73 m. ago Man who became popular in Blinking White Guy gif raises over $300,000 for multiple sclerosis research

Drew Scanlon, a resident of San Francisco, said the case was close to him as a friend and his mother are affectedThe man whose befuddled facial expression on a recorded video live stream in 2013 birthed what the internet collectively dubbed the Blinking White Guy meme has managed to convert his online notoriety into more than $300,000 for multiple sclerosis research, he said in a new interview.Drew Scanlon explained to ABC News that donating to the US’s National Multiple Sclerosis Society is important to him because a friend of his and her mother both have the chronic, autoimmune disease that attacks people’s central nervous systems. Continue reading...

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86 m. ago 'Biggest ever' great white shark reappears and is heading for resort

The 14ft great white shark, nicknamed Contender, was tagged in the North Atlantic by OCEARCH in January and it is the biggest great white ever recorded in the Atlantic

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1 hour ago FTSE 100 Live 08 October: Lloyds rallies on car loan update, index and gold at record

Lloyds Banking Group shares today rose during a record-breaking session for the FTSE 100 index.

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1 hour ago Maya Raichoora and Ailey Jolie on how to find a therapist and whether we all need therapy

How did we go from being known as a nation that never talks about their feelings to being called “overtherapised”? Psychotherapist Ailey Jolie and mental fitness expert Maya Raichoora discuss the therapy boom, anxiety and negative self talk, rising depression rates and how for some, therapy can still be very hard to access. With host Emilie Lavinia, Raichoora and Jolie also discuss how to find the right therapist and whether therapy is right for everyone.

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1 hour ago Who is the Birdman in Netflix Ed Gein series as viewers left puzzled

Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story has introduced viewers to a number of real-life figures, including the Birdman - but who is he and what is his real-life story?

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1 hour ago Frontrunner to be Starmer's Labour deputy admits 'things aren't going well' under his leadership and says the party cannot 'sugarcoat' failure

Lucy Powell, who was sacked as a minister by Sir Keir last month, hit out as voting opened in the race to become the party's deputy leader, saying his record should not be 'sugar-coated'.

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2 h. ago Netflix’s monstrous Ed Gein series is lurid exploitation dressed up as a serious drama | Richard Lawson

Ryan Murphy’s questionable universe of serial killer tales reaches its lowest point with a morally dubious look at a grave-robbing murdererThough the first season of the anthology series Monster, produced for Netflix by Ryan Murphy, had its lurid aspects – a hunky, lustily filmed Jeffery Dahmer (Evan Peters) doing wicked things in the night – it did, admirably, try to focus as much attention on the victims of Wisconsin’s most notorious serial killer as it did on the man doing the murdering. Season two of the series turned away from that drab gloom and focused, with at least some sensitivity, on the sensational trials of the Menendez Brothers in sunny California.Season three, the Ed Gein Story, returns to midwest murk and, especially in its early episodes, makes far less of an effort to do anything other than grimly titillate. The show’s thesis makes some sense: Ed Gein, who murdered at least two people and stole the bodies of many more from their graves, was an object of intense fas...

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2 h. ago Dolly Parton sets the record straight on her health issues after her sister sparked fan concern by asking 'for prayers' amid singer's illness

After postponing six shows for her from her upcoming Dolly: Live in Las Vegas  residency, her younger sister Freida Parton shared an update as she said she had been 'up all night praying for my sister'.

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2 h. ago Netflix star defends controversial Monster: The Ed Gein Story as series hit with backlash

Netflix's drama has come under fire for 'romanticising' a notorious American serial killer

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2 h. ago Jack the Ripper copycat who stalked same streets as notorious serial killer dies in jail as victims’ remains never found

A JACK the Ripper copycat who stalked the same streets as the serial killer has died in jail. Derek Brown has died at the age of 64 after being taken to hospital. Brown was sentenced to a minimum term of 30 years on October 6 2008 after he was found guilty of murdering DVD seller...

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3 h. ago The Decadence by Leon Craig review – queer haunted house tale fails to chill

Privileged university friends retreat to the countryside, in a gothic novel mostly made up of vibesIn many ways I am the ideal reader for this queer haunted house novel from the author of the 2022 short-story collection Parallel Hells. As a teenager I was a passionate fan of gothic literature; I love a haunted house novel, and believe The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters’s masterpiece of the genre, is yet to be bettered. It’s an admiration that Leon Craig shares. She also cites Donna Tartt’s The Secret History as an influence, which gives some clue to the setup that greets the reader in The Decadence. Namely, privileged university friends retreat to a haunted country house – inherited, naturally, by one of the group – to indulge in an array of illegal substances and sexual configurations. Bring it on, I thought.But though I tried very much to care about them, the twists and turns in the characters’ relationships did not make much of an impre...

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3 h. ago Charlie Hunnam defends 'sincere' Monster: The Ed Gein Story as Netflix hit sparks backlash

Actor Charlie Hunnam has come out in defence of his controversial new Netflix drama based on one of America’s most notorious serial killers

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3 h. ago 'I shot my dad and stepmum dead – but the hardest decision came after the murders'

Jay Katz, who was 20 at the time, murdered his father Norman and stepmother Michelle at their home in Burtonsville, Maryland, in 1991 and described the killings in chilling detail

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4 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 08 October: Index at record as gold tops $4000, Lloyds shares rise

Lloyds Banking Group shares today rose during a record-breaking session for the FTSE 100 index.

Politics

4 h. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta outcast admits exit plan as secret agreement reached

Arsenal are currently top of the Premier League table and have a flawless record in the Champions League and there is plenty going on behind the scenes in North London

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4 h. ago Qantas among nearly 40 companies facing ransom demand from hacker group

Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters reportedly threatening to leak stolen personal data from dozens of firms in major extortion attemptFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas is one of almost 40 global companies that have until Friday to begin ransom negotiations with hackers who are threatening to leak up to 1bn personal data records.The hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters reportedly released the extortion note on a data leaks site on the dark web over the weekend, demanding payment in return for preventing the stolen data from being shared. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Manchester synagogue terrorist heard for first time in chilling voicemail to 'second wife'

Jihad Al-Shamie - who launched a knife and car attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue last Thursday - is heard telling the woman: "Allah will forgive you for your shortcomings."

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6 h. ago Met Office shares damning response to maps showing 0C Arctic freeze set to grip UK

The Met Office has issued its long-range weather forecast as data by alternative service Met Desk suggests most of the UK should brace for a freezing Arctic chill

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6 h. ago 'Slow growing' toenails could indicate 'silent killer' condition

You may not realise you could be living with the condition

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10 h. ago British father who was climbing Mount Everest in memory of his late daughter as killer snowstorm hit tells of moment weather 'got pretty hairy'

Rob Mason, embarked on the dangerous expedition to raise money for a charity in memory of his daughter Kezia.

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