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My husband complains of feet cold to the bone. What does it mean?

OUR resident specialist and NHS GP, Dr Zoe Williams, shares her expert advice.

Today, Dr Zoe helps a reader who has several concerning symptoms.

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Sun columnist Dr Zoe helps a reader who has cold feet and other symptoms that could be linked

Q) MY husband has been complaining for a while about extremely cold feet.

He says they’re bone-cold from the inside, not just on the outside.

He also wakes up in the middle of the night, in extremely hot sweats.

Plus, he has asthma and eczema which are now a little worse than normal, has slight liver issues, is possibly on the cusp of diabetes and gets ocular migraines.

Could these symptoms be one problem, which we can go to the GP with?

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As GPs, we often ask our patients to only present one problem to us per consultation, as we only have ten minutes and need to give that whole appointment to one issue in order to deal with it properly[/caption]

A) The cold feet could be caused by a circulation issue or nerve damage to the feet, or it could be a symptom of a systemic or autoimmune condition.

But it sounds like there is a lot going on and your GP is best placed to commence a line of investigation to try and figure out what is causing these symptoms.

As GPs, we often ask our patients to only present one problem to us per consultation, as we only have ten minutes and need to give that whole appointment to one issue in order to deal with it properly.

But the exception is when you think several symptoms and issues might be linked.

Make a list of the symptoms you think may be connected, and present this to the GP.

They can arrange some blood tests and other investigations if required, then see you again for a follow-up.


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Teenage girls arrested over Instagram video showing them dancing in front of Iranian war memorial – and could face jail

TWO teenage girls have been arrested by Iran’s chilling morality police for dancing together in public.

Tehran’s twisted laws mean the duo could now face prison time after draconian officials branded their outfits “inappropriate” despite them wearing jeans and jumpers.

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Two teenage girls have been arrested by Iran’s chilling morality police for dancing together in public[/caption]
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The pair performed a choreographed dance in front of the Monument to the Unknown Martyrs of the Sacred Defence war memorial in Tehran[/caption]
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Dancing is banned in Iran with the girls also accused of wearing ‘inappropriate outfits’, according to local media[/caption]

Viral footage released by the girls and posted onto Instagram soon caught the evil eyes of the Iranian authorities.

In the video, the pair perform a choreographed dance routine together in front of the Monument to the Unknown Martyrs of the Sacred Defence war memorial in Tehran.

The monument, designed by Italian architect Marcello D’Olivo, was built to honour those killed in the Iran-Iraq War between 1980 and 1982.

The morality police are said to have detained the women shortly after the video was uploaded.

Dancing in groups has been strictly banned in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution with officials labelling it a “sinful act”.

Iranian authorities also said the girl’s outfits were “inappropriate”, according to Iran International.

The footage shows the women both wearing jeans.

One of them has rips in hers but no skin is on show.

The same woman is also in a blue cropped top which is covered up by a hooded jacket.

A pink bandage is also wrapped around her right hand.

Her friend has a multicoloured sweater on.

Both also have their hair uncovered despite the morality police typically forcing all women to conceal their hair.

A growing number of young girls have turned a blind eye to these strict policies across the past few years.

The ladies are also believed to have had their Instagram accounts blocked after they were detained for posting the dance.

The official punishment the women face is still unconfirmed with Iran’s authorities known to uphold unjust charges against those who go against the regime.

According Article 637 of the Iranian Penal Code, dancing in public is classed as a “crime against public modesty”.

People in similar positions as the women have been sentenced to flogging by 99 lashes in the past.

In 2014, six young men and women were handed down suspended sentences of a year behind bars as well as 91 lashes for a dance video.

They were arrested after being caught in a video dancing to Pharrell Williams‘ hit song “Happy”. 

TEHRAN’S HORROR REGIME

Women are facing tighter restrictions than ever before in Iran with a new bill is set to toughen up regulations governing how they can dress and act in public.

