Lillia was first reported missing on Friday (September 11) and was later seen at 11pm in Piccadilly Gardens
Missing teenager Lillia has been located safe and well in Manchester city centre, officers confirmed on Saturday evening.
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The 13 year old lass vanished from her Bolton home more than a week ago, sparking a substantial police hunt. She was initially reported missing on Friday (September 11) and was subsequently spotted at 11pm in Piccadilly Gardens.
Her next sighting came when she boarded the 247 bus at the Trafford Centre at 1.50pm on Saturday (September 12), followed by CCTV footage capturing her at the McDonald’s in Piccadilly Gardens at approximately 8.20pm on Sunday, September 13, reports the Express.
In a statement, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: “Thank you to everyone who shared our missing appeal for 13-year-old Lillia, who has been missing since Friday 11 September 2026.
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“We can confirm that she has been found safe and well in the city centre. She is currently with our officers, and her next-of-kin have been informed of this update. We will release more information in due course.”
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It could be three if No. 10 Alabama doesn’t beat pesky Florida State.
Kentucky stunned No. 9 Texas A&M on the road Saturday, winning 31-21 behind three transfers: quarterback Kenny Minchey, running back CJ Baxter and safety Jordan Castell.
Minchey, a Notre Dame transfer, completed 14 of 18 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns. He connected on his final 11 throws. Baxter, a former Texas standout, ran for 87 yards and two scores. Castell, a three-year starter at Florida, finished with a team-high 13 tackles and an interception.
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“I’m not shocked,” first-year coach Will Stein said on the field afterward. “This is how these guys practiced every single day. This is what Kentucky football is supposed to look like. So proud of our guys coming on the road, the eye of the storm. How freaking cool is this? Let’s go!”
Stein, 36, replaced longtime Kentucky coach Mark Stoops in December and became the third first-year Wildcats coach to beat a top-10 team — first since Joker Phillips in 2010.
“We knew it was going to be a bar fight, a fistfight, old school,” Stein said. “We were the tougher team tonight. That’s how we won the game.
“This is what we wanted, BBN. Let’s freaking go!”
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No. 7 LSU and eighth-ranked Ole Miss will finish later Saturday and provide another top-10 loss.
Alabama led Florida State 26-21 at halftime, rallying after trailing 21-6 early in the second quarter. It was an eye-popping deficit for a Crimson Tide team that shockingly lost at home to the Seminoles to open last season.
LSU-Ole Miss game is the one to watch
Lane Kiffin was wildly booed long before he arrived at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday for the LSU-Ole Miss game.
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Kiffin appeared remotely on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” and Mississippi fans still angry about how he left the Rebels for LSU late last season greeted him with a chorus of expletive-laced chants. It was a clear sign of what Kiffin and the Tigers should expect when they play at Ole Miss later Saturday.
“I really appreciate you guys gaslighting them with this,” Kiffin said from the team hotel.
It was the latest in a growing buildup for the first top-10 matchup between No. 7 LSU and eight-ranked Ole Miss since 1962.
It started when Kiffin left the Rebels to take the LSU job and a $91 million contract just as the team he had coached for six years was days away from its first appearance in the College Football Playoff. Kiffin wanted to stay through the playoff, but Ole Miss moved on to coach Pete Golding and advanced to the CFP semifinals. LSU finished 7-6, capped by a loss in the Texas Bowl.
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The off-field storylines haven’t stopped since. Kiffin’s comments about whether Black players could be recruited to Ole Miss, lawsuits alleging Ole Miss transfers owe big money for reneging on their NIL deals and LSU’s now-abandoned defiance of rules against rostering former pro players have only brightened the spotlight for this one.
LSU threw another wrinkle into the mix by saying midweek that quarterback Sam Leavitt was “doubtful” to play, sparking immediate fan accusations of gamesmanship. He’s been upgraded since and is expected to start.
Kiffin himself acknowledged there could be “hatred” in the stands Saturday. Security has been dramatically increased as authorities expect 100,000 people in Oxford, a town whose school-year population of about 25,000 is virtually all students.
The winner improves to 3-0 on the season — and gets savory bragging rights.
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The undercard
There is a good one in the ACC: No. 16 SMU at No. 23 Louisville, the league leaders in total offense featuring SMU’s Kevin Jennings (402.5 yard per game) and Louisville’s Lincoln Kienholz (375.0).
Both are eager to keep pace with No. 5 Miami, which beat Wake Forest 33-20 on Friday night as Darian Mensah completed 30 of 34 passes, including his first 24 attempts, for 220 yards and three touchdowns.
