Personal trainer Mesha Moinirad is helping others who have a stoma bag. He was diagnosed with Crohn’s, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome when he was at university, and spent four years on medication before having his large intestine removed. Mesha, 28, from Weymouth, is known as “Mr Colitis Crohn’s” online and uses social media to […]
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Image copyright AFP The latest blockbuster tech flotation hits Wall Street later when shares in messaging app Slack start trading. But the company has chosen an unusual route, effectively cutting out many of the advisers – and their fees – that take companies to the stock market. Slack has chosen a direct listing, where the
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Willson Contreras celebrated a very special anniversary with an impressive all-around show. Contreras homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Chicago Cubs handed Lucas Giolito his first loss since April by downing the Chicago White Sox 7-3 on Wednesday night. David Bote also connected to help the Cubs bounce back from a tough
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The judge was assigned to the case June 3. Since then, he said, he had “wondered” whether the United States Constitution applies to military commissions, and was hoping prosecutors and defense lawyers would help him “make the right decision.” Mr. Harrington replied, “Welcome to the sewer, judge.” The last judge, Col. Keith Parrella of the
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Image copyright Getty Images Working long hours is linked to an increased risk of stroke, researchers say. Long hours were defined in the French study as more than 10 hours on at least 50 days per year. People who did long hours for more than a decade were at the greatest risk of stroke, they
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Image copyright Phil Coomes Image caption Sheilla Addy-Tely and her son Ethan visit the cafe three times a week It’s a normal morning at a busy north-east London cafe. Cutlery clinks as people eat and chatter with those on neighbouring tables and children shout greetings as friends from school come through the door. But Eggs
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Authorities say wolves are officially back in the Netherlands, two centuries after the animals were hunted to extinction in the country, after a pair produced a litter in the wild. The province of Gelderland posted a video online showing three young wolves in a forest clearing. The province did not reveal the exact location of
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Even though he wasn’t in the starting lineup, Paul Goldschmidt didn’t take the night off. Goldschmidt hit a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. Dexter Fowler had an RBI single in the sixth
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Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt and Michael Gove were voted through to the final round of the Tory leadership contest, with Sajid Javid eliminated in Thursday’s lunchtime ballot. One more candidate will leave the contest on Thursday evening, with the final two names then put to Tory members across the UK in a postal ballot, with
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Five people have died after nine cases linked to pre-packed sandwiches and salads eaten by patients were confirmed A cancer patient whose death has been linked to the listeria outbreak has been named. Ian Hitchcock, 52, was being treated at Derby’s Royal Hospital after being diagnosed with liver cancer
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