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Every year, around 2.4 million people in the UK get food poisoning - mostly from viral or bacterial contamination. Most people recover within a few days without treatment, but not all are that lucky.

Primrose Freestone avoids eating certain foods in certain scenarios because they may be more likely to make her sick.

Palantir is the frontrunner to win the seven-year deal, which would see it provide a federated data platform to connect IT systems across health and social care in England.

Buffets can be contaminated by other peoples germs or have food that has sat out for too long. GoodLifeStudio/Getty Images Microbiologist Primrose Freestone…

A microbiologist who is acutely aware of the risk of food poisoning shared the things and places she always avoids when she eats.

Primrose Freestone, a senior lecturer in clinical biology at the University of Leicester, says she rarely eats alfresco, "as the risk of food poisoning goes up when food is taken outdoors."

Be honest, when did you last clean your phone?

Do not spray sanitisers directly onto the phone and keep liquids away from connection points or other phone openings. Absolutely avoid using bleach or abrasive cleaners.

We carry them everywhere, take them to bed, to the bathroom and for many people they’re the first thing they see in the morning. They're also filthy.

While you’re relaxing in the hot tub's warm water, you’ll likely breathe in or swallow your Jacuzzi partner’s body’s bacteria, viruses and fungi.