In the Big 12, two of the favorites opened league play with a terrific game Friday night in Lubbock, where No. 13 Texas Tech held on for a 28-26 win over No. 22 Houston. Cougars QB Conner Weigman came up just short of a 2-point conversion in the final minute, a play that went to the Big 12 replay review room — the broadcast audience was able to watch and listen to the analysis — before it was upheld.
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Best of the rest
There also are several intriguing matchups pitting 2-0 teams that can be best viewed as measuring stick games, including Virginia Tech at Maryland, Mississippi State at South Carolina and these:
— Florida at Auburn. Gators QB Aaron Philo, who will make his first road start, has completed 76% of his passes with five touchdowns. Byrum Brown, who has been new Auburn coach Alex Golesh’s starting QB for all or part of four seasons, was a 1,000-yard rusher last year.
— No. 25 Virginia vs. West Virginia in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Mountaineers, 2-0 for the first time since 2018, are playing their border-state rival for the first time since 2002.
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The Business Secretary refused four times to rule out retirees paying tax on the state pension from next year.
Jonathan Reynolds declined to reassure pensioners that they would not pay income tax on the benefit for the first time, saying it was a question for the Chancellor.
The comments on Tuesday raised concern for millions of retired people expecting to see their state pension surpass £13,000 from April, forcing them to pay income tax.
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However, pensions minister Torsten Bell later insisted Labour would not put up taxes on people who rely on the state pension.
It is still unclear how this will be implemented given the complexity of separating the tax arrangements of different groups of pensioners.
The rise under the triple lock guarantee would drag many pensioners into paying income tax for the first time because their state income would surpass the personal allowance of £12,570.
Rachel Reeves, the former chancellor, said last year that people solely reliant on the state pension would not have to pay the tax.
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However, Mr Reynolds was repeatedly asked on BBC Breakfast whether Labour would honour this commitment after the next increase in the state pension in April. He declined to answer four times.
He said: “I’m sorry, that is for the Chancellor and for a Budget.
“The majority of pensioners in this country don’t just rely on the state pensions. Some do, I accept that, but the majority don’t.
“Sometimes when this is looked at, we’re focusing just on the state pension side of this. You’ve got to consider the full range of income retired people in the UK have.”
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However Mr Bell, the pensions minister, walked back from Mr Reynolds comments.
He said: “In line with the commitment made at Budget 2025, pensioners who only just exceed the personal allowance will not have the administrative burden of paying small amounts of tax in this Parliament.
“The Chancellor will set out further details on how that commitment will be delivered at the Budget.”
Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb said only one in 16 pensioners would benefit from this policy.
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He said: “Those on the new state pension can expect to see an increase of nearly £500 per year next April.
“But the sting in the tail is that this will take the standard rate of the new state pension above the tax threshold.”
The comments came after official figures on Tuesday indicated the triple lock will rise by 3.9pc from April.
Under the triple lock, the state pension rises each April in line with inflation, average wages or 2.5pc, whichever is highest.
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Total pay, including bonuses, rose by 3.9pc in the three months to July, down from 4.2pc in the three months to June.
Pensioners may yet receive a bigger increase if September’s inflation figure is higher than 3.9pc. That will be revealed next month but a higher figure is thought to be unlikely.
Emily said via social media: “Stanley is still missing.
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“Thanks for all the messages about all the missing dachshunds, just unfortunately Stanley hasn’t been found or returned.
“Please can people only call if you have found him or sighted him.”
The family does not know how far Stanley could have travelled after he ran towards Parklands.
They fear he could be hiding somewhere nearby, particularly as there are numerous fields, wooded areas, gardens and other places where a frightened dog could shelter.
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Emily also previously raised the possibility that somebody may have found Stanley and taken him in without realising his family was searching for him.
(Image: Emily Cunliffe)
She previously said: “We don’t know if someone’s got him and taken him in and not returned him.”
Stanley has distinctive grey markings across his body which could help identify him.
Emily previously described him as a black and tan sausage dog with grey patches all over.
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The family has received support from people online, while a lost dog service has also helped with the search.
The family is now asking people in the area to check places including gardens, garages, sheds and outbuildings.
They have also asked people not to chase Stanley if they see him, as he may be frightened after being away from home for so long.
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Emily said Stanley is normally playful, friendly and cheeky, but believes the experience could have changed his behaviour.
She previously added: “If you’ve got a sausage dog, you just know how stubborn they can be, and cheeky and so playful and funny, but he’s really, really friendly.
