45 m. ago Moment 'corrupt' prison officer tells inmate how to get away with using drugs behind bars

David Navarro, who has spent a decade in and out of custody, uncovers allegations of prison officer corruption in a new Channel 4 documentary - with a heavy focus on drug use behind bars

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72 m. ago Patients dying of sepsis because medics too slow to spot it, warns NHS watchdog

Recognition remains an ‘urgent safety risk’ and relatives’ concerns are too often ignored, says Health Services Safety Investigations BodySepsis is causing thousands of deaths a year, a charity has said, as the NHS’s safety watchdog warned that doctors and nurses are too often slow to identify and treat it.“The recognition of sepsis remains an urgent and persistent safety risk”, despite previous reports highlighting the large number of deaths it causes when diagnosed too late, according to the Health Services Safety Investigations Body. Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Antarctic ice has grown again – but this does not buck overall melt trend

Study shows ice sheet gained mass from 2021 to 2023, due to extreme snowfall that was also an effect of climate crisisA new study shows that after decades of rapid decline, the Antarctic ice sheet actually gained mass from 2021 to 2023. This is a reminder that climate change does not follow a smooth path but a jagged one, with many small ups and downs within a larger trend.The research, published in the journal Science China Earth Sciences, showed that while the ice sheet lost an average of 142bn tonnes each year in the 2010s, in the 2021 to 2023 period it gained about 108bn tonnes of ice each year. Continue reading...

Politics

73 m. ago Urgent probe as 10 people die after agonising reaction to weight loss jabs

MHRA says users of jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro reported inflamed pancreas - which can cause agonising abdominal pain - before their deaths as a major investigation has been launched

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73 m. ago Lana Del Rey's Hampden gig set times, support act and everything you need to know

Lana Del Rey is preforming in Scotland for the first time in nearly a decade. Here's everything you need to know if you're heading to Hampden Park to see the Video Games singer live.

Politics

2 h. ago ‘Extraordinary’ silver sculpture inspired by love that scandalised Victorian society goes on show

Stags in Bradgate Park, commissioned by 7th earl of Stamford after his marriage to an ex-circus performer, rediscovered decades after it was deemed lostA stunning silver sculpture inspired by the defiant love between a Victorian aristocrat and a former circus performer has been rediscovered after decades during which it was thought to have been lost or melted down.The work, crafted by royal goldsmiths and depicting two rutting stags, had a sensational reception when it was seen by millions at exhibitions in London and Paris in the 1860s. It featured in the pages of the Illustrated London News. Continue reading...

Culture

2 h. ago The truth about fruit juice and smoothies: should you down them or ditch them?

Some experts say we shouldn’t drink any fruit juices at all. Others point to the fibre, vitamins and anti-inflammatories they provide. Here’s what you need to knowWhen my sister saw me drinking a glass of orange juice at breakfast, she was horrified. “You’re drinking pure sugar!” she said.Juice, once considered so virtuous people paid good money to go on “juice fasts”, has been demonised over the past decade. The epidemiologist and author Tim Spector has said orange juice should “come with a health warning” and he’d rather people drink Coca-Cola. Despite this, the global juice market is growing, with chains such as Joe & the Juice expanding rapidly – and in an umbrella review last year, Australian researchers found potential health benefits to drinking juice. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Unheard works by Erik Satie to premiere 100 years after his death

Pianist Alexandre Tharaud performs previously lost material by experimental French composer on a new albumTwenty-seven previously unheard works by Erik Satie, from playful cabaret songs to minimalist nocturnes, are to be premiered a century after the death of the notoriously eccentric and innovative French composer.Painstakingly pieced together from hundreds of small notebooks, most of the new works are thought to have been written in the bohemian bistros of Montmartre in Paris where Satie worked as a pianist in the early decades of the 20th century. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Trump officials cite ‘new intelligence’ to back president’s claims of success in strikes on Iran

Tulsi Gabbard and the CIA director say Iran’s nuclear sites were ‘destroyed’, amid reports of White House efforts to limit sharing of classified information with CongressDonald Trump’s administration ratcheted up its defence of the US’s weekend attacks on Iran, citing “new intelligence” to support its initial claim of complete success and criticising a leaked intelligence assessment that suggested Tehran’s nuclear programme had been set back by only a few months.The growing row came amid reports that the White House will to try to limit the sharing of classified documents with Congress, according to the Washington Post and the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Swimwear that'll make you look a decade younger, picked by fashion guru DINAH VAN TULLEKEN. From slimming suits to the trendiest shapes, this is exactly what to choose

Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as a perfect 'beach body'. However, there is such a thing as perfect swimwear.

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4 h. ago Putin 'is pushing migrants to Britain' in an attempt to overwhelm borders, insiders claim

Russia is aggravating Britain's migrant crisis to overwhelm border defences and sow division in the nation, security sources have reportedly claimed. 

Politics

4 h. ago Woman fighting for life after 'BMW driver flipped car and attacked her' in Leicester

A 23-year-old man has been arrested following an incident where a woman in her 50s was reportedly attacked in the street by a BMW driver as she walked down the street

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5 h. ago Revealed: Nicola Peltz's father's 'shocking lavatory outburst' at Brooklyn's wedding that 'horrified' the Beckhams. Friends expose 'foul' behaviour that REALLY started toxic feud to KATIE HIND

On Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz 's wedding day an incident involving her billionaire father Nelson so horrified the groom's family that it as good as ended relations between the two sides

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5 h. ago Bodycam shows what happened when 'distressed' baby was found in roasting car with its windows up

They were called to the scene on June 17 amid reports of a baby alone in a car with 'the engine off and windows up.'

Politics

6 h. ago Weight loss jabs cause severe reactions and several deaths, prompting new study

Health officials have launched a new study into the effects of weight loss jabs after hundreds reported bad reactions to the medication.

Events

7 h. ago Something is ‘pulsing’ beneath the Earth, scientists say – and it could tear a continent apart

Rhythmic surges are like a ‘heartbeat’ under the ground

Politics

7 h. ago The 38 nuclear bunkers in Scotland you need to know about as WW3 fears surge

Many Scottish bunkers were built in World War Two and were upgraded during the Cold War

Events

7 h. ago ‘Hidden’ costs of digital and financial exclusion in Scotland

A report published today by Virgin Money and WPI Economics, ‘Tackling the barriers to financial and digital inclusion in Scotland’, highlights the significant impact that digital and financial exclusion is having on the Scottish economy.

Economics

7 h. ago Hundreds of weight loss and diabetes jab users report pancreas problems

UK health officials launch study into side-effects of weight loss drugs after increased reports of acute pancreatitisHundreds of people have reported problems with their pancreas linked to taking weight loss and diabetes injections, prompting health officials to launch a study into side-effects.Some cases of pancreatitis reported to be linked to GLP-1 medicines (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) have been fatal. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Billionaires’ wealth surged $6.5tn over past decade, Oxfam reports

Real-terms gains of $33.9tn for world’s richest 1% ‘enough to end annual global poverty 22 times over’, charity saysThe wealth of the world’s 3,000 billionaires has surged by $6.5tn (£4.8tn) in real terms over the past decade, according to Oxfam, equivalent to 14.6% of global output.In total the richest 1% of the global population has gained at least $33.9tn in real terms, which the charity said was “enough to end annual global poverty 22 times over”. Continue reading...

Economics