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Eight ways that people could get on top of their finances at an ‘admin party’

Eight ways that people could get on top of their finances at an ‘admin party’1+ day, 17+ min ago   (755+ words) People struggling to tick items off their financial to-do lists may be able to sort some money matters by throwing an "admin party," some finance experts suggest. Admin nights, or "parties" have been discussed on social media and involve people…...

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Coronation Street legend Beverley Callard diagnosed with breast cancer

Coronation Street legend Beverley Callard diagnosed with breast cancer1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (603+ words) Coronation Street legend Beverley Callard has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 68-year-old received the devastating news last month - just 20 minutes before starting her new job on Irish soap opera Fair City. Beverley - who starred on I'm A Celebrity in…...

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Beverley Callard reveals cancer diagnosis but vows to continue in Fair City

Beverley Callard reveals cancer diagnosis but vows to continue in Fair City2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (623+ words) Beverley Callard has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, saying she was inspired to speak out by "strong, feisty women. Callard, best known for her role as Liz McDonald in Coronation Street, said she is in the "early…...

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Springwatch presenter reveals second cancer scare

Springwatch presenter reveals second cancer scare2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (882+ words) Michaela Strachan has revealed she faced a second cancer scare more than a decade after being treated for breast cancer. The Springwatch presenter, now 59, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 after undergoing a routine mammogram while living in Cape Town....

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Salary sacrifice pension changes ‘could see people on modest incomes losing out’

Salary sacrifice pension changes ‘could see people on modest incomes losing out’3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (757+ words) Concerns that plans to restrict rules around salary sacrifice schemes for pensions could hit workers on only modest incomes have been raised, following the publication of new analysis. From April 2029, salary-sacrificed pension contributions above an annual "2,000 threshold will no longer…...

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Who are Lucy Letby's parents? Family criticise new Netflix documentary

Who are Lucy Letby's parents? Family criticise new Netflix documentary3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (622+ words) The parents of Lucy Letby have criticised a new Netflix documentary about their daughter, describing it as a "complete invasion of privacy. The Investigation of Lucy Letby, which dropped on Netflix on Wednesday, included footage featuring inside their home as…...

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What we learned from the Lucy Letby documentary: from the arrest to the Post-It notes

What we learned from the Lucy Letby documentary: from the arrest to the Post-It notes4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1156+ words) Lucy Letby is back in the news once more. The former neonatal nurse, who was convicted in 2023 of murdering seven babies at the hospital where she worked, and attempting to murder seven more, is serving 15 consecutive life sentences in prison…...

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Will Lindsey Vonn compete at 2026 Winter Olympics with ACL injury?

Will Lindsey Vonn compete at 2026 Winter Olympics with ACL injury?4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (425+ words) American downhill skier Lindsey Vonn has her sights set on Olympic gold once again, despite one bionic knee and another with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. Olympic champion Vonn retired before the previous Winter Olympics with a broken body, only…...

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London firefighters face higher risk of cancer, report warns

London firefighters face higher risk of cancer, report warns4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (462+ words) Firefighters in London exposed to toxic substances have a higher chance of being diagnosed with cancer than the general population, a new report has found. Research commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) found higher cancer incidence and abnormal tumour…...

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Early detection cancer tests ‘could be part of NHS screening within a decade’

Early detection cancer tests ‘could be part of NHS screening within a decade’4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1122+ words) Early detection tests that pick up multiple cancers and innovative breath tests could become part of NHS screening within a decade, the Government has said. A new 10-year national cancer plan for England says blood, urine and saliva tests " such…...