“But I think he’d be really anxious right now if he’s lost.”
Anyone with information about Stanley is asked to contact Emily on 07546 544150.
The council’s register lists 60 licensed HMOs across the three towns.
There are 39 in Leigh, 12 in Tyldesley and nine in Atherton.
Taken together, the properties have a combined maximum permitted occupancy of 368 people, according to the figures in the council’s register.
The register shows that many of the properties are licensed for five or six people, although several larger HMOs can accommodate considerably more.
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There are 60 licenced HMOs across Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley (Image: Google Maps)
It is important to note that the maximum occupancy figures are licensing limits and do not mean the properties are necessarily occupied by that number of people.
Here is the full list:
Leigh – 39 licensed HMOs
117 Railway Road, WN7 4AJ – maximum six people
127 Railway Road, WN7 4AJ – maximum five people
155 Wigan Road, WN7 5DE – maximum five people
186 Chapel Street, WN7 2DW – maximum five people
19 Jaffrey Street, WN7 1XX – maximum five people
193 Chapel Street, WN7 2AN – maximum five people
2 Endsleigh Gardens, WN7 1LR – maximum six people
227 Chapel Street, WN7 2AP – maximum six people
231 Chapel Street, WN7 2AP – maximum six people
24 Railway Road, WN7 4AU – maximum five people
243 Twist Lane, WN7 4EH – maximum five people
28 Twist Lane, WN7 4DA – maximum five people
287 Twist Lane, WN7 4EH – maximum five people
30 Brewery Lane, WN7 2RJ – maximum five people
31 Findlay Street, WN7 4EQ – maximum six people
33 Church Street, WN7 1AY – maximum five people
34 Westleigh Lane, WN7 5JE – maximum five people
36 Butts Street, WN7 3AE – maximum five people
36 Railway Road, WN7 4AU – maximum eight people
45 Bond Street, WN7 1BT – maximum six people
46 Twist Lane, WN7 4DA – maximum five people
5 Charles Street, WN7 1DB – maximum eight people
52 Railway Road, WN7 4AT – maximum five people
52 Twist Lane, WN7 4DA – maximum five people
53 Church Street, WN7 1AY – maximum 12 people
54 Railway Road, WN7 4AT – maximum six people
58 Railway Road, WN7 4AT – maximum seven people
6 Wilkinson Street, WN7 4DQ – maximum five people
64 Railway Road, WN7 4AT – maximum eight people
66 Railway Road, WN7 4AT – maximum eight people
67 The Avenue, WN7 1EY – maximum nine people
79 King Street, WN7 4LJ – maximum 12 people
86 Railway Road, WN7 4AN – maximum seven people
88 Railway Road, WN7 4AN – maximum nine people
88 Wigan Road, WN7 5AY – maximum five people
89 Westleigh Lane, WN7 5JR – maximum five people
93 Church Street, WN7 1AZ – maximum six people
Bank Chambers, 1st and 2nd Floor, 7-9 Market Street, WN7 1EE – maximum 12 people
Liz’s Place, 55 Church Street, WN7 1AY – maximum nine people
Tyldesley – 12 licensed HMOs
126 Manchester Road, M29 8RN – maximum five people
139a Elliott Street, M29 8FL – maximum 10 people
159 Shuttle Street, M29 8BS – maximum six people
16 Darlington Street, M29 8DH – maximum five people
178 Mosley Common Road, M28 1AF – maximum seven people
22 Prospect Street, M29 8SU – maximum five people
248 Elliott Street, M29 8DS – maximum five people
49 Upper George Street, M29 8HQ – maximum six people
5 Johnson Street, M29 8BT – maximum five people
59 Johnson Street, M29 8HP – maximum five people
6 Upper George Street, M29 8HR – maximum six people
69 Johnson Street, M29 8HP – maximum five people
Atherton – nine licensed HMOs
112 Factory Road West, M46 0EF – maximum five people
141 Bolton Road, M46 9LD – maximum five people
15 Stanley Street, M46 0AB – maximum five people
167 Bolton Road, M46 9LD – maximum six people
24 Flapper Fold Lane, M46 0FA – maximum five people
32 Hamilton Street, M46 0AT – maximum five people
353 Leigh Road, M46 0PW – maximum five people
43 Flapper Fold Lane, M46 0FA – maximum five people
94 and 94a Mealhouse Lane, M46 0DF – maximum five people
Do you think there’s too many HMOs in your area? Let us know in the comments.
