2 h. ago Fat jab users flocking to major gym chain in bid to keep the weight off and ‘combat common side effect’

WEIGHT-loss jabs are boosting demand across The Gym Group, says its boss, as Brits fight to keep the flab off while maintaining muscle mass. Chief executive Will Orr said the company was “absolutely” seeing the impact of GLP-1s as a “tailwind and contributory factor” for the business. He views their rise as an opportunity “to...

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2 h. ago Fifth NHS trust declares critical incident as winter bugs lead to overwhelming demand

Nottingham University Hospitals Trust patients facing ‘significant and unacceptable’ delays

Politics

3 h. ago UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’

Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rightsSeveral faculty groups have denounced the Trump administration’s efforts to obtain information about Jewish professors, staff and students at the University of Pennsylvania – including personal emails, phone numbers and home addresses – as government abuse with “ominous historical overtones”.The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is demanding the university turn over names and personal information about Jewish members of the Penn community as part of the administration’s stated goal to combat antisemitism on campuses. But some Jewish faculty and staff have condemned the government’s demand as “a visceral threat to the safety of those who would find themselves identified because compiling and turning over to the government ‘lists of Jews’ conjures a terrifying history”, according to a press release put out by the groups’ lawyers. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Gym boss says weight loss jabs 'absolutely' having impact on business

Weight loss drugs are boosting demand across the popular fitness chain, The Gym Group boss has revealed

Economics

6 h. ago Senior Minnesota US attorneys quit over DOJ demand they ‘investigate’ widow of motorist shot dead by ICE agent

Several career prosecutors including Trump-appointed former US attorney reportedly resign in face of DOJ demands

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7 h. ago East coast could soon get rolling blackouts during summer because data centers have pushed electric grid to the limit

PJM, which services nearly 70 million Americans, could be forced to trigger blackouts during periods of high demand

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8 h. ago South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol

Yoon is on trial for insurrection charges, after trying to declare martial law in late 2024South Korean prosecutors have demanded the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024, in the first insurrection trial of a Korean head of state in three decades.Prosecutors characterised the case as the “serious destruction of constitutional order by anti-state forces”, telling Seoul central district court that Yoon had “directly and fundamentally infringed upon the safety of the state and the survival and freedom of the people”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Xabi Alonso failed to control Real Madrid’s egos in brief and bitter reign

Hired as a systems coach, the manager was undermined at a club where players – and Florentino Pérez – call the shotsPep Guardiola sat in the press room at the Santiago Bernabéu and told Xabi Alonso to do it his way but around here, he knows, it tends not to work out like that, which is precisely why he said so. Saying it is one thing, doing it another, doing it successfully something else entirely, and a month and day after being offered that advice, handed that defence, Alonso was gone. On Monday afternoon, not long after landing from Saudi Arabia, a meeting was held at Valdebebas and then came the statement, short and unsentimental. He was a “legend” as a player, but no longer coach at Real Madrid.Alonso is the 11th manager to last less than a year in two decades under the president, Florentino Pérez. He had begun work only seven months before, and that was earlier than he intended. It had started with the Club World Cup in the US, his first big decision to accept the demand to ta...

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9 h. ago Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson on rape charge thought he could have 'sex on demand'

Ross Davidson, 37, who used the stage name Ross Wild and performed in 2018 with Spandau Ballet, denies rape and sexual assault but has pleaded guilty to voyeurism at Wood Green Crown Court

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10 h. ago Man who killed best friend in mistaken identity case jailed with second attacker

Richard Mullan and Alexander McQuillan pleaded guilty to separate murder charges over the death of Michael Beaton, 35.

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11 h. ago Stockbridge Heritage in Pictures: These are 26 fascinating photos of the Edinburgh neighbourhood in the 1950s and 60s

It’s one of the most in-demand places to live in Scotland’s Capital, and Stockbridge has a fascinating history.

Culture

11 h. ago North London borough to fund 212 new SEND places with extra £10m

North London borough to fund 212 new SEND places with extra £10m - it still won't meet demand  My London

Economics

13 h. ago What is norovirus? Symptoms you need to know as NHS critical incidents declared

Cases of norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, are adding further strain on the NHS as it struggles to keep up with the demand

Science

13 h. ago Andy Murray's stance on joining BBC for Wimbledon emerges as 'demand' made clear

Andy Murray has shown no interest in joining the BBC for their Wimbledon coverage since retiring from tennis 18 months ago, as the broadcaster faces calls to improve its presentation

Politics

13 h. ago EU set to relax tariffs on Chinese EVs as demand for cheap Far East models rocket

The European Commission has published guidance that would see Chinese EV makers set minimum prices for their electric vehicles.

Events

13 h. ago Weight loss jab to launch stronger dosage as UK demand set to soar

The stronger Wegovy dose could see more than 20 per cent weight loss in patients with obesity

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14 h. ago Eric Chelle: Nigeria on alert as AFCON rivals 'ready huge offers to poach coach'

Super Eagles boss in high demand after masterminding impressive Africa Cup of Nations campaign

Events

14 h. ago Rachel Reeves set to cut VAT on public electric car charging to offset fears EV demand will plummet when pay

The Government is could make EV charging on the public network cheaper by clashing VAT by 15%. The aim is to stop EV demand being killed from pay-per-mile tax in 2028.

Economics

16 h. ago Four NHS hospital trusts declare 'critical incidents' as flu and norovirus cases surge

The trusts - in Surrey and Kent - are said to be experiencing 'exceptionally high demand' as a growing number of patients with winter illnesses are admitted for treatment.

Science

20 h. ago Heated Rivalry books sell out amid Australian fans’ infatuation with gay ice hockey TV show

Wild success of television series drives huge demand for Game Changers novels, with Australian booksellers reporting significant customer ordersA seventh book in Rachel Reid’s gay romance series that inspired the TV drama Heated Rivalry will be out later this year but Australian fans are still struggling to get their hands on a physical copy of any of the preceding six books.Unrivalled, the next instalment in the Canadian author’s Game Changers series, will be released internationally on 29 September, the publisher HarperCollins announced on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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