PIP providing up to £156 each week for 3m people across UK with 547 health conditions

Whitesnake have removed themselves from a 24-date tour of North America, which they were scheduled to co-headline with Scorpions, due to frontman David Coverdale’s ongoing health issues.Coverdale broke the news in a statement shared to the band’s official Instagram yesterday (August 6). In it, he noted that he’s been forced to step away from the mic “due to my continued treatment for a persistent upper respiratory infection that affects my ability to perform”.A post shared by David Coverdale (@whitesnake)As a result of Coverdale’s continuing health issues, Whitesnake’s own headline shows in the US have also been cancelled.

INDIANAPOLIS - Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, one of Indiana’s largest employers, said it will be "forced to plan for more employment growth outside our home state" after Indiana on Friday became the first state in the nation to approve abortion restrictions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade."Lilly recognizes that abortion is a divisive and deeply personal issue with no clear consensus among the citizens of Indiana," the Indianapolis-based company said in a prepared statement.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Senate voted Saturday to start debating Democrats’ election-year economic bill, boosting the sprawling collection of President Joe Biden’s priorities on climate, energy, health and taxes past its initial test as it starts moving through Congress.In a preview of votes expected on a mountain of amendments, united Democrats pushed the legislation through the evenly divided chamber by 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie and overcoming unanimous Republican opposition. The package, a dwindled version of earlier multitrillion-dollar measures that Democrats failed to advance, has become a partisan battleground over inflation, gasoline prices and other issues that polls show are driving voters.The House, where Democrats have a slender majority, could give it final approval next Friday when lawmakers plan to return to Washington.RELATED: Democrats' economic package: What remains in and what's out?The vote came after the Senate parliamentarian gave a thumbs-up to most of Democrats’ revised 755-page bill.

FELTONVILLE - A Feltonville recreation center is making a positive impact on Philadelphia youth, holding a free event of exercise and coming together in safety."Today is basically providing a great outlet for the kids, with something to do. You know, some positive stuff to do, where we offer time. We have offer a commitment to the youth," Hassan Grimes, Sr.

@GlobalBC— Rumina Daya (@rdayaglobal) August 6, 2022Justice Martha Devlin provided instructions to the jury before deliberations began, telling them to take “special care” with the statements given by Amanda Todd before her death.Devlin said because Todd died in October 2012 and therefore did not testify or face cross-examination by Aydin Coban’s lawyers, the jury needs to be aware of the limitations of evidence given.Jury members were told to carefully examine the statements Todd gave to her parents, police officers and in her electronic communications when they considered Coban’s verdict. Jury now deliberating in online extortion case of British Columbia teen The trial hinged on the identity of what the Crown has called the “sextortionist” that used 22 online aliases to sexually blackmail Todd over four “episodes” before she took her life in 2012.The Crown’s theory is built on two propositions: that one person operated all of the accounts, and that the one person is Coban.However, defence lawyer Joseph Saulnier told the 12-member jury that evidence from the two drives tells a different story.Facebook records for several of the aliases presented at trial showed the extortionist using operating systems and Internet browsers through 2012 and into late 2013 that were not found on either hard drive, he told the court.“This is a significant hole in Crown’s theory,” he said.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 20: General view of the atmosphere at SeaWorld on July 20, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) A beloved SeaWorld San Diego orca has died due to an infection, according to the theme park.Nakai passed away Thursday night while surrounded by the animal care and medical teams who had worked closely with him for 20 years.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant on March 22, 2022 near Gruenheide, Germany. (Photo by Christian Marquardt - Pool/Getty Images) Elon Musk said Saturday his planned $44 billion takeover of Twitter should move forward if the company can confirm some details about how it measures whether user accounts are ‘spam bots’ or real people.The billionaire and Tesla CEO has been trying to back out of his April agreement to buy the social media company, leading Twitter to sue him last month to complete the acquisition.

