58 m. ago I moved to the sauna capital of the US. Could I take the heat?

A thriving sauna culture is growing in frosty Minnesota as people warm to the health benefits and sense of communityHow much do you spend on health and wellness a month?First there was the sauna, which I loved. A small building with a stove inside to make you sweat seemed perfect for the middle of winter, when the priority was getting warm. I felt my sinuses clear from the sauna heat, and that alone is enough of a health benefit for me – I have a toddler, so I basically have permanent congestion thanks to winter daycare germs.Then came the hard part. After the saunas heated to about 180F (80C), walking outside was a relief. But I had to amp myself up to descend a step ladder into the ice, and I was pretty sure I would hate it. Continue reading...

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66 m. ago Olympic candidate Coe backs athletes calling for climate issues to be a priority in global sports

IOC presidential candidate Sebastian Coe says the impact of climate change on the global sports calendar will be a priority issue if he wins the election next week

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69 m. ago North Lanarkshire Council announce £1.7 billion investment to transform local communities

Councillor Jim Logue, Leader of North Lanarkshire Council, hailed the investment as a “transformational step” in delivering a modern and thriving future for the area.

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95 m. ago London councillor appears in court to deny trying to pressure teenage girl to drop rape charges

Tower Hamlet councillor Abdul Malik pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice

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1 hour ago Last person to see missing student Sudiksha Konaki claims he saved her – 8 questions remain

University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, 20, vanished in the Dominican Republic eight days ago and was last seen by Minnesota college senior Joshua Riibe - who refused to answer police's questions

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2 h. ago Vladimir Putin humiliated by Russians for 'sending obvious body double to Ukraine frontline'

Russian President Vladmir Putin has been mocked by social media users who questioned his attendance at the Kursk region war zone as they believe he sent a dodgy body double in his place

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2 h. ago ITV The Chase 'little known wedding rule' leaves fans speechless

The Chase fans were left reeling as they tuned in to watch the ITV quiz show on Thursday afternoon, and were given a rather surprising question about a wedding tradition

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2 h. ago Fact check: Part of a new town in Kent was impacted by a spider’s habitat

A section of the Ebbsfleet Garden City project has been affected by Natural England’s decision to designate a new protection area.

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2 h. ago Nova Twins on silencing the heavy metal doubters: ‘People don’t question men’

The duo count Elton and Rage Against the Machine among their fans, but being two Black women in a largely white, male scene means working twice as hard. The duo discuss winning over the mosh pit – and why they’ve banned synths Nova Twins vocalist-guitarist Amy Love is trying to make me feel better about the litany of things that have gone wrong during our one-hour chat. She and her bandmate Georgia South entered the shabby-chic dressing room of London’s Omeara in a whirlwind of denim, arraying themselves on the mismatched armchairs after a soundcheck that didn’t entirely go to plan – my Dictaphone broke, South’s battling a cold, I realised I had the wrong notebook with me We’re all feeling a little frazzled as trains rumble by and South boils the kettle for a Lemsip.The fact chaos swirls around Nova Twins is fitting, perhaps. Their brand of boot-stomping rock takes the pop and R&B music they’d grown up with and distorts it to hell. Nu-metal adjacent, they play a k...

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3 h. ago Llanharan and Cynon Valley road schemes to get share of £9m funding next year

The Llanharan Sustainable Transport Corridor has been allocated £5.05m and the Cynon Gateway project £1.14m

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4 h. ago The Chase fans left baffled by wedding question that tripped up ITV contestant

Four players Sam, Ashleigh, Karen and Andrew put their general knowledge to the test on Thursday's instalment of the quiz programme hosted by Bradley Walsh , 64.

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4 h. ago Only 10% of people can solve tricky maths puzzle that catches many out

Give this mind-melting maths puzzle ago – and it'll require you to use your language skills too. Just 10% of people got it right when the question was posed to them

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5 h. ago Stirling pals launch crowdfunder for new short story novel project

Heather Merrick first devised the book idea while on an Open University course - with her pal Katie Carmichael providing artwork as part of the ambition for the novel to be published.

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5 h. ago Police given more time to question collision captain amid inquiry ‘complexities’

A 59-year-old Russian captain was arrested on Monday after his container ship collided with a US tanker off the East Yorkshire coast.

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6 h. ago Rory McIlroy refuses to comment on fan who heckled him at Players Championship

The incident in question occurred after McIlroy pulled his drive into the water on the 18th during a practice round.

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7 h. ago Hairy Bikers' Si King makes emotional career admission as he shares 'final' Dave Myers project

Si King appeared on Good Morning Britain on Friday to speak about his final project with his Hairy Bikers co-star Dave Myers

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7 h. ago Daily Star pub quiz: Test your knowledge with 20 challenging questions!

How many fiendishly-fun questions will you get right in this week's pub quiz? There’s only one way to find out!

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7 h. ago Daily Mirror pub quiz: Test your knowledge with 20 challenging questions!

How many fiendishly-fun questions will you get right in this week's pub quiz? There’s only one way to find out!

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9 h. ago Inside the grand cinema building which harks back to a bygone era

Castle Cinema's future is secure and a project to give it a new use could start this spring

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9 h. ago The Residence to Happy Face: the seven best shows to stream this week

A quirky whodunnit set in the White House starring Uzo Aduba, plus Dennis Quaid and Annaleigh Ashford head up a very meta true-crime show – and The Simpsons send up the White LotusWickedness in the White House? Who would believe it! This series from Shondaland is a quirky whodunnit about a mysterious death at the heart of US power. Uzo Aduba stars as Cordelia Cupp, a brilliant, eccentric detective who is charged with unpicking the details. As the body of the building’s chief usher is discovered, a state dinner is in full swing. Soon, Cupp (a keen birder whose binoculars come in handy for professional reasons too) brings searching questions and inconvenient truths to the occasion. It’s a gently comic genre piece; essentially a country house murder mystery with West Wing bells on. And it’s great fun, largely thanks to Aduba’s wry central performance. Netflix, from Thursday 20 March Continue reading...

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