Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, often called COPD, is incurable, but there are steps patients can take to markedly improve their symptoms.

All he had to do was allow America to use two US military bases on UK territory. That was it, writes ANDREW NEIL. But Sir Keir Starmer couldn't bring himself to grant this simple request.

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Teachers at Tewkesbury Academy near Gloucester will walk out today and tomorrow following claims they have faced threats of violence, derogatory language and verbal abuse from students.

Dust made up of sand and mineral particles from the Sahara desert in North Africa has been transported thousands of miles northwards towards the UK in recent days.

Federal government lawyers have contacted the University of Alberta to make sure it's meeting equity requirements for the country’s most prestigious professorships. It comes after the university proposed to remove equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy.

An Alberta road construction company is facing workplace safety charges nearly two years after one of their workers sustained life-altering crush injuries on the job.

An Ontario couple was concerned to discover Indigenous ancestral remains on their property during renovations. But the biggest shock came when they learned a provincially mandated investigation could cost $319,000. Experts say the remains must be protected and treated with dignity — but that the current law should be updated so situations like this don't happen.

Parents and advocates are sounding the alarm over the harm the provincial government’s proposed budget cuts will cause some of Nova Scotia’s most vulnerable.

A Post analysis of submitted comments found more than 97 percent were critical of the planned 90,000-square-foot addition. The White House has defended it as necessary.

Inga Sæland, Minister of Education and Children, said in Parliament that she had “had enough” of listening to “one silk hat after another” criticize the Minister of Social Affairs and Housing’s bill on linking social security benefits to the wage index.

“This is something you’ve never experienced before and it’s an incredibly strange feeling, almost surreal, and very difficult to put properly into words,” said Qatar resident and entrepreneur Kristbjörg Jónasdóttir in an interview with mbl.is.

[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced a jump in diesel and petrol prices, effective March 4.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- African policy experts and diplomats say it is time for the continent to secure a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), urging urgent reform to reflect today's shifting global geopolitical realities.

Standing in front of the mirror before my son's wedding in March 2023, I felt crushed. At a size 18, my expensive dress was bigger than any I'd worn in my life...

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has sanctioned the huge pay-outs in a bid to save even larger sums of taxpayers' money currently being spent on supporting failed applicants.

On an away day to Leicester, Catherine met people who have been marking Holi, the Indian festival of colours, love and spring, as she celebrated the city's diversity and creativity.

The Harry Potter star, 35, was thought to be dating Kieran Brown last year, but has now moved on to the Mexican businessman, who is part of the third-riches family in the country.

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Accounts manager Gillian Khor, a mother of three, was driving home during the evening peak period on Wednesday (March 4) when she encountered a traffic jam along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 near Lorong Chuan.Suspecting it was due to an accident, the 45-year-old got the «shock of her life» when she saw a familiar face lying on the road — her dad. Khor, whose husband and children were with her in the car, told AsiaOne she immediately parked her vehicle at the side of the road. She said: «I was on my way home facing a huge traffic jam. I did think it was an accident and feared it might be my dad as this road was really near my house. Got the shock of my life to see his bike and then him lying on the floor.» She then asked her husband to drive the car home while she accompanied her 66-year-old father, Khor Tong Peng, in the ambulance to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The Grabfood rider had been on his way to pick up an order at New Tech Park when he was involved in a multi-vehicle collision along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 towards Boundary Road. 

A 50-year-old man will be charged in court on Friday (March 6) for allegedly disrupting the National Parks Board’s (NParks) crow population management operations.The police said on Thursday (March 5) that they were alerted three days ago about a man who had allegedly damaged crow traps at a grass patch near Block 51 Havelock Road on two separate occasions.  As a result, the trapped crows escaped.«Through investigations and with the aid of CCTV footage, the identity of the man was established and arrested on March 4,» added the police.He will be charged for two cases of mischief that disrupted a public agency's function.If convicted, he could be jailed for up to 10 years, fined, or both.In Singapore, house crows are deemed an invasive species that pose a threat to native biodiversity. The highly intelligent species is protective of its young and can attack upon sensing threats.The Municipal Services Office received about 15,000 reports on crow-related issues in 2025, triple that of 2020, when there were nearly 5,000 reports. These include complaints about noise, feeding and soiling.

A brood of four peregrine falcon chicks hatched in Singapore on Feb 20 and 22, marking the second recorded hatching of the species here.Their birth was announced by the National Parks Board (NParks) on Thursday (March 5). The four peregrine falcons being fed by a parent. PHOTO: NParks  Describing the species as «possibly Singapore's rarest breeding bird», NParks noted that this year's hatching was two more than last year.The chick's parents, now fondly referred to as Singapore's «resident pair of peregrine falcons», were first observed to be nesting at OCBC Centre in 2024, the first local record of the species breeding in Singapore.According to NParks, last year's research revealed a diverse range of prey species, including invasive birds such as feral pigeons. 

GOP leaders have tried to focus debate on cost-of-living issues at the top of voters’ minds, as war rages throughout Middle East.

The new findings come after the Trump administration in January took the unprecedented step of overhauling the CDC’s routine childhood immunization schedule.

A Post analysis of submitted comments found more than 97 percent were critical of the planned 90,000-square-foot addition. The White House has defended it as necessary.