automated future sits inconspicuously off Baldwin Street in Toronto’s busy Kensington Market.The RC Coffee Robo Cafe, which juts out slightly from the brick wall by the sidewalk, bills itself as Canada’s first robotic café.As opposed to a vending-machine brew that dispenses coffee from hand-filled urns, the robotic barista makes each cup of coffee, espresso, latte and more by request, ready in just a few moments.For Jasmine Arnold, visiting Toronto from Providence, R.I., the iced matcha prepared at RC Coffee topped drinks dispensed by a vending machine and was on par with coffee served at a chain.While the drink went down smooth, she told Global News the experience was unique if a little jarring.“I have mixed feelings about a robot, from a jobs perspective,” she said, expressing some discomfort about what this means for the prospects of human baristas. Canada shed jobs for 2nd straight month in July, unemployment rate unchanged After trying his own robo-poured beverage, Arnold’s partner Eric echoed her sentiments but noted that with the pandemic changing our expectations of what work can be done from where, it seemed to align with recent shifts in work.“I think this is kind of where we’re going as a society,” he said.Workforce shifts driven by a tight labour market and the COVID-19 pandemic are opening the door to a faster adoption of automated solutions, but at least one expert is warning that Canada might not be prepared for how quickly robotic workers are set to transform the economy.Statistics Canada said Friday that though Canada shed some 31,000 jobs in July, the country’s unemployment rate remained at its lowest ever at 4.9 per cent last month.

PHILADELPHIA - More heat and humidity are in store Saturday and Sunday for another hot, summer weekend.A heat advisory is already in effect until 8 p.m. Sunday as temperatures reach a high of 94 degrees.Warm, muggy weather sticks around all weekend long with several chances for pop-up showers and thunderstorms.FOX 29's Scott Williams says the weekend won't be a complete washout, but to keep a Plan B ready!Sunday's high heat carries into the beginning of next week as temperatures stay in the 90s until Wednesday. ___SATURDAY: PM/Eve storms.

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have cancelled the remaining 13 dates of their current UK and European tour, citing frontman Stu Mackenzie’s newly revealed struggle with Crohn’s Disease.The Australian psych-rock outfit had completed four dates on the run, with the most recent being a headline show in Prague last night (August 5). Among their axed performances include a set at the POLandROCK Festival in Szczecinek, Poland, which was scheduled to go down tonight (August 6).“Unfortunately due to a personal health crisis we’re going to have to cancel the remaining EU and UK dates,” Mackenzie wrote in a statement shared to the band’s Instagram page overnight. “For the past decade or so I’ve dealt with Crohn’s Disease the best I can.

Rajesh Bhushan, union health secretary, has written to the health secretaries of Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, to step up vigil as mass gatherings are expected during various upcoming festivals. New Delhi: The Union government has directed seven states that are reporting a spike in covid-19 cases to continue to monitor the spread of infection and increase the pace of vaccination, especially the administration of free precaution doses.

LOS ANGELES - A police chase that went about two hours finally ended in an arrest late Friday night.The suspect, believed to be driving a stolen car, led police on a chase across the San Fernando Valley before eventually ending up in handcuffs in the Tujunga area.Over the course of the lengthy chase, the suspect passed through parts of North Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, Studio City and Sunland-Tujunga.The Los Angeles Police Department, Burbank Police Department and the California Highway Patrol took turns taking over the pursuit before one of the responding officers finally stopped the suspect.Officials did not say where the car may have been stolen from. A car, believed to be stolen, is leading LAPD on a chase across the San Fernando Valley.

Emmerdale next week, as fans say they "don't want Faith to go" following her terminal cancer diagnosis.The fan-favourite character was recently told that her cancer had spread, with Faith due to receive palliative treatment in upcoming episodes.During a special press screening of Marlon and Rhona's wedding, due to air on August 11, 2022, the episode showed Faith talking to daughter Chas about her upcoming appointments - before her health takes a turn for the worse at the wedding reception.READ NEXT: Emmerdale fans point out major David blunder as he leaves village after nasty accidentFaith is stood at the bar of the Woolpack pub, but suddenly her vision becomes blurry - indicating that her health is deteriorating. However, she hides how she is feeling from her friends and asks son Cain for a dance, in a heartbreaking and emotional moment between the two.Since Faith was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, fans have taken to social media to praise Sally Dexter's performance - and also share that they do not want to see the character leave the soap.After Cain and Chas learnt that Faith had cancer, one fan said: "Great acting from @HordleyJeff @SallyDexterUK - Don't want Faith to go."A second added: "Poor Faith, she's trying to put on a brave front RE the cancer in front of everyone, but deep down is so heartbroken/scared about leaving her kids and family, but wants to make the most of the time left.

monkeypox as a public health emergency Thursday, questions are being raised about whether Canada should follow suit as case numbers continue to rise.The American move follows a similar announcement late last month by the World Health Organization declaring monkeypox a global health emergency — and in both cases, these developments trigger more attention and, in the U.S., more money and other resources to fight the virus. Monkeypox — U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - The scorching weather didn’t stop people from getting outside in Philadelphia Friday, but beating the heat was a challenge."It’s very hot today, but we got to keep practicing, so we can make it," Reidi Gjuzi said.Soccer on the South Philly Pitch doesn’t stop for heat, especially when the season is around the corner."It is really hot, but we’re just staying hydrated, so we don’t have heat stroke," Raejaun Faulkner stated."It’s tougher to get the moves in and get practice when it’s hot and we have to stop and drink water and take it slower," Jacob Kaplan added.Over at Penn Treaty Park, it was music, food and a big cake to celebrate Alliaani’s first birthday. "It’s actually pretty nice where we are.

