48 m. ago John Candy: I Like Me review – starry but treacly tribute to comedy legend

The much loved actor has no shortage of celebrity fans, but this documentary avoids his more complex traits in favour of his sweet-natured on-screen personaHere is a film containing some heartfelt but often quite treacly and solemn obsequies to the late John Candy, almost as if he died a few days ago, with stirring, sad music running almost all the way through. There’s an amazing lineup of collaborators and stars, and it’s good to see Candy’s uniquely likable and buoyant screen personality, but the tone borders on the stultifyingly reverential.Candy was the much loved Canadian actor and comic who was a star graduate of Toronto’s Second City comedy troupe and its small screen offshoot SCTV; he was a contemporary of Dan Aykroyd, Catherine O’Hara and Bill Murray, and went on to star in movies such as Stripes, Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. His death in 1994 at 43 was due to a heart attack caused by his weight issues, and drinking and smoking (though the movie rather pri...

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58 m. ago Prince William fights back tears as he speaks to grieving widow about losing her husband to suicide

Prince of Wales couldn't hide his anguish as he discussed the devastating impact of suicide with a mother whose husband took his own life just five days after their one-year-old son died.

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5 h. ago Just one can of Diet Coke a day could have this impact on your health

Diet sodas may be worse for liver health than standard sugary alternatives

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16 h. ago Baby left fighting for life dies in hospital days after man charged with GBH with intent

The youngster from North Yorkshire was initially rushed to hospital in a critical condition on October 5 - but Cleveland Police has since confirmed the child's death

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18 h. ago Father of three died after jet hose exploded and caught his face

Miguel Galvao, 51, was struck by the hose while at work in Leeds and seriously injured on December 10, 2022. He died in hospital 17 days later.

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21 h. ago One can of diet fizzy drink a day may increase the risk of liver disease

A new study compared the impact of sugary versus non-sugary drinks

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33 h. ago UFC fighter killed aged 33 as he's gunned down in 'targeted attack'

Suman Mokhtarian, 33, was reportedly shot in broad daylight on a suburban Sydney street and died despite the best efforts of NSW Ambulance paramedics

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33 h. ago Jude Gerrard's parents say son 'deserves better' after fatal nursey 'mistake'

Jude Gerrard, aged two, tragically died at Early Learners Day Nursery, in Bootle, Liverpool, and his parents are angry that his death has been put down to an "honest mistake"

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44 h. ago Man, 30, dies in his wife’s arms just days after last hope treatment for ‘shoulder pain’

A "BRAVE and handsome" man passed away in the arms of his loving wife just a week after starting a treatment plan that was supposed to save his life. Alex Able, from Horsted, Chatham, began experiencing pain in his shoulder in September 2023, which he put down to a pulled muscle from over-doing it at...

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45 h. ago Murderer dubbed 'Modern day Jack the Ripper' dies in prison – victims' remains never found

Derek Brown, 64, was sentenced to a minimum term of 30 years in 2008 after he was found guilty of murdering DVD seller Xiao Mei Guo, 29, and prostitute Bonnie Barrett, 24

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47 h. ago Rajvir Jawanda dead: Beloved singer dies at 35 after horror accident left him on life support

Rajvir Jawanda, a beloved singer, has died at the age of 35 - just days following a horror accident with his motorbike, which left him on life support

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50 h. ago Mum, 24, dies just hours after falling ill as partner pays tribute

Jody Heath, 24, from the Beechwood estate, Wirral, became unwell on October 1 at 5am. She was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital but died later that day

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54 h. ago The single thing to do every day to lose weight... and it's not dieting, according to top doctor

Scientists are exploring a counterintuitive approach to weight loss: making the body heavier. Rooted in military training, this approach hacks the body's internal scales to kickstart the metabolism.

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54 h. ago Bloodcurdling videos shows girl aged 12 subway surfing days before she and friend, 13, died during 3.10am stunt

Zemfira Mukhtarov, 12, was recorded walking precariously while a train whizzed below her (right). Ebba Morina, 13, (left) also showed an eerie obsession with subway surfing online.

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55 h. ago Mum's powerful message as data shows four homeless people died each day last year

Deaths of people experiencing homelessness jumped 9% year-on-year and included 11 children – four of them babies, new charity research has revealed

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62 h. ago Just one can of diet soft drink a day can raise risk of liver disease by 60%, study finds

New research finds both sugary and artificially sweetened beverages have significant impact on liver health

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64 h. ago University graduate dies from meningitis just days after his symptoms began

Lucas Martin, 21, died on September 12, 2023, less than a week after he began feeling unwell.

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64 h. ago Caroline Flack's friend Lou Teasdale reveals why she left her hours before death

Celebrity hairstylist Lou Teasdale has devastatingly reflected on the day her best friend Caroline Flack died as she was the last person to see the TV presenter alive

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65 h. ago Our Lucas, 21, died just days after we put his symptoms down to freshers’ flu – don’t make our mistake

LUCAS Martin died just a few days after he began feeling unwell with what his family assumed was 'freshers' flu'. The 21-year-old developed a bad headache and fever in September 2023. His family put down these symptoms to 'fresher's flu', a term used to describe a host of illnesses that strike down students during the...

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67 h. ago Landmark report updates guidance on diet and meat consumption

The EAT-Lancet Commission says a shift towards its planetary health diet could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day

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