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Women with endometriosis are at a significantly higher risk for developing a range of autoimmune diseases, new research has shown. The new study, involving researchers from the University of Oxford, has identified a significant genetic link between conditions such as …

Women with very dense breasts should be offered additional scans as part of the UK's NHS breast screening programme to help detect more cancers and save lives, researchers say. A Cambridge University-led study of more than 9,000 women found using …

A burglar who ran over the resident of a property he had just targeted using the victim's own car has been found guilty of manslaughter. Errol Woodger, 38, from Abbey Wood in south-east London, was convicted of killing 51-year-old Marc …

A jury has been shown video footage of a North Wales Police officer allegedly strangling and assaulting a man while he was carrying out an arrest. PC Richard Williams, 43, denies intentional strangulation and assault causing actual bodily harm on …

Improvements have been made to a climbing hotspot in the Peak District to make it more accessible for people with disabilities. Changes at Horseshoe Quarry, near Stoney Middleton in Derbyshire, include the installation of a wheelchair-friendly gate and the removal …

Plans have been submitted for two barges that could be used for bombing practice at a Ministry of Defence site in Lincolnshire. The boats would be based at Holbeach Air Weapons Range, near Gedney Drove End. The RAF and planes …

Tributes have been paid by the cast of US comedy series Cheers after George Wendt – who starred as Norm Peterson – died at the age of 76. Ted Danson, who played bar boss Sam Malone, said he was "devastated …

The event promised "a taste of Holland" – a country famous for its vast tulip fields – and also features Dutch street food and live entertainment. While the garden is open, so-called tulip guardians will maintain the fields while encouraging …

A pedestrian has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash with an e-scooter, police have said. It happened on Wallisdown Road at the junction with Kinson Road in Poole at 04:40 on Monday. Dorset Police said the man, in his …

A council has said it will pay about £2.3m in refunds after overcharging people for the cost of care. Southend-on-Sea City Council said there was a technical error when new software was set up in 2018. A total of 586 …