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1500 Irish League footballers and coaches and 10,000 supporters in Northern Ireland will learn vital lifesaving skills during Heart Month in February. The Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland (BHF NI) to promote the charity’s free and innovative online CPR training tool RevivR.

Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists has risen to a record high of 380,787 at the end of March 2023 – an increase of nearly 8,000 people since last month.

Our charity shops have partnered up with fashion marketplace app, Depop to reach a new audience of sustainable fashion lovers and have swiftly become a top seller on the platform.

New genetic testing service could test up to 800 people each year potentially at risk of the deadly heart condition responsible for Miles Frost’s death. The family of Sir David Frost and the BHF have launched a new nationwide genetic testing service to identify people at risk of the inherited heart condition HCM, which killed Sir David’s son Miles.

EVENT

Date

12-13 June 2027

Location

Cirencester Basecamp, Cotswolds

The Cotswold Way trek crosses areas of outstanding natural beauty with fantastic panoramic views across the countryside from Bath to Cheltenham.

South Asians are almost twice as likely to develop coronary heart disease than White Europeans, according to research presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.

An atrial myxoma is a type of heart tumour. They're more common in women and can be related to conditions like heart valve disease or atrial fibrillation.

RECIPE

Main meal, Serves: 2, Prep time: 10

Get barbecuing with this spicy fish dish

Glynn Evans talks about his 18-hour wait to get into A&E following a heart attack.

RECIPE

Dessert, Serves: 12, Prep time: 25

This delicious, moist cake has all the rich flavour of Christmas but without the fat or added sugar - and it's even gluten-free.