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From Partying to Purpose: How Exercise Transformed One Woman's Life

Meg Hamon overcame excessive drinking and partying through a combination of regular exercise and professional therapy. As she approached her 30th birthday, she committed to gym workouts, running, and working with a therapist to rebuild her confidence and address underlying emotional issues.

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Meg Hamon is seated in a salon or clinic chair, wearing a grey wrap-style top and a light-coloured headband. A large wall mirror reflects part of the room, while windows and a potted plant are visible in the softly lit background.

Healthcare worker killed in DR Congo Ebola attack amid regional spread

A nurse has been killed and a health worker seriously injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in DR Congo. The assault has prompted international condemnation and renewed concerns about violence against healthcare workers combating the outbreak.

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A health worker in a white lab coat holds a syringe as she prepares to administer a dose on a man's shoulder,

English consultant doctors to walk out for two days in November over pay dispute

Senior doctors in England will strike for two days from 25 November over pay and pensions, with 76% of consultants voting to authorize the action. Emergency care will continue during the walkout.

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Aberdeenshire care home given extended deadline to improve or face closure

Bonnyton House in Ellon has been given until 3 December 2026 to make significant improvements or face closure. The Care Inspectorate confirmed gas safety and hot water issues have been resolved but remains concerned about care standards and management.

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A woman sits in a chair in a care home, while another woman holds her hand.

Wales Hospital Defends Safety Record Against Online Criticism of Overcrowding

Grange University Hospital leaders defend the facility's safety record against online criticism, citing mortality data showing performance among Wales' best, though patient advocacy groups continue reporting long waits and discharge difficulties.

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A number of doctors and nurses crowd around a trolley. They wear light blue, navy and blue scrubs. Medical equipment can be seen out of focus in the foreground.

Couple share five-year fertility journey on revived One Born Every Minute

Kate and Matt opened their lives to cameras for One Born Every Minute after five years of fertility treatment, with their daughter conceived from their final embryo. The revived series returns to Channel 4 after an eight-year break.

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Kate and Matt are holding their baby daughter and are smiling at the camera in front of a BBC Breakfast-branded sign.

Ethnic minorities in England diagnosed with breast cancer later, often in emergencies

Research shows people from minority ethnic backgrounds in England are significantly less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer through routine screening and more likely to receive emergency diagnoses, revealing persistent healthcare inequalities.

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A nurse smiles with her hand on the shoulder of an Asian woman undergoing a mammogram

Health Board Continues Funding Research Centre Despite Audit Concerns

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board continues paying £110,686 annually to Bangor University's Centre for Mental Health and Society despite an audit finding the arrangement lacks clear patient benefit. Total payments reached £4.2m by 2025.

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Close up of the entrance to the Centre for Mental Health and Society office in Wrexham. A bilingual sign is attached to a brick wall, to the left of a white door with a porthole window, which is mainly filled by a sign saying "please ring for assistance." The main body of the door has a bilingual no smoking sign on it.

Cancer Support Demand Surges in Jersey as Therapy Sessions Nearly Triple

Macmillan Cancer Support Jersey reports record growth in wellbeing support, with complementary therapy sessions nearly tripling and counselling sessions doubling between 2021 and 2025. The charity delivered over 4,250 support sessions in 2025 and launched new integrated services to address patien...

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Endometriosis Costs Women Their Careers: New Report Exposes Workplace Crisis

A new parliamentary inquiry reveals that nearly half of women with endometriosis have lost income due to the condition, with 28% leaving their jobs entirely. Employer surveys show 72% provide no training on women's health.

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Hayley wears a black top with orange flowers on it, she has black glasses and a nose ring

93-year-old waits 10 hours on floor with broken bones for ambulance

A 93-year-old woman with broken bones lay on the floor for 10.5 hours waiting for an ambulance in Wales. Her son criticises the health service's response as part of a wider pattern of extended emergency waits affecting elderly patients.

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Margaret Owen is led down in a hospital bed, with a breathing tube under her nose. She has short silver hair and her eyes are shut.

Vanessa Trump Announces She Is Cancer-Free Six Months After Diagnosis

Vanessa Trump, 48, has announced she is cancer-free following a breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year. She underwent a lumpectomy and radiation treatments after discovering a pea-sized lump in her breast. Her daughter Kai released videos discussing breast cancer awareness and early detection.

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Vanessa, in sunglasses and a white sweater, with a slight smile, and Kai Trump, in a pale pink golf shirt, walking beside each other, at a golf championship event

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