59 m. ago Key vitamin supplement slashes the risk of colon cancer, study finds

The nutrient, available a supplement for mere pennies a pill, was linked to both reducing the odds of developing the cancer and improving the outcomes among patients that did.

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2 h. ago Chelsea trigger Jadon Sancho transfer clause as Man Utd await £25m after Enzo Maresca verdict

Jadon Sancho's loan deal from Man Utd to Chelsea features a £25m obligation to buy, but the Blues can still trigger an escape clause that will send the winger back to Old Trafford

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2 h. ago Argos beats Amazon as Garmin smartwatch with no negative reviews reduced in Easter sale

The Garmin Forerunner 255 Smart Watch has been reduced in Argos' Big Red sales event, beating Amazon's discounted price

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4 h. ago 'Proper rock star' who went off radar now making serious case for Wales call

Alex Mann featured regularly during the 2024 Six Nations

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4 h. ago Ian Hamilton Finlay: The groundbreaking artist and poet who created ‘Little Sparta’

The revolutionary Scotsman, who created in his Lanarkshire garden 'Little Sparta', would have turned 100 this year

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4 h. ago Fox’s new game show makes people guess what Trump’s been up to. Somehow I can’t see the joy in that | Dave Schilling

What Did I Miss? features a smarmy host quizzing sequestered contestants on the headlines. But politics is not funny any moreThe classic television game show is one of the simplest pleasures available to the sedentary, socially maladjusted people we used to call “couch potatoes”. An average Joe is required to perform a task – ranging from answering a trivia question or spinning a large, colorful wheel to keeping a hand on a Toyota Land Cruiser for as long as possible – in exchange for the possibility of winning a cash prize (or a truck). For the viewer, there is the satisfaction of believing, perhaps falsely, that you could win the prize if you were in the contestant’s place. Maybe you identify with that contestant and actively root for their success. Or perhaps you just want to see some poor bastard shot out of a cannon, like on TBS’s dearly departed series Wipeout. Whatever your pleasure might be, it’s not an uncommon or esoteric one.We watch game shows because they are basic huma...

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5 h. ago Second World War in cinema: 20 of the best war movies ever made

D-Day marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War, a period of our history captured on screen in all its guts and glory. Graeme Ross sticks his head above the parapet...

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8 h. ago China sends back Boeing jet worth $55m as Trump tariffs continue to hurt trade

Beijing cautions third countries against making trade concessions to US at its expense

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8 h. ago China sends back Boeing jet as Trump tariffs escalate trade war with US

Beijing cautions third countries against making trade concessions to US at its expense

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8 h. ago Woman compares cheap Tesco teabags to PG Tips and Yorkshire Tea to find the best

A woman has shared a blind taste test of some of the UK's top tea brands and was left surprised when one came out on top, despite it being a little more expensive than she'd usually go for

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9 h. ago The Basketball Diaries at 30: How Leonardo DiCaprio started – and abandoned – his ‘bad boy’ era

The ascendent star gave his image a shake-up with roles in two mid-90s movies. Louis Chilton looks back at DiCaprio’s decision to break bad – and the reason it didn’t work

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11 h. ago In a difficult year being unemployed, I learned what success really means | Sunil Badami

For most of that year, I didn’t tell anyone. I didn’t want to burden them with my troubles. And, to be honest, I felt ashamedFrom finance to academia, on radio and TV and even in a Kings Cross sex shop, I’ve had a diverse range of jobs, most largely freelance, casual or contract.I loved doing new things, learning new skills and meeting new people. I was so busy for so long, with so many contracts overlapping each other, that I often didn’t have much time for anything else. By August 2023, I was burnt out.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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11 h. ago The Last of Us’s huge twist has exposed the series’ fatal flaw

The second episode of the new season featured what should have been a seismic twist, writes Louis Chilton. But the cracks in HBO’s post-apocalyptic adaptation might be starting to show

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13 h. ago The incredible transformation of a set of farm buildings into a £1.1m dream country home

Inside and out, from the location to the character, this much-loved property is an enchanting dream home

Economics

13 h. ago Mystery as dozens of ordinary homes and businesses across Britain are covered in red paint

Take a walk down Chingford Road and you'll find an unremarkable street of terraced family homes and shared flats. Unremarkable, that is, except for one feature.

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14 h. ago Council's 'crazy' plans to prioritise Welsh over English in schools blasted by teachers... but what do parents think?

EXCL: Plans by Welsh council bosses' to reduce the amount of lessons taught in English to 'bolster' Welsh have been applauded by residents despite being slammed as 'crazy' by teachers.

Society

15 h. ago UK set to ramp up weapons production to reduce reliance on US and French imports

Defence secretary says lessons from Ukraine highlight need for homegrown supply chainBritain is set to significantly increase its weapons production in order to no longer rely on importing from the US and France.This comes as British and European defence companies move away from buying US-made weaponry and equipment due to concerns over president Donald Trump making the country an unreliable military partner. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Renewables rollout making UK electricity supply ‘more British’, analysis finds

Wind and solar have already reduced the reliance on foreign gas imports in recent years, experts said, as Labour’s clean power push ramps up.

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17 h. ago Princess Eugenie shares sweet snap of son to celebrate Easter Sunday

Princess Eugenie, a member of the British royal family, has shared a sweet photograph featuring her youngest son to mark Easter Sunday.

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19 h. ago This Nintendo Switch 2 feature borrowed from PC might be one of its best

I tried out the mouse controls on the Nintendo Switch 2 and they completely surprised me.

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