yorkshire, was awarded the city of culture title for 2025 in a bid to...
UK heatwave leaves renters boiling as 1m private rent homes fail basic standards
The Mirror
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June 21, 2025
More than a million privately rented homes are failing basic living standards - as soaring temperatures leave renters boiling. One in five privately rented homes would fail the government's Decent Homes Standard. And of those, almost 400,000 can't...
UK weather maps show exact date second heat surge hits England with 32C scorcher
Daily Express
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June 21, 2025
Britain is on course for another burst of intense summer heat as new weather maps forecast a significant rise in temperatures, with parts of the country expected to hit a sweltering 32°C. According to the latest model from WXCharts, the peak of...
Brits urged to avoid cold showers during heatwave
Daily Express
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June 21, 2025
With parts of the UK sweltering in temperatures exceeding 30°C this weekend and stifling humidity adding to the discomfort, many Brits are turning to cold showers for instant relief. But health experts are now warning that this go-to heatwave hack...
UK faces benefits bill crisis and Rachel Reeves has no plan
Daily Express
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June 21, 2025
It doesn’t seem to have dawned on Labour that the spiralling health and disability benefits bill is set to hit £100billion a year by 2030. That’s one and a half times the defence budget – almost ten times the policing budget. But Labour’s changes...
Met Office warns tornado could hit UK as severe thunderstorms hit across country
The Mirror
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June 21, 2025
Brits have been issued a stark warning by the Met Office as weather experts suggested a tornado forming is not out of the question. There may be areas that “could start to see tornado activity”, an expert said as a yellow weather warning for...
British tourist catches Legionnaires' disease in Greece
BBC
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A British tourist is in hospital after catching a serious lung disease while on an all-inclusive holiday in Greece. Donna Jobling, from west Hull, contracted Legionnaires' disease on the island of Crete, and is in intensive care. The 57-year-old...
Restoring public confidence in the NHS
The Times
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Shaun Lintern (“An extra £29bn a year to spend, but it’s public trust that NHS bosses fear squandering”, politics, Jun 15) is right to point out that the public is losing patience with the NHS but he omits to mention that there is still widespread...
Cheap supplement that could banish painful UTIs praised by patients as 'life changing'... so why won't the NHS endorse it?
Daily Mail
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June 22, 2025
For the million or so Britons who suffer urinary tract infections (UTIs) every year, the symptoms are all too familiar: discomfort, rushing to the loo and a burning sensation when peeing. And although antibiotics are routinely prescribed, many...
Revealed: The Brits who need Viagra the most - as NHS figures show which areas show biggest demand for erectile dysfunction drug
Daily Mail
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June 22, 2025
By JORDANA SEAL Published: 20:22 EDT, 21 June 2025 | Updated: 20:26 EDT, 21 June 2025 New NHS figures have revealed which areas have the highest demand for Viagra. Men from Yorkshire are given the most prescriptions for Viagra or similar...
Again Again Again: UK Strategic Defence Review 2025
Bella Caledonia
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June 21, 2025
The UK Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on the publications page of the www.gov.uk website on the 2nd June, is sub-headed ‘secure at home and strong abroad’. In this so-called defence review, the UK Government have now expressed...
Cooler weather forecast after UK sees hottest day of the year
Ayr Advertiser
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On Saturday, provisional temperatures recorded included 33.2C in Charlwood, Surrey, 26.9C in Bute Park in Cardiff and 27.2C in Aviemore in the Highlands. However, Sunday is expected to be a day of “sunny spells and showers” with highs of around...
Up to 40mm of rain could fall in two hours amid thunderstorm warning in UK
Sky News
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June 21, 2025
A yellow warning is in place for "potentially intense" thunderstorms in large parts of the country - and some places could have up to 40mm of rainfall in less than two hours. The Met Office said there could also be "frequent lightning, large hail...
Care provider acquires three care homes in South Wales
South Wales Argus
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Cwmbran-based Expanding Horizons secured the homes following its takeover of Enable Care Services (South Wales) Ltd. The acquisition was funded by a £3.25 million investment from NatWest. Ellis Jenkins, director at Expanding Horizons, said: "At...