3 hours ago Banished from history! Now Scottish education chiefs axe word 'slave' from exams to 'decolonise' curriculum

Scotland's exams body is no longer referring to 'slaves' or the 'slave trade' in a bid to 'decolonise' the curriculum.

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31 hours ago Inside Katie Price's weight loss as fans beg star to seek help amid health fears

Katie Price has left fans concerned after she showcased her slimmer figure in a new video, with some urging the star to seek help. Here's all we know about her body alterations...

Economics

30 hours ago Brad Barritt interview: Saracens' Champions Cup strategy 'flying under the radar'

Sarries sixth favourites for crown but underdog approach may yet work out

Sport

6 hours ago Scotland in huge Sione Tuipulotu Six Nations injury sweat as fears grow over captain's availability

Glasgow Warriors skipper is nursing upper body injury

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32 hours ago From Mulholland Drive to Twin Peaks via Lost Highway: all David Lynch’s films and TV shows – ranked

The great American film-maker died this week, leaving behind a body of work unmatched in its seductive strangeness and transcendent mystery. We put it in orderIt is one of life’s eternal mysteries that for the last two decades of his life, no one was willing to fund another feature by America’s greatest film-maker of the time. Almost as much of a mystery was his final completed feature: the evil twin of his previous film, Mulholland Drive. As Laura Dern’s hexed actor segues into the character she is playing, this digitally shot rampage down Hollywood’s boulevard of broken dreams dials up the narrative fragmentation of his late period. It runs the gamut from inspired camcorder surrealism to making-it-up-as-you-go-along incoherence (which is what it was: Lynch shot without a finished screenplay). Continue reading...

Culture

4 hours ago 'Maniacal approach' led Urban Meyer to success, fatigue and the College Football Hall of Fame

When former Florida and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer reflects on his career, he remembers the losses as much as the wins

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33 hours ago Novak Djokovic backs Danielle Collins’ approach to dealing with boisterous fans

Collins has received mixed reactions for her confrontational response after beating Destanee Aiava.

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6 hours ago Carer sits on vulnerable woman and screams in her face as horrifying abuse exposed

Disgraced Joseph Jones was captured using his body weight to restrain the defenceless victim.

Events

36 hours ago Millions of phone alert sirens to blast again as Labour repeats a test of its controversial emergency system

In line with a recommendation from the Covid inquiry regarding crisis preparation, alarms on 87 million devices will sound.

Economics

8 hours ago 'I spoke to Dr Hilary Jones about processed food – what he said changed my diet'

We are often told that ultra-processed foods aren't good for us, but I didn't realise what they were doing to my body until I spoke to ITV's Dr Hilary Jones. What he said has transformed my diet

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6 hours ago Nick Knowles' fiancée Katie Dadzie reveals he encouraged racy lingerie snaps

Katie Dadzie and DIY SOS host Nick Knowles are due to marry this year, and Katie revealed that her fiancé was key in encouraging her to be proud of her body and her lingerie business

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9 hours ago How quickly do firefighters attend blazes in your area? Interactive map lays bare the 5

Laying bare the 'emergency' facing 999 crews, statistics show teams took 8m 1s on average to attend home fires in 2023/24 across England as a whole.

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7 hours ago With his toxic revamp, Emperor Zuckerberg is preparing to be Trump’s puppet | John Naughton

The Meta boss has embraced masculinity and abandoned fact-checking and decorum. Is this the future of the tech industry?Years ago the Economist magazine had a striking cover in which Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, was portrayed as a languid clone of the Roman emperor Augustus. This was inspired by stories that Zuck was fascinated by Gus. On honeymoon in Rome in 2012, for example, he took so many photos of the emperor’s sculptures that his wife joked it was as if there were three people on the holiday. The couple even named their second daughter August.Explaining his fascination for Rome’s first emperor, Zuckerberg told the New Yorker that “basically, through a really harsh approach, he established 200 years of world peace What are the trade-offs in that? On the one hand, world peace is a long-term goal that people talk about today [but] that didn’t come for free, and he had to do certain things.” Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Dad comes back to life just before his 'dead' body was transferred to the mortuary

Relatives of the man, 67 were told he wouldn't survive for long after being taken off a ventilator - but after arranging his funeral, they discovered he was still alive

Events

8 hours ago Dean Windass has noticed only one change to body since dementia diagnosis

After his devastating dementia diagnosis broke the heart of the football world, Dean Windass offered an insight into how the condition is taking grip

Politics

28 hours ago Utah mom found dead at bottom of stairs, husband arrested after leaving body to go for beers

Autumn Mercado, a 39-year-old nurse, died at the family’s home in Salt Lake City with her body discovered by police officers carrying out welfare check

Events

9 hours ago The wild animals next door: Interactive map reveals where 2,700 dangerous exotic pets are being kept in the UK

As semi-tame lynx are captured roaming in the Cairngorms, experts have raised concerns that Britain's exotic pets could be putting animals and humans at risk.