The bill says that anyone found “naked, semi-naked, or wearing clothing deemed improper in public” can be arrested without question and handed over to the judicial authorities.

People refusing to comply could be banned from leaving Iran or even placed on a social media hiatus of up to two years if they post content deemed inappropriate online.

The law is yet to be passed by Tehran’s government but officers are already implementing it, claim several women.

The footage of the woman in the airport appears to be the latest example of Iranian women growing tired of the mandatory hijab laws.

Back in November, a courageous Iranian student stripped to her underwear after she was allegedly assaulted by morality cops over her hijab.

Her clothes and headscarf were both torn during the alleged assault at the Azad University of Science and Research in Tehran, Iran International reports.

Footage shows the woman sat near-nude outside a university before being bundled violently into a car by police.

She was also reportedly accused of being mentally ill and taken to a nearby hospital.

This “headscarf revolution” was all fuelled by the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022.

Amini died in the custody of Tehran’s “morality police” after being arrested for violating Iran’s hijab rules.

She was beaten to death for wearing an “improper” hijab on September 16.

Women of all ages ripped off their compulsory hijabs at public demonstrations in defiance of the nation’s feared morality police.

Hundreds of people were killed, including dozens of security personnel, in a brutal crackdown and thousands of protesters were arrested.

Reports of torture and death at the hands of officials have also surfaced.

Iran's Morality Police

UNDER Iranian law, rooted in Sharia law, women must cover their hair with a hijab and wear long, loose-fitting clothing.

The Guidance Patrol – aka the morality police – are in charge of arresting women who violate the conservative dress code.

Tasked with ensuring Islamic morals are respected, they spend their days patrolling public spaces in vans to crack down on “improper” behaviour and clothing.

Women detained by cops are either given a warning or bundled into a van and whisked away to a “correctional facility” or a police station.

They are then lectured on how to dress before being released to their male relatives.

Since the 1980s, many women have been beaten to death by the callous morality police, or tortured into given false confessions.

Various clips this year have shown their increased presence as the country ramps up its violent crackdowns on women.

One disturbing video shows the moment Iran’s twisted morality police hurl a woman in the back of one of their patrol vans.

Before this a woman was filmed tackling a girl to the ground and attacking her as she screamed – seemingly because she hadn’t covered her hair.

Video has shown the morality police snatching women off the streets and bundling them into vans for wearing jeans in public.

Tehran announced a fresh crackdown on “anomalies” to its religious rules under the “Nour Project” in April.

The Jerusalem Post reports suggest crackdowns on behaviour have been violent.

Sexual harassment, beatings, arrests and the use of tasers have been reported around the country.

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The girls had their hair uncovered and some skin on show during the dance despite wearing jeans and jumpers[/caption]
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The women laughed as they ended the dance before uploading it to Instagram[/caption]

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‘Unacceptable’ – Michael van Gerwen furious as Luke Littler hoodoo continues as Dutch Darts Masters

FUMING Michael van Gerwen claimed his fourth successive defeat to Luke Littler was “unacceptable”.

Twenty-two days after their meeting in the PDC World Championship final, the Dutchman was beaten 6-3 by the Nuke in his backyard of Den Bosch in the quarter-finals of the Dutch Darts Masters.

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Luke Littler beat Dutchman Michael van Gerwen 6-3 but then lost 7-6 to Stephen Bunting in the semi-finals[/caption]
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Van Gerwen was his own biggest critic after defeat against the Nuke

Littler was himself then sunk 7-6 by Sephen Bunting in the semis.

Last year’s champion MVG – he lives only 10 minutes from the venue – fell 3-0 down but pulled it back to 3-3, capitalising in leg five when Littler bust his score of five on double 17.

Van Gerwen, 35, lost to the 18-year-old in Amsterdam in September, Prague in October and then at Ally Pally on January 3 as they contested for the Sid Waddell Trophy.

This latest loss in his homeland continued the hoodoo at the hands of Littler.

