3 h. ago Ancient disease runs rampant with more than 1,000 cases reported and unvaccinated children dying

Ancient disease measles is running amok in the US where the number of cases has jumped to more than 1,000 and is continuing to climb while an unvaccinated child died

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48 h. ago Luke, I am an INTJ? Darth Vader would slice hurtful colleagues in half – not take them to an employment tribunal

An NHS worker received £28,989 after being compared to the Sith Lord because of a Star Wars-themed Myers Briggs test. But I’d rather be Darth than Obi-WanThis is undeniably a bad time to be Darth Vader. A few weeks ago, Tony Gilroy revealed that Vader would not be appearing in his Andor series, despite fans assuming that he would play a significant part in its climax. A few days ago, the White House shared an AI-generated image of Donald Trump as a confusingly musclebound Sith Lord, subtly undermining Vader as the go-to Star Wars baddie. And now a woman has been awarded almost £30,000 for being compared to him.Yesterday, it was reported that NHS blood donation worker Lorna Rooke had received £28,989.61 from a Croydon tribunal after complaining that a colleague had taken a Star Wars-themed Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test on her behalf online, and then informed her that her results aligned with Darth Vader. This upset Rooke and made her feel so unpopular that she resigned...

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61 h. ago DOGE bro helped fire ethics lawyers who warned him over his $715,000 in banned company stocks: report

DOGE staffer was ‘screaming at people he did not believe were working fast enough’ during April mass layoffs, according to court document

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68 h. ago Town overrun by 75,000 tourists sparking 'gridlock' as sightseers wait 'hours'

Sightseers were reportedly left waiting 40 minutes just to make it through the town centre gates as vast crowds 'overran' the area - with around 75,000 visitors reported to have landed on the resort

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3 d. ago Build 53,000 new jail spaces to protect the public, report urges, as 'hyper prolific' offenders with more than 45 convictions are let off with a slap on the wrist

A study by think-tank Policy Exchange warned that more jail space is required to protect the public.

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8 d. ago Militarily cosying up to Trump in Yemen cannot end well for the UK | Paul Rogers

US foreign policy is turning it into a global pariah – yet Labour’s strike on the Houthis represents a new level of supportPaul Rogers is emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford UniversityThis week’s RAF attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen was the first to be approved by the Labour government. It joined a major US military operation that started in March and has involved 45 days of airstrikes. Operation Rough Rider is a demonstration by the Trump administration that it will prosecute a vigorous war that is more intense than under Joe Biden, and has, according to the US, already seen more than 1,000 targets hit.The RAF operation reportedly targeted a plant manufacturing armed drones used in Houthi attacks on shipping transiting the Red Sea, and demonstrated that Keir Starmer has decided to be Donald Trump’s closest military ally.Paul Rogers is emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford University Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Struggling mothers reveal the dark side of the 'miracle' ADHD drug that was supposed to save their lives from chaos

Earlier this year, Jane McFadden started getting reports from her 40,000-strong social media community about some alarming effects of the drug they and their children were taking.

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9 d. ago It was supposed to save their lives from chaos. Now these despairing mothers reveal the dark side of ADHD drug Vyvanse that was once hailed a 'miracle'

Earlier this year, Jane McFadden started getting reports from her 40,000-strong social media community about some alarming effects of the drug they and their children were taking.

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1 week ago 1,000lb Sisters' Tammy Slaton claims sibling is 'kinda jealous' after massive weight loss

1,000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton has reportedly had a bit of a moan about her big sister Amanda Halterman, who appears alongside her on the hit TLC reality show

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1 week ago Two suspects arrested for theft of Kristi Noem’s purse, Secret Service says

Noem’s purse was nabbed on Easter Sunday and reportedly contained about $3,000 in cash, her keys and identificationTwo suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft last week of the US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem’s purse as she ate at a Washington DC restaurant, officials said Sunday.Noem’s purse was nabbed on Easter Sunday and reportedly contained about $3,000 in cash and her keys, driver’s license, passport and homeland security badge. The homeland security department said Noem had cash in her purse to pay for gifts, dinner and other activities for her family on Easter. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Britain's most disorderly neighbourhoods of drunks and violence ranked by crime

There were more than 400,000 reports of public order offences in England and Wales last year, with the crimes including violent disorder, affray, threatening or drunk and disorderly behaviour

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1 week ago Like many mothers, I struggled with breastfeeding. Now we know we’re not ‘failures’ | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

A study shows the impact of feeding challenges on maternal mental health. With official help in short supply, it’s time to support each otherAnyone who has struggled mentally knows it is often only with time and recovery that you can challenge the destructive thought patterns that once plagued you. That said, hindsight can also be a strange thing. While collecting Republic of Parenthood columns for a book, I spent time revisiting my old articles about my struggles with breastfeeding. I felt vindicated, as some of the things I wrote have since been confirmed.This week, the largest ever qualitative study on how difficulties with breastfeeding affects mothers’ mental health has been published in Scientific Reports. More than 2,000 mothers were surveyed with 65% reporting difficulties with infant latching, “which seemed to impact mental health”.. Feeling like “a bad mum” and “like I had failed my baby” were some of the common reasons given by participants.Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett is a Gua...

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2 w. ago Fighting resumes following 'Easter truce' as Ukraine reports nearly 3,000 violations by Russia

The ‘Easter truce’ declared by Vladimir Putin ended at midnight on Easter Sunday

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3 w. ago Count Binface shares plan to solve Birmingham bin crisis as rats run rampant

EXCLUSIVE: Count Binface reckons he has a genius move to clean up Birmingham's rat-infested bin crisis that would likely also bring a lot of enjoyment to residents

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3 w. ago Sheep rustlers turn beautiful UK national park into ‘Wild West’

As more than 1,000 reported sheep thefts are investigated, Devon and Cornwall Police suspect farming industry insiders are involved

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3 w. ago Deadly floods in DRC becoming more likely with climate change, say scientists

More than 70 people have been killed and more than 5,000 displaced by floods currently hitting the country, reports Nick Ferris

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3 w. ago Spotify running again after users around world report problems

Audio streaming app confirms service restored following more than five hours of disruptionTens of thousands of Spotify users around the world reported being unable to stream music on the app, which was hit by several hours of technical problems on Wednesday.Downdetector, which tracks platforms, showed more than 48,000 outage reports for Spotify worldwide on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tens of thousands of Spotify users around world report problems

Audio streaming app says it is rolling out an update, after users reported glitches with downloads and searchesTens of thousands of Spotify users around the world have reported being unable to stream music on the app.Downdetector, which tracks platforms, showed more than 48,000 outage reports for Spotify worldwide at on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spotify running again after tens of thousands of users around world reported problems

Audio streaming app confirmed service was restored after several hours of reports of disruptionTens of thousands of Spotify users around the world reported being unable to stream music on the app, which was hit by several hours of technical problems on Wednesday.Downdetector, which tracks platforms, showed more than 48,000 outage reports for Spotify worldwide on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spotify suffers major outage as streaming service issues statement on 'security hack' reports

Over 100,000 users reported issues with the streaming service

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