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Stepmother says thought of ‘lazy’ stepdaughter living at home for four years is ‘terrifying’

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A stepmother was praised for ‘breaking a parenting taboo’ after she admitted she doesn’t want her ‘lazy’ stepdaughter to live at home while studying for her PhD because she’s been left exhausted by her after a year in lockdown.  The anonymous woman, from the UK, took to Mumsnet and explained that her 22-year-old stepdaughter had just graduated … Read more

Doctors perform world’s first living donor lung transplant to Covid-19 patient in Japan

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Doctors in Japan have performed the world’s first-ever living donor lung transplant on a patient with severe lung damage from Covid-19. A Japanese woman’s life was saved by the nearly 11-hour operation carried out by a medical team of 30 after her husband and son donated parts of their lungs, doctors said on Thursday.  The … Read more

Frequent flyer Gilbert Ott says he’s living proof global travel CAN be safe 

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A frequent flyer has revealed that he managed to fly internationally multiple times over the past year without catching Covid – and is proof that global travel can be done safely if it’s properly managed. Travel expert Gilbert Ott, who runs the flight tips site God Save The Points, told MailOnline Travel that in 2020 … Read more

First bones with living cells acted like BATTERIES for fish 423 million years ago, study reveals 

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While our bones act as a support structure for our body, millions of years ago they behaved like batteries to help ancient fish travel long distances. A team of German paleontologists analyzed bone structures of a 423 million-year-old jawless, armored extinct species that showed the creature’s bone cells dissolved some of the tissue to supply … Read more

Horrified woman says she’s been living a ‘nightmare’ after sewage flooded into her home 

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A stinking river of sewage made up of tampons, wet wipes and faeces poured into a disgusted woman’s home three times in a week.  Lesley Lacey-Smith, 64, said she is living in a ‘nightmare’ after her home in Margate, Kent, was repeatedly left awash with waste. She said she has been forced to sleep on … Read more

All under one roof: Multi-generational living is the new normal

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The world of telecoms may insist that 5G is the new standard. But the latest trend in homes is 3G — that is, three generations living under the same roof. It’s not unusual for parents to have their grown-up children co-habiting with them well into their 20s or 30s thanks to high house prices and, … Read more

Just living with someone on the Mediterranean diet leads to weight loss

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Want to lose weight? Ask your PARTNER to go on a diet! Simply living with someone who is following a strict eating plan can help you drop the pounds, study claims Researchers followed 148 family members of people on a Mediterranean diet Dieters lost 6.79 kg (15lbs) after 24 months of consultations and exercise tips  Their relatives … Read more

Gareth Thomas says he faces discrimination every day over his sexuality and living with HIV

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Gareth Thomas has said that he faces discrimination every day over his sexuality and living with HIV. The former rugby player, 46, who revealed he is HIV positive in 2019, appeared on Thursday’s episode of Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine show. Talking about the discrimination he faces daily, Gareth emotionally revealed that he and his husband Stephen were once attacked in … Read more

Strictly’s Karen Hauer says it’s ‘so hard’ living alone following her split from David Webb

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‘I didn’t know I didn’t like myself sometimes’: Strictly’s Karen Hauer says it’s ‘so hard’ living alone after her split from David Webb By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 19:03 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 19:03 GMT, 4 March 2021 Strictly Come Dancing’s Karen Hauer confessed it is ‘hard’ living alone following her separation from … Read more