There is “fury” over plans for a suspect in the disappearance of Madeline McCann to write a tell-all book, according to the Sunday Mirror. Convicted rapist Christian Brueckner, who was released from prison in Germany last year after serving an unrelated sentence, “wants to cash in on the mystery with his side of the story”, the paper says.
A Met Police spokesman said: “Thank you to our officers on the ground, as well as partners at Millwall and West Ham football clubs, who worked to ensure the Dockers Derby took place without significant disruption across south east London – allowing attending fans to enjoy the match safely.”
Just 26 seconds into their showdown in Las Vegas, flyweight king Pantoja had suffered a ‘freak’ injury, leaving him clutching his arm while laying on the canvas and wagging his finger at Van – standing above the Brazilian – as the referee waved off the fight.
And after being escorted out of the cage, Pantoja was immediately treated, with backstage reporter Megan Olivi revealing a left-shoulder dislocation.
When Van caught a head kick from Pantoja and shoved him to the canvas, he was showing sharp defence after surviving a few early, chaotic exchanges – the type that Pantoja loves so dearly.
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Was Van trying to injure Pantoja’s arm, when he shoved him away? No. Can he take credit for hurting Pantoja enough that the latter could not continue? Yes. Was it as definitive an ending as fans wanted? No. Was it a fair way for Van to win, in a sport as frantic and perilous as MMA? Yes.
Alex Pattle20 September 2026 00:45
Featherweight action next
Thre prelims continue with a 145lb tilt between Michael Aswell Jr and Joosang Yoo.
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Some of you may remember Aswell Jr from his loss to Liverpool’s Luke Riley at UFC London this March.
Following that points loss, he was also outpointed in his last fight – against Gaston Bolanos.
Alex Pattle20 September 2026 00:41
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The strange grudge driving Pantoja to revenge against Van
An ecstatic Joshua Van scaled the Octagon wall in a mad scramble. Although an athlete with impeccable control over his body, here he was a young man incapable of suppressing the grin that was stretching his fresh face. At only 24 years old, he had just become the youngest active champion in the UFC – the second-youngest in history, in fact, a matter of months behind the ‘great’ Jon Jones.
It was because Van hadn’t actually beaten Pantoja, people said.
This is the story of Van vs Pantoja 1:
Alex Pattle20 September 2026 00:33
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Big KO in first regular prelim of the night!
Ryan Gandra def. Ozzy Diaz via first-round knockout (punches, 2:04)
In the first regular prelim of the night, we just saw Gandra stop Diaz by swarming him with wild hooks, leading Diaz to drop against the fence and turtle up.
They weren’t the most-technical strikes from Gandra, but they overwhelmed Diaz, and the ref stepped in with Diaz defenceless on the mat.
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Alex Pattle20 September 2026 00:23
Key odds from UFC 331 tonight
Van – 8/11; Pantoja – 11/10
Tsarukyan – 1/3; Ruffy – 9/4
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Last time out, Mauricio Ruffy stopped Michael Chandler in round one at the White House (AFP/Getty)
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Alex Pattle20 September 2026 00:20
How to watch UFC 331 tonight
In the UK, the card will air live on TNT Sports and is also accessible via HBO Max, EE TV, Virgin Media, Amazon Prime Video, and Sky Sports. In the US, Paramount+ will stream the action, with CBS showing a segment of the card.
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Alex Pattle20 September 2026 00:16
UFC 331 LIVE: Rest of tonight’s fights
Joshua Van (C) vs Alexandre Pantoja 2 (flyweight title)
Arman Tsarukyan vs Mauricio Ruffy (lightweight)
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Patricio Pitbull vs Dooho Choi (featherweight)
Gable Steveson vs Sean Sharaf (heavyweight)
Alonzo Menifield vs Iwo Baraniewski (light-heavyweight)
Marlon Vera vs Charles Jourdain (bantamweight)
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Tai Tuivasa vs Robelis Despaigne (heavyweight)
Michael Aswell Jr vs Joosang Yoo (featherweight)
Ryan Gandra vs Ozzy Diaz (middleweight)
Arman Tsarukyan (pictured) faces Mauricio Ruffy in the co-main event (Getty)
Casey O’Neill def. Eduarda Moura via submission (first-round armbar, 3:22)
Joanderson Brito def. Giga Chikadze via first-round KO (ground and pound, 1:56)
Alex Pattle20 September 2026 00:08
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UFC 331 timings tonight
The early prelims just wrapped up, with the regular prelims about to begin at any moment. We’ve then got the main card at 2am BST (6pm PT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET).
