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2026-07-26 09:00:14 (1 week ago)

‘It was like something was crawling over me’ – the worrying rise of shingles among millennial women

Stress, the cost of living, long working hours and even excessive exercise have all been touted as reasons the illness is rising among women in their 30s and 40s. What can be done to help them?

The “lightning strike” pain was like nothing Francine Jones had experienced before. “That is the only way I can describe it,” she says, of the stabbing in her torso that would occur every 10 minutes or so. “It was a really sharp, intense pain, as if someone was giving me an electric shock … it took my breath away.”

It had started in May with a strange pricking sensation under her bra. Then 10 large blisters, plus a host of smaller ones, formed in a band from her stomach to her back. They burned, “like someone was putting an iron on me. I don’t think I wore underwear for five or six weeks.” Showering, or even a cold flannel, would make her skin burn. Then came “the itch”, which lasted for five weeks and was so intense that she was lucky if she slept for four hours a night. “It was like something was crawling all over me all the time.” I can hear her wincing.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-26 09:00:14 (1 week ago)

The Pitt is powerful – but it’s the rawness of The Bear that truly portrays hospital work

Both restaurant work and medicine involve abusive training and relentless devotion to minutiae – and the joy of offering comfort

I pass a mother heaving in grief while her son’s heart monitors flatline. It is the last time she will ever hold his hand. For me, this is another day on call in the intensive care unit as a pediatric physician. For her, this is the day her life shatters.

Later that night, a striking, charismatic surgeon from work treats me to an exquisite meal. Served outside a trailer, humidity barreling through our scrubs, the food is neither extravagant nor decadent. It is, however, the most succulent Texas barbecue brisket I will ever taste. This is the night I rest my head on his shoulder and he doesn’t flinch. This is the night an “us” was born.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-26 09:00:13 (1 week ago)

Readers reply: Some people want to break up the EU. Why not break up the US?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions looks at secessionary movements on both sides of the pond

• Answer the latest question: What is the true Breakfast of Champions?

If it’s wrong, as some would say, for European countries to come together as a fully federal European Union, rather than individual states, why is it right for the US to be a federation rather than separate states? It always strikes me that the EU gets unfairly criticised for a system that was established over the Atlantic many years back. The US hasn’t looked back, but has become powerful as a result of being an umbrella for smaller entities. Just imagine if each state needed its own army, air force and currency, with its own customs and border controls not to mention trade tariffs! There’d be no White House and no Congress. Why is it so wrong for European countries to want similar strength, coming together as a union? Howard Phillips, Lisbon

Send new questions to nq@theguardian.com.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-26 09:00:13 (1 week ago)

I was a terrible teen. Now my son is turning into one, karma is coming for me | Polly Hudson

My mum loves to remind me how sullen, furious and monosyllabic I was. Now she can’t wait to see how I’ll handle parenting an adolescent

The “Baader-Meinhof phenomenon” is a more satisfying name for frequency illusion – noticing a concept, word or product more often just after becoming aware of it. And after reading a fascinating article by a professor who insists that when a teenager makes “the stupid choice”, their brain is actually “working exactly as designed”, I’m suddenly seeing teens everywhere. Not just literally, because it’s the school holidays – hanging about in groups, being scarily tall and all dressed identically – but also in news stories, adverts for adolescent skincare, old clips of Harry Enfield’s Kevin and Perry sketches. Not unrelated: my son’s 12th birthday is fast approaching. This is the very last year my little boy will be nice and preteen, and I’m being reminded from all angles, by all algorithms. Soak up every second while there’s still time! Tick tock, tick tock! Thanks, Baader-Meinhof.

Teenage minds function “in a way that has been shaped by evolution for a unique and uniquely challenging time of life,” according to Dr Evelyn Svingen, assistant professor of criminology at the University of Birmingham. This is reassuring and concerning in equal measures – in the future my son’s going to make dumb decisions, but it’s OK, because that’s what he’s meant to do. Sheesh.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-26 09:00:12 (1 week ago)

Lena Headey looks back: ‘I told Harvey Weinstein where to go. A decade of possibilities disappeared’

The Game of Thrones actor on her feral youth, not playing the fame game, and being protective of her daughter

Born in Hamilton, Bermuda, in 1973 and raised in West Yorkshire and Somerset, Lena Headey is an actor, writer and director. She made her film debut in Waterland in 1992. Her career spans 300, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Game of Thrones, in which she played Cersei Lannister from 2011 to 2019, earning five Emmy nominations. Intimacy, which she writes, directs and stars in, is an eight-part comedy audio drama for BBC Sounds and Radio 4.

