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'I'm a doctor and super-agers have these 3 characteristics that keep them young'

Dr Amy Shah spoke about super-aging and shared three characteristics that will help you to turn back the clock – so here are the important tips for living a long life

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Woman tells how infection 'ate away' face after car crash surgery

Vanessa Carter, 47, from Torbay, Devon describes how an MRSA infection ate away at her face following facial reconstruction surgery after a 2004 car crash

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Wetherspoons diners flee after fire breaks out at Midland pub

Up to 50 firefighters were called to battle the blaze at The Hippodrome after flames spread from an open fire due to a fireplace defect

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State pensioners who show cognitive decline face losing £30,000

While memory and cognitive scores remain relatively stable through people’s 50s and early 60s, they begin to fall steadily from the late 60s, with sharp drops from the mid-70s onwards.

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Wetherspoons fire forces terrified drinkers to flee as town centre cordoned off

A massive blaze broke out at the JD Wetherspoons pub with punters forced the evacuate

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HMRC issues warning for anyone with a SIPP over little-known rule

One taxpayer reached out on X, asking about the transfer of shares from an employee share incentive plan (SIP) into a self-invested pension plan (SIPP).

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When Birmingham bins will be collected during New Year week as changes made for every household

Birmingham households are being asked to put their bins out on different days this week as the waste collection service adapts to the Christmas period and days off for its staff

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Drivers face random stop checks by police - and could end up in jail if caught

Motorists may face an automatic driving ban and a criminal record if found driving over the drink limit or on drugs

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Dan Walker shares 'insensitive' photos from Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay wedding

The former BBC Breakfast host was one of the famous faces at the lavish ceremony at Bath Abbey

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Mum fell asleep through son's birthday party before rare disease diagnosis

Holly McGougan, 31, would sleep for 24 hours straight and fell asleep for the whole of her son's birthday party

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DWP set to snatch back £300 from state pensioners for 'four reasons'

Nine million pensioners to receive Winter Fuel Payments this winter as all pensioners in England and Wales

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Campaigners call for safety measures at Bristol Harbour after more than a dozen deaths

A petition has been launched calling for urgent safety measures at Bristol Harbour after more than a dozen bodies were pulled from the water in the past decade, including two in less than a month

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Amber Davies aims cheeky dig at Strictly judges over Christmas special

The former Love Island winner made a light-hearted video of herself dramatically clawing at the TV while watching the show from home

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Vinnie Jones' shooting retreat plans cause uproar as 12,000 back campaign to stop him

Vinnie Jones has applied for planning permission for a shooting retreat at his farm in West Sussex, but the plans have been met with a large public backlash

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'Silent killer' warning after thick toxic smoke fills child's bedroom

The family had a lucky escape but now firefighters are urging families to check their electrical goods

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Resident 'embarrassed to live in Birmingham' as Christmas rubbish piles up

Mountains of uncollected rubbish pile up in Small Heath and Bordesley Green as year-long bin strikes continue

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HMRC urges UK households to claim 'backdated' payment of £897

UK households may receive up to £897 annually for each fresh claim made, the Labour Party government taxman has said.

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Moment police swarm Birmingham road after gunshots fired with arrests made

A large police presence is recorded at the junction of Stratford Road and Durham Road in Sparkhill after gunshots were fired with drug dealing suspects arrested

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Rebecca Adlington admits she's 'fearful' during 'rainbow pregnancy' and shares what's 'really helped'

The retired swimming star and husband Andy Parsons were 'cautiously overjoyed' when they announced they were expecting earlier this year

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Police probe after man 'poses as gardener' in distraction burglary

CCTV trawls have been undertaken, but police are unable to identify the suspect