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1. Cop30 begins in Brazil without world’s biggest polluters

   Speaking in Brazil, Keir Starmer admits ‘consensus is gone’ on climate crisis as governments across world row back on pledges to cut emissions

2. Experts say this bread may be the best to lower blood pressure

   Nearly half of American adults live with high blood pressure

3. Official passes out in Oval Office while standing behind Trump for drug price announcement

   Pharmaceutical representative was part of a ‘major announcement’ to make weight loss drugs more affordable

4. The two-minute daily Pilates exercise that’s ‘great for posture, alignment and mobility’

   Certified Pilates instructor Abby McLachlan likes performing the Pilates roll down daily as a ‘reset for the spine’

5. The mulled wine spice that fights depression

   This spice is great in holiday cookies - but has huge health benefits as well

6. Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'

   Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease

7. Appeals court sides with parent group in fight over Ohio school district’s pronoun policy

   A divided federal court in Cincinnati has ruled that Ohio’s fourth largest school district cannot enforce policies urging students to use gender pronouns their peers prefer to be called

8. Scientists find surprise link between grey hair and cancer

   Research reveals that grey hairs are a small example of a cell choosing to bow out rather than risk turning malignant

9. Flight cancellations start to soar as airports comply with cuts over government shutdown

   By Thursday evening there had already been around 200 cancellations within and in and out of the U.S.

10. The exercise at least four times more efficient than walking

    Cycling represents one of the most energy-efficient forms of transport ever invented