We’ll give you the early prelim results in just a few moments!
Alex Pattle20 September 2026 00:04
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UFC 331 LIVE: Welcome!
Pantoja, 36, has not fought since then, while Van, 24, retained the gold against Tatsuro Taira in May. In the eyes of many fans, the Myanmar native legitimised his title reign with that win, surviving great adversity to ultimately stop Taira in a fight of the year contender.
Follow live updates and results from UFC 331, right here.
Alexandre Pantoja (right) and Joshua Van during their first fight (Getty)
The billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Manchester United, says that Britain is ‘on the slide’.
He has a point.
Sir Jim, who moved to Monaco to escape the UK’s ferocious tax regime, says: ‘We had the greatest empire in the world. We were a great people. We won two world wars.
‘We’re good, honest folk. But unfortunately, at the moment, I think the UK is on the slide. It’s quite difficult to see how we arrest it.’
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Sir Jim is by no means the only wealthy person to look at these conditions and leave.
The ever-growing tax rates are self-defeating in practice. The wealthy simply will not stay around to be used as cash machines by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Some other country ends up benefiting from their wealth and their enterprise, at a more intelligent rate of tax.
The pro-Labour Left, mostly composed of public-sector workers on generous salaries and sitting on fat tax-funded pensions, will of course denounce Sir Jim’s words, so confirming his point.
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Billionaire Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, says the UK is ‘on the slide’ and criticised the country’s tax regime after moving to Monaco
A large part of this country’s political class has for many years been committed to high taxes on the productive and the enterprising, to pay for generous conditions for people who are neither productive nor enterprising themselves.
Of course some spending is necessary. The old and the sick must be cared for.
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Those thrown out of work through no fault of their own need support. Good public services are essential for a functioning economy and society.
The high-tax faction will always speechify about the NHS, because who does not want a good NHS? But high spending does not solve all problems. It is not a magic ointment.
The NHS itself is far from perfect. And there are so many other areas of the government sector where the public experiences poor service, delay, arrogance, incompetence and failure.
And then there is the swelling part of the economy where people are paid generous sums on the basis of supposed sickness that may – let us put this politely – be questionable.
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And it is not just billionaire business leaders who are hurt by the British tax system’s greed for other people’s money.
And so we are indeed on the slide. Any serious patriotic political leader must know the country needs to reduce its tax burden, and its borrowing, if it is to stay solvent and efficient.
As we report today, the Treasury is close to meltdown as it tries to raise money to sustain its huge commitments and pay the colossal interest on our existing borrowing.
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It is no good cutting one tax and raising another, or indulging in short-term tax reductions that cannot be sustained.
If we want to arrest the slide we must all, Left and Right, rich and poor, grasp that we must relearn the ancient rules of thrift and prudence.
After getting through the day there is nothing better than turning off the lights and curling up under the duvet.
But such a simple pleasure may cost you the ultimate price – with a study finding that sleeping for nine hours a night brings an increased risk of early death.
While getting seven to eight hours of shut-eye is the sweet spot for overall health, spending longer in bed is associated with a 17 per cent higher chance of dying from any cause.
The precise reasons for this are not well understood.
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Yet those who sleep for longer are more likely to have high blood pressure, which plays a role in heart disease and strokes, and they may suffer from more inflammation than most.
Too much sleep can also interfere with the body’s internal clock, hormonal regulation and the immune system.
Researchers tracked the sleeping habits of more than 3,000 people for 30 years.
The mortality rate was lowest for those who slept seven to eight hours a night, with 10.57 deaths for every 1,000 people over the three decades.
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A study has found that sleeping for more than nine hours a night is associated with a higher risk of death, while seven to eight hours was linked to the lowest mortality rate (stock image)
But sleeping fewer than six hours had a mortality rate which was slightly higher, at 10.97. And for those getting more than nine hours, the rate was higher again at 11.27.
The Taiwanese researchers who carried out the study say sleep should be measured by medics in order to identify people at risk of premature death.
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In the Journal of Sleep Research, they wrote: ‘We found that long sleep duration was associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality, and blood pressure accounted for a modest proportion of this association.
‘These findings may have implications for identifying individuals at increased health risk – sleep duration assessment may be incorporated into routine health check-ups to help identify individuals at potentially increased health risk.’
Too much sleep has long been linked to issues such as heart problems and type 2 diabetes, obesity, poorer memory and brain health.
Adults are advised to get between seven and nine hours of sleep every night.
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