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An agency report on May 21 said that a Canadian study about low salt intake had warned of the risks that may be associated with consuming less than three grams of salt a day.

The US startup has disclosed a list of locations around the world vying to put near-supersonic rail transit system to the test - and the England to Scotland captial city link is among the contenders.

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan will take Southern Rail train drivers out of work for three days this week and three more at the end of January.

UK budget supermarkets Aldi and Lidl are said to have endured a Christmas slump according to retail experts, with 'overcrowded' shops and 'understaffed' tills being labelled as the cause.

Twitter user @silverfox complained that his doughnut was missing its ring, explaining that his girlfriend wouldn't be able to 'eat it off his w****' - and the supermarket hit back with a hilarious response.

The Queen's granddaughter, Zara Phillips, suffered a fall as she competed in the Magic Millions Polo on the Gold Coast on Sunday. 

Counter-terror police raided an airport-turned migrant centre in Berlin (pictured) after Christmas market massacre and are said to have found memos detailing chemicals and English towns.

A Sikh shop owner has reportedly been forced to take down his Singhbury's Local store sign in Aylesbury, Bucks, after a complaint from supermarket giant Sainsbury's.

Colin Pitchfork, 55, was jailed for life after murdering two schoolgirls in Leicestershire in the 1980s. One victim's relatives have criticised the decision to move him to an open jail.

Robert Horscroft, right, who received the longest jail term for the 1986 attack on the Ealing vicarage has also died, it has emerged. Horscroft did not rape Jill Saward, left, and she forgave him following his release from jail.

The 46-year-old mother of three, who's worked for BBC and ITV, says she was penalised for being a mother. She was asked to take a pay cut because she had to go home and see her children.

Justin Browning, 21, pictured smiling, is understood to have sought a vantage point to watch the fireworks in Tokyo. A taxi driver found the Durham University student on the ground below.

Government sources say new housing, education and economic policies will help millions of struggling Britons. Mental health will also be a key focus.

Hayden Cross, from Gloucester, is four months pregnant after finding a sperm donor on Facebook, which prompted him to put the procedure on hold.

The terrorist - who has dubbed himself Abu Mugheera Al-Britani, meaning 'from Britain' - has written in detail about his experience in the notorious US prison camp.

Students at a University of London college are demanding that such seminal figures as Plato, Descartes, and Bertrand Russell should be dropped simply because they are white.

Single parents will be given the right to bring up surrogate babies in a Government move condemned last night as an assault on traditional family values.

June Humphreys, 79, of Crewe, Cheshire, began shoplifting in her mid-70s as she wanted something to do and wanted to get out her hometown. She admitted two counts of thefts on Friday.

A 24-hour strike by London Underground staff will leave commuters stranded this week, with workers set to walk out for 24 hours from 6pm on Sunday.

The BBC spent £115049 on alcohol, including prosecco, wine, beer, cider and spirits, during 2013, 2014, and 2015. The corporation said its policy was getting more strict year on year.

In a New Year message posted on Facebook, his mother Kerry Needham called on anyone who knows her son's fate to come forward.

We stand on the brink of permitting a self-protecting political class to impose a state- sanctioned regulator - and incredibly, devolving official approval to a body funded by the embittered son of a wartime fascist.