Victoria Seabrook

5 days ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

Regular exercise after treatment cuts the risk of death in cancer patients by more than a third, a new study has found. Sports and movement could help stop the disease from coming back, as well as boosting mood, energy levels and strength, researchers found in a trial which could "transform" medical practice. Various types of moderate intensity exercise met the bar, including 40 minutes of brisk walking, a half-hour jog, circuit classes, cycling, or swimming. What did the study involve?

1 week ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

Torrents of water that barrelled through a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger this week have now killed at least 151 people, officials said on Saturday. Heavy rain that began falling early on Thursday submerged the town of Mokwa, a major trading and transportation hub west of Abuja, where traders buy beans, onions and other food. The deluge washed away sections of roads and bridges and left some buildings almost entirely underwater.

1 week ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

Dozens of enormous wildfires have erupted across Canada, already forcing 21,000 evacuations and spewing toxic smoke into the air. The provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan have both declared a state of emergency, as several separate blazes raged out of control. Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney is sending in the military to help move residents and fight fires in Manitoba, where 17,000 people have been forced to evacuate.

1 week ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

Well over a third of Europe, including parts of holiday destinations like Spain, Greece and Italy, are now in drought. Now 41.2% of Europe finds itself in some form of drought, according to the latest update from the EU's European Drought Observatory, which covers 11 to 20 May. It is most acute in pockets of south-eastern Spain, Cyprus, Greece and Albania, where the strongest "alert" category has been issued, as well as parts of Poland and Ukraine.

1 week ago | msn.com | Victoria Seabrook

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