Reading YMCA READING, Pa. - A Hazmat situation at a Berks County YMCA caused over 10 people to be treated for respiratory and skin irritant reactions.Crews were called to the YMCA on Washington Street in Reading for a reported Hazmat situation.Officials said a mixture of chemicals created a gas which caused somewhere between 10 and 20 people to have mucus, irritation and rash reactions.According to authorities, some people were treated at a fire station, while two to three people were transferred to a nearby hospital.No one suffered life-threatening injuries.Crews are working to investigate the cause of the chemical mixture.

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Officials in Bucks County say they have started spraying for mosquitos in areas where colonies of West Nile Virus-carrying insects have been found."If we have an area where we have positive mosquitoes in a number it might spill over to the human population we set up spraying in those areas," Bucks County Environmental Health Director Phil Smith said. Most people infected with the virus do not feel sick, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About one in five people who are infected develop a fever and other flu-like symptoms, and about one out of 150 infected people develop a serious, sometimes fatal, illness, according to the agency."If you’re over 50 with a suppressed immune system and go on a full-blown West Nile virus with meningococcal symptoms with, extremely high fever, you could require hospitalization," Smith warned. The Pennsylvania Health Department has reported four West Nile virus cases, and officials says that number can multiply quickly as mosquitoes breed and potentially carry the virus to humans.

BURLINGTON, N.J. - The alleged ringleader of a GoFundMe scam involving a homeless veteran was sentenced Friday in a New Jersey court. A Burlington County judge sentenced Mark D'Amico to 5 years in state prison for concocting a fundraising scam with his former-girlfriend, then using the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online. The 5-year sentence will be served congruently with a 27-month federal prison sentence that was handed down in April. That ruling also included a 3-year probation sentence, restitution and gambling, drug and mental health counseling.He had pleaded guilty before Hillman in Camden in November to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

In this photo illustration, a PlanB one-step contraceptive tablet is displayed on June 30, 2022 in San Anselmo, California. Some large drugstore chains are limiting the number of emergency contraception pills sold to individuals as demand for morning ((Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images))(FOX 9) - In a landmark case, a jury found a Minnesota pharmacy didn't discriminate against a woman who was denied the morning-after pill in 2019, but the jury did award her $25,000. The lawsuit, which was filed in December 2019, alleged McGregor Pharmacy (formerly Thrift White) violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act provisions against discrimination. According to court documents, the pharmacist at McGregor Pharmacy did not discriminate against Andrea Anderson, a mom and foster parent, but awarded her money for emotional harm caused by the pharmacist.

A ‘landmark’ building could provide shops, a cafe and health facilities for a 950-home garden village and nearby areas. Plans for a ‘distinct’ local centre to serve Woodford Garden Village - an emerging residential development five miles south of Stockport - have been lodged by Redrow Homes.

COVID-19 in the province has peaked.Dr. Kieran Moore says key indicators such as hospital admissions and the COVID-19 wastewater signal are declining.Public Health Ontario says COVID-19 case rates decreased in 22 of Ontario’s 34 health units for the week ending July 30, with per cent positivity down slightly week over week, and hospital admissions decreasing to 306 compared to 463 the previous week.

Health Canada has issued a public warning after it says counterfeit COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits were found in Ontario.The agency says the counterfeit tests were sold online in 25-pack boxes by a distributor called Healthful Plus without the required licence.It says the packaging resembles authentic products by BTNX Inc. and uses the device identifier “COV-19C25,” but also has several key differences.

GO-Vaxx bus mobile clinic will be making several stops in the London, Ont., area this month in an effort to serve those seeking a COVID-19 vaccine.The Middlesex-London Health Unit says the bus is scheduled to make six stops, starting with a visit to Parkhill on Sunday.No appointments are required and the bus will dole out all doses of the vaccine intended for those five and up. The bus will not be providing the pediatric vaccine intended for those between six months and five years old.

