A Harvard study of about 100,000 former US veterans found that GLP-1 medication use combined with six healthy lifestyle changes was associated with more than a 40% lower risk of major cardiovascular events; GLP-1 use without lifestyle changes was linked to a 16% lower risk.
Teddi Mellencamp posted photos marking daughter Dove's sixth birthday and referenced past surgeries for Dove and her own recent cancer treatment; she has said the cancer is currently undetectable but remains on immunotherapy.
Cass Thorburn said she is in her second week of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with triple‑negative occult breast cancer and thanked health staff and supporters for their care and messages.
The BBC's disabled-led comedy We Might Regret This returns with a second series filmed last summer amid debate over disability benefits; it blends messy friendships and sharp satire while following Freya and her missing friend Jo.
Canada pledged C$8 million in food aid to Cuba, to be delivered through United Nations agencies, while Mexico has sent a separate shipment of more than 1,100 tons of supplies amid worsening fuel and supply shortages on the island.
About 8.7 million people over state pension age now face bills from HMRC, roughly three-quarters of all pensioners, an increase of almost 30% in four years. The personal allowance remains £12,570 a year tax-free.
Adam Essid, a three-month-old from Finchley, died at Great Ormond Street Hospital after emergency responders attended his home; his parents have been charged and remanded. A plea hearing is set for 13 May and a provisional trial date is scheduled from 15 February next year.
A man has been found guilty of murdering his partner after her body was discovered at their Chester home; he is due to be sentenced on Friday.
Hundreds of special needs assistants, parents and children protested outside Leinster House seeking clarity after the Government paused a review of SNA allocations; the Government said it will not reduce SNA numbers at any school from September and will allocate additional staff where the NCSE recommends.
NASA confirmed that astronaut Mike Fincke experienced the medical issue that prompted Crew-11 to return early from the International Space Station, and he is reported to be recovering and undergoing standard post‑flight reconditioning.
