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Image copyright Cumbria Police Image caption Zholia Alemi faked her medical degree when she came to the UK in the 1990s A bogus psychiatrist prescribed medication to 164 patients at one mental health trust, the BBC has found. Zholia Alemi, jailed in 2018 for fraud, worked around the UK and for the Norfolk and Suffolk […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCheaper by the half dozen? Two sets of triplets have been born within 24 hours in the Ulster Hospital at Dundonald in County Down. On Tuesday, Brendan and Kirsty McMenamin from Downpatrick in County Down had Zoey, a baby girl, and two boys called Cameron and Brody.

Image copyright Getty Images In 1974, almost half of all adults in the UK smoked. For many, spending time in smoke-filled homes, pubs and workplaces was simply a part of daily life. Today, that figure has fallen to 15%. The government has pledged to end smoking in England altogether by 2030. But some people remain

Image copyright Getty Images As temperatures soar across the UK, the difficulty of getting a good night’s sleep is on many people’s minds. But there are things you can do to beat the heatwave. Here are some tips. 1. No napping Hot weather can make us feel a bit lethargic during the day. That’s because

U.S. regulators warned a leading marijuana company for making unproven health claims about CBD, the trendy ingredient that’s turning up in lotions, foods and pet treats. The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it warned Curaleaf Inc., of Wakefield, Massachusetts, for illegally selling unapproved products. Curaleaf’s claims could lead people to delay medical care for

Pop singer John Newman has spoken of how his musical career and social media led to depression and anxiety. The 29-year-old gained national attention after featuring on Rudimental’s 2012 single ‘Feel The Love’, followed by his first single ‘Love Me Again’ topping the charts a year later. Newman, originally from Settle in North Yorkshire, has

HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. HuffPost x StackCommerce Ever since Apple ditched the headphone jack, the wireless headphones phenomenon has taken over. They’re everywhere these days — in the ears of grown men on the subway and teens in school hallways, not to mention littered around the

Image copyright Chris McAndrew/ICVA Image caption Katie Kempen is chief executive of the monitoring body which pushed for the new rules Police in England and Wales must offer female detainees free sanitary products in case they are on their period while in custody, under new legislation. The amended codes of practice come after a watchdog

Photographer Sujata Setia travels the world running photography workshops for students in places like Ireland and Dubai. Wherever she is, she asks elderly, long-married couples to volunteer as models for her and her students. “Let us take some engagement-style photos of you and you can keep them,” she tells the couples. Their reactions are usually

For too many women at work today, the innocuous question “Would you mind making coffee?” is not a request from a boss. It is an order. If this question came from a co-worker, you could either say no or conveniently forget how to make coffee, but to preserve a relationship with your manager, the refusal