I was an OG onesie wearer. This was taken on Christmas Day in our house in Bermuda. My parents were in the police force, and for some reason one day the Yorkshire branch decided: “We’re all going to go to Bermuda for some training.” I don’t remember much from that time, but I know that it was hot, everyone had scooters, and that it was fun.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-26 09:00:12 (1 week ago)

Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts looks back: ‘It was my dream come true, but we were all burned out’

Roberts on refusing to take no from her dance teacher, moving to the US aged 18, and reuniting with Kimberly Wyatt and Nicole Scherzinger

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1981, Ashley Roberts joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2002. Their debut single, Don’t Cha, spent three weeks at No 1 in the UK in 2005. The sextet sold more than 55m records worldwide before splitting in 2010. Roberts has since appeared on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! and Strictly Come Dancing, and was a judge on Dancing on Ice. She hosts a show on Heart 00s every Saturday. The Pussycat Dolls – now a trio of Nicole Scherzinger, Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt – are currently on a 21-date tour.

This tutu picture was taken at my first ever dance recital, and I’m happy as can be. It was the 80s, so everything’s pink and fluffy, and I have big hair and a serious fringe. I love the way my feet and hands are angled a little bit abnormally. I thought I was posing for the gods.

Times of India

2026-07-26 09:00:10 (1 week ago)

FBI's 'most wanted' suspect in $32 million Covid fraud arrested in Jamaica: Kash Patel

Globo News - Mundo

2026-07-26 09:00:06 (1 week ago)

Atropelamento em parada LGBT+ de Berlim deixa 1 morto e 29 feridos; caso é tratado como ataque islamista

Motorista avança em multidão durante parada LGBTQIA+ de Berlim Uma pessoa morreu e outras 29 ficaram feridas após um carro atropelar uma multidão durante a Parada do Orgulho LGBT de Berlim, no último sábado (25). O caso é investigado como um possível ataque islamista. Até o momento, um suspeito foi identificado: Abdul B., cidadão alemão de origem libanesa que, segundo as autoridades, já era conhecido da polícia e havia cometido outros crimes. 📱Favorite o g1 no Google e acompanhe as principais notícias do dia O atropelamento ocorreu na região central da capital, próximo ao trajeto da celebração conhecida como Christopher Street Day, uma das maiores paradas LGBTQIA+ da Europa. Após o incidente, o evento foi interrompido e a área, esvaziada. Vítimas em estado grave Motorista atropela multidão na parada LGBTQIA+ de Berlim REUTERS/Christian Mang" Segundo a polícia, três das vítimas estão em estado grave. Equipes de bombeiros, ambulâncias e outros profissionais de emergência foram mobilizados para atender a ocorrência no parque Tiergarten, na região central da cidade, próximo ao Portão de Brandemburgo, onde o veículo atingiu diversas pessoas. O chanceler alemão Friedrich Merz afirmou que o ataque será investigado "com o máximo rigor". A investigação deve apurar a motivação do suspeito e as circunstâncias do atropelamento. LEIA TAMBÉM: Tribunal dos EUA impede Trump de aplicar ordem que dificulta voto pelo correio em 23 estados Polícia investiga se outras pessoas participaram da ação Parada do Orgulho LGBTQIA+ de Berlim foi interrompida após motorista invadir desfile e deixar feridos. Fabian Sommer/dpa/dpa via AP As autoridades alemãs realizam uma coletiva de imprensa neste domingo (26) para atualizar as informações sobre o caso. A polícia informou que ainda não está claro quantas pessoas participaram da ação e afirmou acreditar que uma ou mais pessoas podem ter fugido do veículo. Também não foi esclarecido quantos ferimentos foram causados pelo atropelamento e quantos pelo suposto ataque com uma lâmina. Celebração acontecia de forma pacífica Centenas de milhares de pessoas participavam da parada do orgulho em Berlim, conhecida na Alemanha como Christopher Street Day. O evento é uma das maiores celebrações LGBTQIA+ da Europa. Antes do incidente, a celebração ocorria de forma pacífica. Os participantes haviam desfilado por horas pelas ruas da cidade, dançando ao som de música e acompanhando cerca de 80 trios e carros alegóricos que integravam a parada. A programação realizada em frente ao Portão de Brandemburgo, um dos principais cartões-postais da cidade, foi encerrada por volta das 22h15 (horário local, ou 17h15 no horário de Brasília). A apresentação de uma banda no palco foi interrompida, e os participantes foram orientados a voltar para casa e evitar o trajeto que passa pelo parque Tiergarten. *Com informações das agências Associated Press, Reuters, France-Presse e da BBC.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-26 08:52:29 (1 week ago)

Israeli crackdown in occupied West Bank intensifies, settlers cause mayhem

The surge in violence comes after four Palestinians and two soldiers were killed in a gunfight on Friday.

Fox News - Video

2026-07-26 08:50:50 (1 week ago)

FBI nabs alleged $32M COVID fraud fugitive in Jamaica

The FBI has captured Elaine Angene Escoe, accused of fraudulently obtaining over $32 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Escoe was living under a fake identity in Jamaica and is now returned to the U.S. to face justice.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-26 08:50:26 (1 week ago)

Eighteen people missing in South China Sea after Vietnamese ship sank

There were 62 people aboard the vessel when it sank, all of them Vietnamese nationals.

ABC News - International News

2026-07-26 08:50:03 (1 week ago)

Typhoon Noul weakens after making landfall, brings heavy rain to southern China

Typhoon Noul has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves inland after making landfall in southern China