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Fort Hood gunman 'paralysed'

Major Nidal Hasan in pain and not a flight risk, hearing told Major Nidal Hasan, who has been charged with 13 murders over the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas, is paralysed from the neck down, incontinent and in severe pain,...

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The koala wars

It's cute and it's cuddly. And in 30 years, campaigners say, the koala will be extinct. But this emblematic animal has a curious history – and its fate is mired in politics When south-eastern Australia was consumed by bushfires...

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Most UK crime caused by people with childhood behavioural problems, study says

Up to 80% of crime in the UK is committed by people who had behavioural problems as children and teenagers, according to a report published today. Early-intervention programmes for young children could significantly lower crime...

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Morphine 'might spread cancer'

Morphine is routinely used to relieve pain during and after cancer surgery Laboratory tests suggest morphine could in fact encourage the spread of cancer, for which it is routinely prescribed to relieve pain from surgery and...

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Mum of 13: I won't stop until I've had twins

A MUM-OF-13 who costs taxpayers £50,000 a YEAR has said she won't stop having kids until she gives birth to twins. Baby machine Sara Foss is due to give birth to her 14TH child in April but will try to get pregnant again as...

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Jumbo on jet

While it is true that exercise can bring on asthma symptoms in some people, there are lots of steps you can take to prevent this happening. The first thing to do is to check with your doctor that your asthma is as controlled as...

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Tackling anti-social behaviour in playground 'could halve crime'

Action can stop delinquent children turning into adult criminals, report says By Jeremy Laurence, Health Editor ALAMY Disruptive children are more likely to become adult criminals (posed by models) Crime in Britain could be...

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True blood: What the forensic pathologist saw

I was never squeamish. I remember, as a child, feeling contempt for the delicacy of a family friend who got woozy at the sight of blood (and my delight when she was somehow persuaded to stuff the Christmas turkey, slipped a...

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Patient trapped in a 23-year 'coma' was conscious all along

A man thought by doctors to be in a vegetative state for 23 years was actually conscious the whole time, it was revealed last night. Rom Houben was trapped in a coma for 23 years and had no way of letting anyone know he could...

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LAUREN BOOTH: 60,000 cockroaches, 10,000 crickets, six giant breasts... and not one belly laugh

One night last week, I had to ask myself why (like 11million others) I’d spent time watching pettiness, cruelty and fake belching, passed off as ‘entertainment’, on ITV1. That’s right, I’ve been watching series nine of I’m A...

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