38 h. ago Diver's body found 300ft underwater in dangerous quarry as death feared 'unnatural'

An inquest heard how North Wales Police received a call with a report that a diver had died at the quarry - the body of Tim James Waples was found nearly 300ft (85 metres) underwater

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42 h. ago Body of diver discovered nearly 85 metres underwater at disused quarry

A inquest has been opened into the death of 60-year-old James Waples, who was found at a site popular with divers

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3 d. ago ‘The death of creativity’? AI job fears stalk advertising industry

WPP and others roll out AI-generated campaigns as Facebook owner Meta plans to let firms create their own adsWPP chief Mark Read to step down as agency battles AIFrom using motion capture tech to allow the Indian cricketing star Rahul Dravid to give personalised coaching tips for children to an algorithm trained on Shakespeare’s handwriting powering a robotic arm to rewrite Romeo and Juliet, artificial intelligence is rapidly revolutionising the global advertising industry.Those AI-created adverts, for the Cadbury’s drink brand Bournvita and the pen maker Bic, were produced by agency group WPP, which is spending £300m annually on data, tech and machine learning to remain competitive. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Cole Cooper's family say 'worst fears have become reality' after confirming teen's death

Cole Cooper's family have spoken out for the first time after a body was discovered in Banknock on Friday afternoon.

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4 d. ago Death Clock inventor makes one big change after app predicts 'worst fear' could come true

Brent Franson created the Death Clock, which predicts when and how users will meet their end – and was horrified after it told him he could die in the worst way he could imagine

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5 d. ago I invented the 'Death Clock'... and was horrified when it confirmed my worst fears about my own health

Brent Franson invented the Death Clock app, which analyzes a person's body metrics and lifestyle, to predict - down to the minute - when and how a person will die.

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8 d. ago Fear of being branded racists may have stopped authorities from saving starving toddler: Boy, three, was 'invisible and lost from view' of police and child services

Police and social workers' fear of being seen as discriminatory may have contributed to the death of Abiyah Yasharahyalah, three, who died in early 2020 from a respiratory illness.

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson tells triple murder trial she knew foraged mushrooms may have ended up in fatal lunch

Australian woman accused of fatally poisoning relatives says she threw out food dehydrator and reset phone fearing they could link her to death cap mushrooms

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9 d. ago Divers' explode into 'million pieces' as organs 'come out of body' in horror deaths

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Four men were killed instantly and a fifth suffered life-changing injuries in a horrific freak accident on an oil rig in the North Sea

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9 d. ago Horrific final moments of divers with 'organs forced out of body' in chilling accident

The Byford Dolphin diving bell incident in 1983 caused the deaths of five men after a sudden pressure change

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2 w. ago ‘Death is not a mystery’: what happens to your body when you’re dying?

Experts say knowing more about death – or ‘death literacy’ – can actually help quell fears of dyingTell us: how has your sex life changed after 60?“Who would like to hear about what happens when you’re dying?”In the final episode of the FX series Dying for Sex, a hospice nurse with an oddly comforting sense of enthusiasm explains to a patient what to expect as she dies. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Malta’s London Design Biennale installation ‘reclaims death as a moment of reflection, not fear’

Malta’s London Design Biennale installation ‘reclaims death as a moment of reflection, not fear’  wallpaper.com

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2 w. ago Schoolgirl who nearly choked to death stuck on NHS waiting list as parents live in fear

Lauren Crome has been suffering from debilitating condition since she was three years old

Society

2 w. ago ‘They told me that they’d hunt me down’: journalists on how they survive working in war zones

With a record number of journalists killed over the past year, four reporters covering conflicts across the world reveal how they dodge death• ‘They threatened to bulldoze my house’: fear and violence stalk journalists in Modi’s IndiaStephen*, 39, is a journalist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The war between the DRC’s army and the military faction known as M23 is one of Africa’s longest conflicts [a potential truce was announced last month]. The escalation of violence has meant Stephen now forgoes bylines and a presence on social media. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Yorkshire Vet star fears 'sudden death' as they tackle 'rare' emergency

On the latest episode of Channel 5's The Yorkshire Vet, tensions were at an all time high as Shona Searson was faced with a complicated emergency.

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on the calls to save Gaza: Palestinians need deeds, not words | Editorial

Israel faces growing international condemnation. But more is required to restore aid and bring a ceasefireThe UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher fears that thousands of babies are at imminent risk of death in Gaza unless aid reaches them. Benjamin Netanyahu fears that foreign politicians could see too many pictures of Palestinian children like these.Two months after all supplies were cut off, the Israeli government denies the obvious truth: that Gaza is on the brink of famine. But on Monday night the prime minister announced that “minimal” aid deliveries would restart, saying his country’s “greatest friends in the world” had told him that they could not “accept images of mass hunger”. His entirely cynical response saw a handful of trucks permitted to cross; reportedly, 100 a day will now be allowed – grotesquely inadequate given the vast scale of need. Reaching the most vulnerable will be perilous and difficult anyway amid Israel’s intensified offensive. Mr Netanyahu vowed that Isra...

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3 w. ago Soap spoilers for next week: Emmerdale cancer fears and Coronation Street 'death twist'

There's huge, worrying and dramatic scenes across the soaps next week, with Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders spoilers teasing what lies ahead for their characters

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4 w. ago Kristi Noem says Afghans can return safely under Taliban rule. Experts say that’s ‘patently obscene’

The administration is ending temporary legal status for thousands of Afghans, which advocates fear is a ‘death sentence’

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