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Health & Fitness
Living near a ‘food swamp’ could increase your risk of deadly illness
LIVING near burger restaurants and supermarkets increases older people’s risk of a deadly stroke, new research has revealed. Cases of the killer condition rise 13 percent in neighbourhoods with a plethora of junk food outlets, say scientists. Getty Those living in ‘food swamps’ have an increased chance of having a stroke[/caption] The findings are based on almost 18,000 over 50s…
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Life Style
Bless my sole: How I make a living from my enormous feet
He was bullied at school, made homeless at 17 and used to feel embarrassed about how massive they are. But when a stranger approached him one day and asked to buy his sock for £90, he realised he was standing on a gold mine. Talking on the latest episode of Metro.co.uk’s Smut Drop podcast, Ryan recalls: ‘I thought – I…
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Breaking News
Builder, 40, says he saves £600 a month by living in eco-home he built in his mate's garden
A builder who lives in a small, minimalist eco-home that he built in his friend’s garden says he saves £600 a month. Chris Marsh, 40, is used to living in tiny homes as he has done so over the past five years, on and off. Last year he created a mini wooden home, which is 140 square feet, to fit…
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Breaking News
Families living on eroding Yorkshire coast are forced to abandon their homes and move further inland
Families living on the edge of crumbling cliffs are being forced to abandon their homes and even move into in wooden shacks further inland. Experts predict that £600million worth of property will crumble into the sea by the end of the century, and homeowners along the Holderness Coast will be among the first casualties. They are also being charged double…
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USA
Eight million Americans earning more than $100,000-a-year are living paycheck-to-paycheck
Almost two thirds of Americans now say they are living paycheck-to-paycheck, a new survey has found – with nearly five percent of those struggling earning over $100,000 a year. As inflation continues to bite – the Consumer Price Index for December showed that, over the last 12 months, the all-items index increased 6.5 percent, before seasonal adjustment – the numbers…
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USA
Six British children rescued from ‘living with conspiracy theorist’ in Austrian cellar
They were reportedly living with a 54-year-old man obsessed with conspiracy theorists, as well as his wife, 40. The children – all under the age of five – had been hidden in an abandoned wine cellar in the village of Obritz, MailOnline reports. They were only found after a major police operation saw officers storm the building. Locals had previously…
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Breaking News
Six British children under the age of five are found living in an abandoned wine cellar in Austria
Six British children under the age of five were found living in an abandoned wine cellar in Austria. The youngsters were discovered in the illegal hideout in the small village of Orbritz with a 54-year-old Austrian man and his wife. The cellars had been renovated to have doors, windows, water, electricity and surveillance cameras but are said to have ‘inadequate sanitation’ and were deemed…
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USA
Bible study and work without pay: the shadowy world of sober living homes
Kaitlyn, 32, applied for a spot at Hope Center Ministries near the end of 2021 because it seemed like her best option at the time. She had pleaded guilty in February to one count of criminal endangerment related to reckless driving and, after being released, violated her probation by reportedly failing to show up for check-ins and possessing drug paraphernalia.…
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Breaking News
Children living on the two Half Moon Bay farms witnessed shooting that saw seven killed, say cops
The 67-year-old suspect arrested in relation to a mass shooting at two farms just outside of San Francisco was a forklift driver at one of the farms targeted, it has been claimed. Speaking to ABC7 Tuesday, sources said that suspect Chunli Zhao – who was cuffed by cops Monday shortly after the massacre – had worked at one of the farms…
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USA
Woman who was living paycheck to paycheck after her divorce shares how she saved money to buy a home
A mom-of-two has revealed how she managed to save enough money to buy her children a home after going through a divorce that saw her struggling to make ends meet. Lisa Samalonis, 53, from New Jersey, was living paycheck to paycheck after she and her husband of 13 years went through a divorce. Hoping to provide her two sons, aged…
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