17 h. ago 'I won £60,000 at World Darts Championship – now I'm back on site working as a bricklayer'

Charlie Manby has proved that fame and fortune haven't gone to his head since his breakthrough run at the World Championship

Economics

18 h. ago Could egg defect breakthrough help stop the ‘horrible IVF rollercoaster’?

Results of research offer hope to older women – but it will be several years at least before technique is approvedHuman eggs ‘rejuvenated’ in an advance that could boost IVF success ratesIt is a rollercoaster of emotional extremes that will be familiar to many who have gone through IVF treatment: hope and joy turns to despair and back again. This is especially true for women over 35, the age when IVF success rates decline steeply and for whom the only real way to improve the odds is to keep trying.While there has been huge progress in IVF in the past decades, including the advent of genetic testing, egg freezing and techniques to overcome male infertility, the primary cause of age-related female infertility – egg quality – has not been directly addressed. Continue reading...

Politics

23 h. ago Scientists ‘rejuvenate’ human eggs in breakthrough for IVF treatment

Findings suggest a protein injection could improve egg quality and IVF success for older women

Politics

31 h. ago Photos show Cirque du Soleil rehearsing for upcoming show 'Ovo,' on the the life cycle of insects

Cirque du Soleil’s show “Ovo,” Portuguese for “egg,” brings to life a colorful ecosystem teeming with insects.

Culture

32 h. ago Human eggs ‘rejuvenated’ in advance that could boost IVF success rates

Exclusive: research suggests supplementing eggs with a key protein reduces age-related defects, raising hopes of improved IVF for older womenScientists claim to have “rejuvenated” human eggs for the first time in an advance that they predict could revolutionise IVF success rates for older women.The groundbreaking research suggests that an age-related defect that causes genetic errors in embryos could be reversed by supplementing eggs with a crucial protein. When eggs donated by fertility patients were given microinjections of the protein, they were almost half as likely to show the defect compared with untreated eggs. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Human eggs ‘rejuvenated’ in an advance that could boost IVF success rates

Exclusive: Research suggests supplementing eggs with a key protein reduces age-related defects, raising hopes of improved IVF for older womenScientists claim to have “rejuvenated” human eggs for the first time in an advance that they predict could revolutionise IVF success rates for older women.The groundbreaking research suggests that an age-related defect that causes genetic errors in embryos could be reversed by supplementing eggs with a crucial protein. When eggs donated by fertility patients were given microinjections of the protein, they were almost half as likely to show the defect compared with untreated eggs. Continue reading...

Politics

36 h. ago Primate review – pet chimp gone wild makes for giddy, gory good time

There’s a great deal of unpretentious B-movie fun to be had in this brief, brutal and slickly made creature featureThere’s a refreshing lack of subtext and pretension to this week’s gory creature feature Primate, a straight-to-the-point riposte to the glum, trauma-heavy horror films we’ve been enduring of late. Rather than following his genre peers who are busy aiming for the lofty heights of Don’t Look Now and Possession, British director Johannes Roberts is happy to give gen Z their very own Shakma, the goofy 1990 schlocker about a baboon driven wild by an experimental drug.That film took a while to gain a cult following, ultimately accepted by the same drunk Bad Movie crowd who took in Troll 2, but Primate won’t take anywhere near as long. It’s a far better, slicker movie for one, a surgically well-made crowd-pleaser that swaps out baboon for chimp, cleverly turning him from test subject to domesticated pet. At 89-minutes and paced like a rollercoaster, there’s little room for li...

Politics

39 h. ago Coca Cola LOSES top spot of Tesco’s ‘best’ meal deal drink – but chicken club sandwich is still a clear winner

IF you live in the UK, you have more than likely heard of the humble Tesco meal deal. It's a staple of British culture and though it's by no means a culinary breakthrough, meal deals are an incredibly convenient grab-on-the-go option. The variety of goods available under the three categories - main, snack and drink...

Economics

40 h. ago Minneapolis in chaos as protesters clash with riot cops while Trump says ICE victim Renee Nicole Good 'behaved horribly': Live updates

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot in the head three times while inside her SUV on Wednesday, sparking mass protests in the streets and outrage from Minnesota lawmakers.

Events

41 h. ago Loose Women star Carol McGiffin's toyboy husband loathed her facelift and branded it 'horrible'

Loose Women star Carol McGiffin, 65, has opened up about her 2018 facelift, revealing the brutal recovery process distressed her husband Mark Cassidy

Politics

43 h. ago Greggs boss says there is ‘no doubt’ weight loss jabs are impacting business

The bakery chain recently launched egg pots and protein drinks as part of its plans to tap into nutritional trends.

Economics

43 h. ago Coke loses top spot as Tesco meal deal drink of choice – but egg pot remains favourite

The meal deal favourites have been revealed by region

Economics

51 h. ago World's tallest rollercoaster hits 155mph and is twice the height of Big Ben

Falcons Flight at Six Flags Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia is the tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in the world - standing more than twice the height of Big Ben at 195m

Events

55 h. ago Theme park that was once home to Europe's longest rollercoaster bought for £3million with plans to 'put it back on the map'

This theme park has been welcoming guests since 1969 and was once famous for thrill rides such as the Raptor Attack (previously The Rat), the Black Widow's Web and the Eagles Claw.

Economics

58 h. ago Trump blames 'disorderly agitator' for 'horrible' ICE shooting in Minneapolis

President Donald Trump has issued a statement addressing the deadly shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis.

Politics

63 h. ago Archaeology breakthrough as 'largest known' discovery made at 1,900

It represents the largest known whetstone discovery of the period in north west Europe

Politics

63 h. ago British sprinter becomes latest athlete to join controversial Enhanced Games

The event has been dubbed as 'The Olympics on Steroids' in some quarters because athletes will be allowed to use performance-enhancing substances without being subjected to a drugs test.

Sport

64 h. ago When vacations go horribly wrong: Inside three unforgettable travel disasters

The tales of nightmare vacations came courtesy of an annual contest, with the winners announced following a public vote

Events

65 h. ago China’s ‘artificial sun’ breaks nuclear fusion limit thought to be impossible

Breakthrough marks significant progress towards achieving ‘holy grail’ of clean energy

Events

2 d. ago Jesy Nelson calls for healthcare change after her twin babies face 'horrible' diagnosis

Jesy announced she is launching a petition to include screening for a condition in the newborn heel prick test

Science