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Pensioners ask if HMRC phone line summer shutdown is some kind of ‘sick joke’ amid fears millions will be left high and dry

Business
Robert Johnson

MPs say HMRC’s customer service performance has already hit an ‘all-time low’  Latest figures show almost 1million calls went unanswered in January ...

Absurd rules that mean you can get a vital shingles jab if you’re 65 or 70

Health
Sarah Carter

With its agonisingly painful rash, fever and headaches – and risk of serious complications including pneumonia, permanent vision and hearing loss, as ...

Filling up a Christmas stocking will cost families an average of £60 this year as children ask for pricy gadgets and beauty products for their gifts

Business
Robert Johnson

This month parents will fork out an average of £58.64 to fill a festive sock Sweets, small toys and satsumas have all ...

Would Botox jab perk up my droopy eyelids? Ask the GP DR MARTIN SCURR

Health
Sarah Carter

Q: I have excess skin on my eyelids, which I would like to have removed, non-surgically. I’ve heard that Botox could help ...

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Health
Sarah Carter

Are there any treatments for vertigo? My consultant discharged me from the balance clinic earlier this year after an MRI and other ...

I still can’t move my shoulder after having Covid and flu jabs: Ask the GP DR MARTIN SCURR

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Sarah Carter

I recently had a Covid jab at a local pharmacy and the man who administered it offered me a flu jab at ...

Why did my lips feel like they were on fire? Ask the GP DR MARTIN SCURR

Health
Sarah Carter

Some years ago my lips, tongue, throat and oesophagus felt like they were on fire. I saw a consultant who was very ...