The three-time world champion said: “I played terrible tonight. This performance was not acceptable.

“I was really focused all day and wanted to win this trophy so much.

“No matter how hard I tried I just couldn’t get them when I wanted them. I was lucky to be 3-3 – it could have been 6-0.”

Van Gerwen, the world No.3, was playing with a broken toe sustained in a freak accident on his recent family holiday to Thailand.

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He said: “It’s annoying but you can’t do anything about it.
“It happened last week on holiday.

“Accidents can happen. I enjoyed my holiday. I definitely had a nice rest.”

Van Gerwen’s exit meant there would be a new winner of the Toon Greebe trophy, which is named after a local player who died in October 2023 aged 35.

Raymond van Barneveld, Holland’s most successful player, lost 6-5 in the quarters to Stephen Bunting but the contest saw 32 missed doubles across 11 legs.

Barney, 57, had hinted the previous day he might retire soon, saying: “Maybe only two or three years left in me.”

Luke Littler prize money breakdown

Here is all the prize money Luke Littler has won so far after being crowned 2025 PDC World Darts Championship winner:

World Championship 2025 – £500,000

World Championship 2024 – £200,000

Grand Slam of Darts 2024 – £150,000

European Tour – £91,000

Player Championships events – £71,500

Players Championship final runner-up – £60,000

UK Open 2023 + 2024 – £17,500

World Matchplay – £10,000

World Grand Prix – £7,500

European Championship – £7,500

(Unranked) Premier League Darts – £315,000

TOTAL: £1.43 million

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Lottery results and numbers: Lotto and Thunderball draw tonight, January 25, 2025

THE NATIONAL Lottery results are in and it’s time to find out who has won a life-changing amount of money tonight (January 25, 2025).

Could tonight’s jackpot of £4million see you handing in your notice, jetting off to the Bahamas or driving a new Porsche off a garage forecourt?

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Could you win big tonight with the National Lottery?
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Previous winners have gone on to build mansions and buy islands

You can find out by checking your ticket against tonight’s numbers below. Good luck!

Tonight’s National Lottery Lotto winning numbers are: 14, 23, 24, 32, 38, 54 and the Bonus Ball is 50.

Tonight’s National Lottery Thunderball winning numbers are: 01, 11, 19, 27, 33 and the Thunderball is 06.

The first National Lottery draw was held on November 19 1994 when seven winners shared a jackpot of £5,874,778.

The largest amount ever to be won by a single ticket holder was £42million, won in 1996.

Gareth Bull, a 49-year-old builder, won £41million in November, 2020 and ended up knocking down his bungalow to make way for a luxury manor house with a pool.

TOP 5 BIGGEST LOTTERY WINS ACROSS THE WORLD

  1. £1.308 billion (Powerball) on January 13 2016 in the US, for which three winning tickets were sold, remains history’s biggest lottery prize
  2. £1.267 billion (Mega Million) a winner from South Carolina took their time to come forward to claim their prize in March 2019 not long before the April deadline
  3. £633.76 million (Powerball draw) from a winner from Wisconsin
  4. £625.76 million (Powerball)  Mavis L. Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts claimed the jackpot in August 2017
  5. £575.53 million (Powerball)  A lucky pair of winners scooped the jackpot in Iowa and New York in October 2018

Sue Davies, 64, bought a lottery ticket to celebrate ending five months of shielding during the pandemic — and won £500,000.

Sandra Devine, 36, accidentally won £300k – she intended to buy her usual £100 National Lottery Scratchcard, but came home with a much bigger prize.

The biggest jackpot ever to be up for grabs was £66million in January last year, which was won by two lucky ticket holders.

Another winner, Karl managed to bag £11million aged just 23 in 1996.

The odds of winning the lottery are estimated to be about one in 14million – BUT you’ve got to be in it to win it.

Sandra Devine and her husband Mike won by chance - can you too?
Sandra Devine and her husband Mike won by chance – can you too?

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