Polio in New York state is circulating more widely than thought, with wastewater sampling revealing traces of the virus in a second county, the New York Department of Health (NYDH) announced yesterday.Positive samples were detected from two geographic locations in Jun

Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes (Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office) DADEVILLE, Ala. - A 12-year-old girl who was held captive for a week in an Alabama mobile home with the dismembered remains of her mother and brother provided key information that led to the arrest of the woman's live-in boyfriend, authorities said Thursday.The girl, who gnawed through restraints to escape from the residence while the man was away, "is a hero for surviving the incident and coming forward with the information that she provided us in order to charge him," said Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett.Discovered along a country road by a passerby following her escape on Monday, the child is now safe in the custody of state child welfare officials. Assaulted and plied with alcohol to keep her in a stupor, the girl fled after chewing through the ties that held her down on a bed, authorities said in court documents.José Paulino Pascual-Reyes, 37, was charged with kidnapping and multiple counts of capital murder in the slayings of the girl's mother, 29-year-old Sandra Vazquez Ceja, and her son, who court records show was younger than 14."They were boyfriend and girlfriend," Abbett said of Pascual-Reyes and Ceja.

12-year-old girl who escaped from her captor and was found walking along an Alabama road on Monday morning.After she was discovered by a passing motorist who called 911, the girl led police to a mobile home where authorities discovered two decomposing bodies on the property. Hate crime reports in Canada surged during COVID-19 pandemic, StatCan On Thursday, the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office claimed the bodies — which had been brutally dismembered — belonged to the girl’s mother and brother.

On Friday, Maharashtra saw 5 COVID deaths, while 7 fatalities were recorded on Thursday Maharashtra on Friday recorded 2,024 COVID-19 cases and five deaths linked to the infection, which took the tally to 80,55,989 and the toll to 1,48,129, a health department official said. On Thursday, the state recorded 1,862 and seven fatalities.

Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. Salford now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, replacing Stockport.

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FILE IMAGE - Pigs at a farm in Lambourn, England, are seen in an undated file image. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images) Researchers at Yale University restored circulation and cellular function in the vital organs of pigs, such as the heart and brain, an hour after the animals died.Scientists called the experiments "stunning," noting how the findings may help extend the health of human organs during surgery and expand the availability of donor organs.

The number of first, second, booster and spring booster doses of the Covid vaccination delivered across Greater Manchester has now reached six million.

The family of a vulnerable man with severe mental health issues have questioned how he was able to walk out of a ward at Hairmyres Hospital where he is currently sectioned.

Supply Chains The disruption has particularly important implications for a job market at its tightest in decades, especially for the small and medium-sized enterprises that make up the majority of Japan's companies. Yoshiaki Katsuda an occupational health expert at the Kansai University of Social Welfare, said big companies can hire temporary workers to replace those who have to take time off but they are still vulnerable to supply chain headaches. "If smaller companies that supply products ...

One in eight people who get coronavirus develop at least one symptom of long Covid, one of the most comprehensive studies on the condition to date suggested.

Covid-19: India's active caseload currently stands at 1,35,364. India recorded 20,551 fresh Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the country's active caseload to 1,35,364 at present, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The daily positivity rate stands at 5.14% while the weekly positivity rate stands at 4.64%.

PHILADELPHIA - The monkeypox outbreak reached a concerning new threshold in the United States as the federal health regulators declared the virus a public health emergency.The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.The monkeypox virus spreads through prolonged and close skin-to-skin contact, including hugging, cuddling and kissing, as well as sharing bedding, towels and clothing. The people who have gotten sick so far have been primarily men who have sex with men.

The study says that there has been rising concern about the lasting symptoms seen in people with long Covid-19 as more than half a billion coronavirus cases recorded worldwide since the onset of this global pandemic. One in eight Covid-19 infected person develops at least one symptom of long coronavirus infections that lasts 90 to 150 days after getting recovered, according to the most comprehensive studies on the condition to date suggested on Thursday. The study as quoted by news agency ANI says that there has been rising concern about the lasting symptoms seen in people with long Covid-19 as more than half a billion coronavirus cases recorded worldwide since the onset of this global pandemic.

WASHINGTON - Four people were struck by lightning Thursday evening, and are currently in the hospital with critical life-threatening injuries, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. Members of the U.S.

monkeypox outbreak that has infected over 6,600 Americans. The announcement will further free up money and other resources to fight the virus, according to the news agency Associated Press. Xavier Becerra, Head of the Health and Human Services department said that the country is prepared to take response to the next level in addressing the monkeypox virus and urged the citizens to take the infection seriously.

WASHINGTON - Four people were struck by lightning Thursday evening, and are currently in the hospital with critical life-threatening injuries, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. A spokesperson for D.C.

PHILADELPHIA - Michael ‘O.G. Law' Ta’bon is the physical manifestation of community outreach.