1 hour ago China’s crackdown on lavish civil servant perks will ‘harm’ the economy, experts warn

Updated regulations ban the country’s 40 million civil servants from lavish banquets, and restrict them from overseas travel for ‘personal leisure’Adjacent to a municipal government building in Beijing, a normally bustling restaurant is now eerily quiet, at lunchtime most of its seats are empty.The recent crackdown on civil servants frequenting restaurants – part of a government austerity drive intended to crack down on corruption – has likely affected business and caused liquor sales to plummet, admits one waitress who works in the opulent establishment. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago A legal fight is playing out around a Mexican migrant activist accused of human trafficking

A legal battle is playing out in Mexico after police detained a well-known migration activist earlier this month, accusing him of human trafficking

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3 h. ago CLAUDIA CONNELL: Meghan's back, with love. And the big reveal? Harry hates lobster!

During the first episodes of With Love, Meghan, which aired in March, the duchess's culinary tips included how to plate up a takeaway.

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3 h. ago Experts warn that progress in cancer survival rates is ‘slowing’

The study, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and funded by Cancer Research UK, analysed long-term trends in the cancer survival index (CSI)

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3 h. ago Amber heat alert as fourth summer heatwave pushes temperatures towards 34C

Parts of England are set for another day of sweltering sunshine after highs of 33.4C on Tuesday.

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3 h. ago Speed of improvement in cancer survival rates ‘slowing’, say experts

The Government launched a call for evidence to help shape a national cancer plan earlier this year.

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3 h. ago £13m scheme boosts rare wildlife but experts warn ‘time running out’ for nature

Rare species from water voles to adders across England have been helped with cash from the Species Recovery Programme’s capital grants scheme.

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3 h. ago ‘It’s a horrible picture’: Gaza faces new threat from antibiotic

Fatal infections more likely due to malnutrition, injuries and lack of medical facilities under Israel’s blockadeGaza is facing a new threat as diseases resistant to antibiotics spread across the devastated territory, research has revealed.Medical supplies are desperately scarce and tens of thousands of people have been injured in the 22-month war, while many others have been weakened by malnutrition, so the high levels of drug-resistant bacteria will mean longer and more serious illnesses, a more rapid transmission of infectious diseases and more deaths, experts said. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Mapped: Areas most at risk during deadly heatwaves as charity urges government to protect vulnerable

New analysis shows thousands of young children, hospital patients and elderly people at risk as UK hit by fourth heatwave of summer

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6 h. ago Putin races to grab territory in Ukraine with lightning advance days before meeting with Trump

Battlefield reports claim Russian sabotage and reconnaisance teams have breached weak points in eastern Ukraine, advancing up to six miles past the front line in two days

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6 h. ago Arnold Schwarzenegger's ex Maria Shriver seen with rumored love interest a decade after they were first linked

The 69-year-old journalist and ex-wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger cut a casual figure as she strolled with the political consultant and pundit, 64, in Los Angeles.

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6 h. ago Jack Grealish and his battle with pens as mad hold goes viral – but it wasn't always this way

The more we look at images of Jack Grealish holding a pen, the weirder it gets, but having delved into the archives it has become clear that it wasn't always this way

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7 h. ago Met Office says another heatwave will hit Wales this weekend

The heat is returning this weekend and it will not be the last of it

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7 h. ago The unrequited love that almost led to murder in cold blood: How US hitwoman's desperate bid for affection from British thug saw her travel across the Atlantic to gun down shopkeeper

Grinning for the camera with a sign supporting her football team - she hardly looks an assassin. Yet Aimee Betro travelled 4,000 miles from the US to carry out a 'hit' on a man

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7 h. ago Love Is Blind AD and Ollie's whirlwind romance from Perfect Match to huge news

AD and Ollie have shared exciting new updates with fans

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7 h. ago Reacher season 4 set photos unveil 'love interest' played by Netflix star

The first set photos from the fourth season of Reacher have been shared online, giving fans their first glimpse at a new love interest for Alan Ritchson's hero

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7 h. ago The future of cancer treatment is ‘personalized’ mRNA vaccines. Experts fear RFK research cuts will jeopardize that

HHS announced last week that it would slash hundreds of millions in grants for Covid, flu and infectious disease research

Science

7 h. ago Inside Love Is Blind's AD and Ollie relationship from altar rejections to Perfect Match

AD and Ollie have shared their unique love story with fans

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8 h. ago Meghan Markle announces With Love, Meghan season two return date

Season Two of the Netflix cooking show will feature Tan France and Chrissy Teigen as guests

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8 h. ago Reacher season 4 first set photos unveil Netflix star as new ‘love interest’ with one big twist

The first set photos from the highly anticipated fourth season of Reacher have revealed the look of a brand new cast member

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