British five-year-olds are on average seven centimetres shorter than their Dutch counterparts
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The trend has been described by an expert as
The trend has been described by an expert as 'pretty startling', with British youngsters 'falling behind' European kids and dropping 30 places down international height charts since 1985.
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Norovirus warning in NHS: Health bosses fear rocketing cases could
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Britain's longest serving nurse Jenny Turner has no plans to
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Circumcision 'reduces transmission of STDs and boosts fertility
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Why Christmas is a nightmare for eczema sufferers
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Cancer which claimed life of woman who visited doctors 58 times
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Is a hole in the market Dunglish? 🕳️ Five funny pictures 🖐️
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Breast cancer screening cuts deaths by 40 per cent
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The Netherlands - Dutch News and Updates - Page 12
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Woman who contracted Zika virus while pregnant details son's
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Woman discovers she has TWO wombs and TWO cervixes after routine
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Teenage mother says being pregnant triggered psoriasis skin