Politics

29 hours ago Carer's shocking abuse exposed in horrifying video – 'stop screaming, stop screaming now'

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Joseph Jones, 31, was filmed using his body weight to restrain the vulnerable victim, who is understood to have complex medical needs, as she screamed hysterically at him

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9 hours ago Mum's chilling last words after taking son from school – 'you'll never find him'

Not long after six-year-old Timmothy Pitzen was dropped off at school, his mum, Amy picked him up never to be seen again - her body was later found in a motel alongside a harrowing note

Politics

29 hours ago Woman appears in court charged with murder after death of pensioner in Hamilton

Susan Sergison's body was found by Police Scotland's officers earlier this week.

Events

9 hours ago How did Ivanka Trump achieve her physique? Inside the diet and fitness routine that transformed her body

The former First Daughter, 43, has worked extremely hard to achieve her enviable physique, implementing a strict diet and sticking to a vigorous workout regimen.

Politics

30 hours ago A year of bloodshed on streets of Lawless London: Map shows how many teenagers have been killed since start of 2024 amid knife crime epidemic gripping the capital

London has seen a total of 11 teenage homicides over the last 12 months, prompting one community leader to warn that stabbings ' can happen to a child anywhere'.

Events

10 hours ago She was a pinup who starred in Basic Instinct, worked with Tom Cruise and dated Ben Stiller... can you guess?

One of her biggest movies she ever made was Basic Instinct with Sharon Stone which put her on the map. And she worked with Tom Cruise on a 1993 film about the legal world. She dated ben Stiller.

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33 hours ago Psychedelic drug DMT to be trialled on UK volunteers to tackle alcohol misuse

Exclusive: Scientists at UCL hope one-off dose of powerful hallucinogenic could help drinkers reduce intakeA powerful psychedelic that is used in healing ceremonies by Indigenous groups in the Amazon is being trialled as a pioneering approach to reduce problematic alcohol consumption.Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is the active ingredient in ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic brew that has been used for thousands of years by shamans in South America. Scientists based at University College London are testing whether a one-off dose of the drug could help hazardous drinkers who want to reduce their alcohol intake.The study is currently recruiting volunteers, who need to be regular drinkers aged 21 to 65 who do not have a formal diagnosis of alcohol disorder. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago ‘The two of us book a karaoke room for an hour. It’s like tiramisu for the soul’ What’s on your dopamine menu?

From a ‘starter’ of dishing out compliments to a ‘dessert’ of smashing laptops in rage rooms, scientists and authors share 15 ‘portion-sized’ ideas for a positivity boostDopamine has a reputation as the body’s “feelgood” hormone, but it’s “really more about motivation than about positive affect”, says happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky. This is the chemical that nudges you towards things you enjoy, helping you muster the effort required to attend a party you’re on the fence about, then showering you with a sense of reward when you actually have a great time. Dopamine works with other neurotransmitters like serotonin to give you a sense of momentum: do one thing to give yourself a mood boost, and the cascading effects of that decision can help you break out of a rut and resuscitate your zest for life. January, with its clean slate, is the ideal time to rev this process up.Enter the concept of the dopamine menu: a fresh sheet of stimulating activities designed to lift your spirits...

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35 hours ago China’s economy hits 5% growth target but rate among slowest in decades

Latter part of 2024 ‘recovered remarkably’ after stimulus measures, says National Bureau of StatisticsBusiness live – latest updatesChina’s economy grew by 5% in 2024, in line with government targets but at the slowest rate since 1990 outside the Covid pandemic, according to official data.Growth accelerated through the year, with an expansion of 5.4% in the final quarter, up from 4.6% in the third quarter, according to Beijing’s National Bureau of Statistics. Continue reading...

Events

13 hours ago Vogue Williams left 'embarrassed' by Spencer Matthews' reaction to famous star

Vogue Williams has admitted she was left cringing after her husband Spencer Matthews couldn't help but approach his 'idol' Gary Neville in a coffee shop

Politics

38 hours ago Mystery as Brit, 53, is found dead in water at a Costa Blanca holiday hotspot port

The man's body was found by Civil Guard divers at the marina in Calpe north of Benidorm after the alarm was raised just over an hour earlier

Events

17 hours ago After call to overhaul diagnosis of obesity, how can you tell if your weight is a problem?

