23 h. ago Blind date: ‘The most awkward moment? Trying to get the lighting right for our cute little selfie’

Will, 33, a government officer (left), meets Fred, 29, a business analystWhat were you hoping for? To have a fun Saturday night with someone kind and easygoing. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Shocking moment friends cheat death after one lights a cigarette and throws a match on the floor at a petrol station

Footage caught the dramatic moment a huge flame surged into the air after a man dropped a match he had used to light a cigarette close to a petrol station in Timon, Maranhao, Brazil.

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3 d. ago ‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action

As New York City’s mayor-elect reiterated his policies, the president posted ‘And so it begins!’ on his social mediaUS politics live – latest updatesZohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, issued a direct call to Donald Trump in his victory speech on Tuesday night, saying he would enter City Hall with a firm plan to counter the politics of division and cronyism that helped elevate him to the White House.Mamdani, speaking to supporters in Brooklyn after a decisive victory over Andrew Cuomo, the former governor, said New York had shown it would be the “light” in a “moment of political darkness”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Inside the toxic bullying claims which led to Ellen DeGeneres' downfall

A year before Ellen DeGeneres's spectacular fall from grace, prompted by bullying accusations, the TV personality bragged about her visit with Prince Harry and Meghan.

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1 week ago ‘It sounds like witchcraft’: can light therapy really give you better skin, cleaner teeth, stronger joints?

From infrared saunas to LED beauty masks, a billion-dollar market has grown around the healing power of light. But where does the science end and the hype begin? Light therapy is certainly having a moment. You can now buy glowing gadgets for everything from skin conditions and wrinkles to sore muscles and gum disease, the latest being a toothbrush enhanced with tiny red LEDs, described by its makers as “a breakthrough in at-home oral care”. Globally, the market was worth $1bn in 2024 and is projected to grow to $1.8bn by 2035. You can even go and sit in an infrared sauna, where instead of hot coals (real or electric) heating the air, your body is warmed directly by infrared light. According to its devotees, it’s like bathing in one of those LED-lit beauty masks, boosting skin collagen, relaxing muscles, relieving inflammation and chronic health conditions while protecting against dementia.“It sounds a bit like witchcraft,” says Paul Chazot, professor in neuroscience at Durham Univer...

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2 w. ago Shocking moment runaway tipper truck ploughs into cars at traffic lights

An out of control tipper lorry travelling at speed was filmed as it shot through traffic lights at a junction in Malaysia and smashed into another truck and several cars

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2 w. ago Woman accused of following and fatally shooting driver who honked at her at green light: ‘A moment of anger should not cost someone their life’

The Indianapolis woman allegedly followed and yelled at the man who hinked at her before firing a gun into his car, killing him

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3 w. ago That lighthearted Pep Guardiola moment that should excite Man City fans

Pep Guardiola didn't get animated very often during his Manchester City press conference but one question saw him open up.

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3 w. ago Met Office sheds light on the persistent grey skies over UK at the moment

Scotland has been stuck under a blanket of grey cloud this week and the Met Office has now explained why

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