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Woman’s hands can triple in size amid rare swelling attacks

[ad_1] Chloe DaviesChloe Davies has hereditary angioedema, which can be life-threateningA woman whose body does not recognise when to stop swelling says a drug trial has been "life-changing". Chloe Davies, 32, who lives in Bristol, has hereditary angioedema (HAE), which causes "spontaneous swelling attacks". "If my hand swelled up it would just keep going and going. Severe attacks can leave me hospitalised and are extremely disruptive to everyday life," she
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‘My day in a Liverpool alley with 35 drag queens’

[ad_1] Magnus HastingsPretentious Dross (centre) told BBC News she hopes the exhibition teaches people about a variety of drag styles (Left to right: Franz Genau, Rodger, Pretentious Dross, Thicc Van Dyke, Lexi Blac)In an unexpectedly hot day in May, Magnus Hastings is in a back alley behind a gay bar in Liverpool with 35 local drag queens.It’s a long way from home for the Los Angeles-based photographer, usually more accustomed
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Has Labour really found a bigger financial mess than it expected?

[ad_1] PA MediaThe new Labour government has been in power for just over three weeks.In that time, it says ministers have found government departments in a much worse state than they thought.On Monday, the Chancellor will argue the public finances are in a bad place – and that will mean tough decisions. To use the Westminster jargon, she's rolling the pitch for announcements that might not be popular. But how
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Families pay tribute to friends killed in A436 crash

[ad_1] Family handouts Police said three of the men lived together in Gloucester, while one was visiting on holidayThe families of four friends who died in a car crash have paid tribute to their loved ones. Andrei Tudorov, 18, Lyuben Gogov, 20, Narcis Titianu, 20, and Ioan Toma, 20, were found dead in the early hours of Sunday morning by police on the A436 in Ullenwood near Cheltenham. The black
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High court injunction bans protesters from disrupting motorway

[ad_1] A High Court order aiming to prevent protesters from disrupting the M25 has been extended.On Friday, National Highways obtained the injunction targeting protesters taking action on the M25, its feeder roads and major routes in Kent and around the Port of Dover.Anyone blocking, endangering or preventing the free flow of traffic could face imprisonment, the seizure of assets, or a fine.The ban also also covers specific roads around Luton
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Scotland triumph in World Schools Debating Championships

[ad_1] Scotland have been crowned winner of the World School Debating Championships for a fifth time after victory at the competition in Serbia.Team Scotland squad, drawn from four schools, overcame New Zealand, Pakistan, England and Qatar to meet Bulgaria in the final.Their victory in Belgrade brings Scotland level with England as the second most successful team in tournament history - behind nine-time champions Australia.First Minister John Swinney offered his "warmest
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Children who died in blaze named

[ad_1] The parents of three children who died in a fire in east London have paid tribute to them, saying: “You are loved beyond words.”The children have been named as 13-year-old Nakash Malik, his 11-year-old sister Aayat Malik and their seven-year-old brother Muhammad Hanan Malik.Their parents, Khurram Malik and Naumana Gul Khan, said of their children: “Your lives were a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words
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Boy killed woman after inhaling laughing gas

[ad_1] A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a woman during a row after they both inhaled laughing gas on Christmas Eve.The youth had a physical fight with Kacey Clarke, 22, and then stabbed her in the chest at a flat in Bermondsey, south-east London.Earlier that evening he was caught on CCTV threatening to “ching her up" and kill her, the Old Bailey heard.Both Ms Clarke
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Tottenham pedestrian killed by drink driver

[ad_1] A drunk driver who knocked down a pedestrian in north London while speeding on the wrong side of the road has been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.Javier Salazar, 40, had already crashed into another vehicle with his van when he hit Derek Kernan, 62, in Tottenham in June 2022.Mr Kernan was thrown "some distance" by the impact and died from head injuries.Salazar, who had been drinking beer,