Report by Lancet Commission says BMI should be used as ‘screening tool’ rather than determining factorThis week, doctors confirmed what many people have felt for a long time: the way we think about obesity is not helpful, BMI (body mass index) is unreliable, and this needs to change.The Lancet Commission has urged a “radical overhaul” of how obesity is diagnosed, warning that reliance on BMI has resulted in both under- and over-diagnosis of the condition affecting approximately 1 billion people globally. Continue reading...

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38 hours ago Mystery as body of dead Brit, 53, is found floating in the water at a Costa Blanca port

Civil Guard divers recovered the 53-year-old's body yesterday morning at the marina in Calpe north of Benidorm after the alarm was raised just over an hour earlier.

Events

30 hours ago Edinburgh University research on NHS backlog to be 'huge incentive for innovators'

New analysis indicating that healthcare treatment needs to be boosted by a fifth to eliminate COVID backlogs could represent ‘a huge incentive to ambitious innovators’, insists an NHS Scotland partner.

Politics

39 hours ago Millions warned that emergency alert sirens will blast phones again as the Government repeats a test of its controversial emergency system

In line with a recommendation from the Covid inquiry regarding crisis preparation, alarms on 87 million devices will sound.

Events

31 hours ago Skin is in: as sales of thong bikinis rise, is body confidence also growing?

A Sydney council’s ban on ‘inappropriate’ swimwear stirs a wider debate over complex feelings about women’s bottomsWhen it comes to clothing advice for women, the “rules” are endless. They range from sizeist – “avoid horizontal stripes if you have a wider frame”, to ageist – “don’t wear a crop top over 50”. Now Australia is weighing in. A council in Greater Sydney has banned thong and g-string bikinis at its public swimming pools causing outrage among pool users and stirring a wider debate about the policing of women’s bodies.In a now-deleted post on Facebook clarifying its swim-attire rules, Blue Mountains leisure centres stated that skimpy swimwear was “inappropriate” at its facilities. The guidelines were posted after pool users queried posters at centres warning that “revealing swimwear/thongs” were not to be worn. Continue reading...

Politics

39 hours ago Gaza ceasefire live: Israel security cabinet to meet later after hostage deal reached, Netanyahu says

Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says that security cabinet will meet on Friday following earlier delays in talks to release hostages in return for ceasefireAnalysis: Islamist groups will emerge from Gaza war weakenedDuring his final press conference earlier on Thursday, US secretary of state Antony Blinken was heckled by two journalists who criticised him for his support for the war in Gaza.That includes providing Israel with diplomatic support at the UN – blocking multiple calls for a ceasefire – and continuing to send billions of dollars worth of weapons to Israel despite concerns within his own department it is committing human rights violations. Reuters reports:“Criminal! Why aren’t you in The Hague,” shouted Sam Husseini, an independent journalist and longtime critic of Washington’s approach to the world. The Hague is where the International Criminal Court is located.The unusually confrontational scene in the State Department briefing room only ended when security personnel forcibl...

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31 hours ago Call of Duty Black Ops 6's next Zombies map revealed as countdown to Season 2 continues

Prepare for a particularly spooky Zombies map with Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Season 2, which will add 'The Tomb' which takes place underground — here's all we know

Politics

42 hours ago David Lynch dead: Naomi Watts' heartrending tribute to director who 'put her on the map'

David Lynch, whose career spanned more than 50 years, directed surrealist mystery Mulholland Drive, in which Naomi Watts, from Shoreham, Kent, played a lead character

Events

32 hours ago Britain's growth is set to trail the US and Canada despite Starmer's vow of best performance in G7, IMF says

The international body believes Britain will see a 1.6 per cent expansion this year - slightly up from the 1.5 per cent it pencilled in last October.

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44 hours ago Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza issue warning to UK tourists after holiday hotspots swept by 'five viruses at once'

The Balearic Islands have said that they are facing "quintudemia" - five viruses at once - in the form of flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), norovirus, rhinovirus, and Covid

Events

34 hours ago Woman called 'stupid' after allowing fiance to tattoo her face on impulse

Alitia Thoburn, 20, has more than 50 hours of ink on her body and had always dreamed of having a face tattoo from a young age - but she did not expect to get it when she did

Politics

45 hours ago Naomi Watts mourns Mulholland Drive director David Lynch: ‘He put me on the map’

The US filmmaker died on Thursday at the age of 78.

Politics

45 hours ago Cover your ears! Millions of phone alert sirens to blast again as the Government repeats a test of its controversial emergency system

In line with a recommendation from the Covid inquiry regarding crisis preparation, alarms on 87 million devices will sound.

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