24 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Photos reveal ‘horrendous’ reality for girl who sweats three litres a day
Darcie notice she was sweating more than normal (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) When Darcie Hamilton was 10, she noticed she was sweating more than anyone else at her primary school. But this wasn’t an isolated incident, as she grew older her sweating became a serious problem, forcing her to take drastic measures. This included […]
New research has revealed that scent may be indicative of social status and that body odour may play a significant role in how men are perceived. The researchers think this may have something to do with testosterone, which is the hormone associated with muscle mass, bone density, and body hair. It’s the primary sex hormone […]
Stress and anxiety from work exaggerated my tics and my general health began to crumble (Picture: Getty Images) It is August 2024, and my Tourette’s Syndrome (TS) – always worse in the claustrophobic heat of summer – has become unbearably intrusive, with perpetual tremors and tensions anchoring my mood. At the same time, mounting stress […]
23 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Kids are scared to raise their hands in school due to hygiene worries
I’d become aware of a worrying pattern among some of our pupils (Picture: Victoria Archer) At 09.10am on a recent Tuesday, I walked past the busiest room in my school. Not a classroom, the assembly hall, or even the canteen. No, our school’s laundry room. I could hear the washing machine humming steadily inside and […]
Heaton had two holes in his heart and would need open heart surgery to fix it (Picture: DF Photography, British Heart Foundation) Sitting in our campervan in the hospital car park, my fiancé Jason and I had tried everything to distract ourselves. After a walk and a coffee, we’d resorted to watching Spiderman films, but […]
20 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I spent five months thinking I was going to die — the truth was unbelievable
Victoria was in so much pain, she thought something was seriously wrong (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) If you saw her in the street, you’d think Victoria Abotorabi was just a hard-working, happy mum. A successful recruitment consultant from Leeds — you’d never be able to tell that Victoria was in so much pain she […]
It’s officially winter uglies season (Picture: Getty Images) It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but apparently my face didn’t get the memo. That arctic chill in the air is wreaking havoc on my skin, leaving me looking paler than ever (impressive as I was already giving Casper a run for […]
20 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
‘Devastating’ pictures show aftermath of infection that left woman a quadruple amputee
Jane never thought she’d lose all four of her limbs (Picture: Kennedy News) When Jane Haley took a course of antibiotics for her strep throat in June, she quickly started feeling back to her normal self. The 41-year-old had no idea that, just two months later on August 24, she would be rushed to hospital […]
19 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Our four-year-old was diagnosed with brain cancer — then I found a lump
Four-year-old Raffi displayed a strange symptom at nursery (Picture: SWNS) Raffi Starkowitz’s parents describe their little be as ‘cheeky, funny, and kind.’ Like lots of four-year-olds, he loves playing with his trains and cars, and kicking balls around. But in March 2025, Raffi began walking differently. ‘We thought his walking unsteadily was strange, but nothing […]
19 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
AI for your knickers: The new sanitary pad tracking clot size and flow
The AI sanitary pad is here (Picture: Metro/Getty) While early forms of period products involved things like homemade cloths, today there’s an array of fixes that cavewomen and Victorian ladies would’ve marvelled at, from period pants to moon cups. Now, though, women have been offered a new solution: the AI sanitary pad. Joii is the […]