24 m. ago Storm Goretti hits UK TODAY bringing 12 inches of snow & 90mph wind as danger to life warning issued

BRITS are braced for heavy snowfall and strong winds today as Storm Goretti batters the country. Amber weather warnings have been issued across the UK as freezing temperatures and wintry conditions continue to affect most of the island. As much as 30cm (12 inches) of snow could fall in the Midlands while gusts of up...

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44 m. ago Experts warn of cancer risk from additives found in everyday staples like ketchup, pickles and toothpaste: The ingredients to watch out for

An alarming new study has linked several preservatives commonly found in some cured meats, toothpaste, salad dressings, ketchup and mustard with an increased risk of developing cancer.

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45 m. ago How to come off Mounjaro without gaining weight — the expert's guide

Coming off GLP-1 drugs doesn’t have to mean inevitable weight gain. Giulia Crouch asks doctors what you can do to keep it off for good — while also boosting your wellbeing

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46 m. ago Longevity expert Gary Brecka's daily routine: supplements, simple diet and a focus on recovery

The biohacker takes his mornings with a pinch of salt — and swears by meditation, movement and plenty of protein

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61 m. ago Met Office urges UK households to stockpile blankets, batteries and candles

The alert comes as Storm Goretti brings wintry weather to the UK

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63 m. ago Claudia Winkleman's cosy check wool coat from The Traitors is a must

The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman has been on a outfit winning streak this series, and her latest coat is one of our favourite pieces she's worn so far

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1 hour ago Want to scare a Hollywood star? Just set up a fundraiser in their name | Emma Brockes

More horrifying to a celebrity than any scandal is having the public believe they’re down on their luck. Just ask Mickey RourkeIt’s a tough time to be famous in Hollywood, what with dwindling respect levels for movie stars and the inability of anyone under 35 to recognise that George Clooney’s lips weren’t always that thin or that Brad Pitt, at one time, was a thing. Add to this a painful new pitfall for celebrities; not defending their unremarkable offspring from accusations of nepotism or explaining how big a role Ozempic has played in their new look, but rather the small, horrifying possibility that in the event of a bad year, some enterprising fan or assistant will whip up a GoFundMe for them.Most of us know instinctively that there’s nothing worse for business than admitting that business is bad. Unless you’re a parent soliciting donations to fund your Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome, or have just committed an act of heroism and are rightfully in line for a reward, being the benef...

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1 hour ago 'One of the best films ever made' airing on Channel 5 tonight

This Harrison Ford film, which also stars Tommy Lee Jones, is loosely inspired by the trial of Sam Sheppard and a 1960s TV series, but it's also become a cult film favourite.

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2 h. ago Brendon McCullum open to ‘tweaks’ but keen to stand firm as Ashes fallout begins

A five-wicket defeat in Sydney closed the book on a dreadful tour that saw high hopes of bringing the urn back home dissolve into another heavy loss.

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3 h. ago Thomas Frank gives 'extremely painful' Spurs verdict after Micky van de Ven fan fury

Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven was involved in an argument with the club's supporters following their defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Tuesday night

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3 h. ago Arts diary: The Playhouse show bringing back memories of my strangest school trip

Jason Donovan played Frank-N-Furter

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3 h. ago AI chatbot Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstreamOnline criminals are claiming to have used Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to create sexual imagery of children, as a child safety watchdog warned the AI tool risked bringing such material into the mainstream.The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said users of a dark web forum boasted of using Grok Imagine to create sexualised and topless imagery of girls aged between 11 and 13. IWF analysts said the images would be considered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under UK law. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Supermarkets could help UK shoppers eat more sustainable local fish – study

Shift from ‘big 5’ imports to British fish such as sprats and sardines would help diets and the planet, say researchersSupermarkets could help to support British consumers to move away from their reliance on mainly imported seafood – the “big 5” of cod, haddock, tuna, salmon and prawns – to more sustainable, nutritious and locally caught fish such as sardines and anchovies, researchers say.A study by the University of East Anglia (UEA), which confirmed previous research showing consumers did not eat the recommended amount of fish in their diet, suggests the UK could be overlooking a major opportunity to improve national health as well as bolstering local economies by embracing its own rich populations of nutritious small fish. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Mark Hix’s recipe for roast pumpkin and pickled walnut salad

This superb winter salad uses shaved and roast pumpkin to bring a riot of textural contrast and a flash of colour to a grey winter’s dayI try to grow a few varieties of squash every season, but in the past couple of years the results have more or less failed me. I originally put that down to the lack of time and attention I’d given those poor plants, but I’m now starting to wonder if the soil in my raised garden beds overlooking Lyme Bay in Dorset is actually right for them.I’m not giving up just yet, though, and this year I’ll be trying different varieties in a different bed that I’ve prepared and composted over the winter with seaweed mulch. As luck would have it, however, my friend Rob Corbett came to the rescue a couple of weeks ago by giving me several specimens when he delivered some wine from his Castlewood vineyard a few miles away in east Devon. If you know your gourds even a little, you will also know that squashes keep for months, which is handy, because they ideally need...

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3 h. ago Why losing three stone made me more miserable than I was before

All we ever hear is how wonderful being newly thin is and what a miracle weight-loss jabs are. But, says Charlotte Cripps, losing a lot of weight can bring its own set of problems and insecurities

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4 h. ago My favourite family photo: ‘I bucketed 30 years of tears that day – then smiled my smiliest smile’

After more than three decades together, Simon Hattenstone and his partner Diane Taylor decided to have a civil partnership. It was a beautiful celebration before the shock of the pandemicDiane and I had been living together for more than 30 years, and our children were 28 and 26 when we got civilled. We’d never wanted to get married. It seemed a bit too pipe and slippers. It also felt like tempting fate. We were really happy without being married, so why change things? And you can’t have more of a commitment than children. But we always said if they introduced civil partnerships for heterosexual couples, we’d get civilled.I think friends assumed we did it primarily for tax reasons – to ensure that if one of us died, the other wasn’t left in the shit. There was an element of that. But more importantly, we actively wanted to get civilled. It actually felt really romantic – tying the civil knot as an expression of love after all this time together. It was such a beautiful day, in every...

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6 h. ago Severe travel warning for Midlands as Storm Goretti expected to bring up to 15cm snowfall

National Highways and the Met Office have issued amber weather warnings for snow in the West and East Midlands, with heavy snowfall expected around Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham on Thursday and Friday

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7 h. ago Scientists pinpoint link between eating a diet high in additives and preservatives with increased risk of cancer

An alarming new study has linked several preservatives commonly found in some cured meats, toothpaste, salad dressings, ketchup and mustard with an increased risk of developing cancer.

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8 h. ago Rapists and violent thugs were hired by the Met as full checks were axed in a rush to recruit officers, force admits

The Met was one of at least six forces to secretly drop employment checks on new recruits in a rush for extra cash as part of an attempt to find 20,000 new officers.

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8 h. ago Woodhead Pass to close both ways as Storm Goretti to bring heavy snow amid amber weather warning

The Met Office has issued an amber alert for snow for South and West Yorkshire on Thursday, while a yellow alert has been issued for Greater Manchester

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