24 h. ago Inside Pierce Brosnan's relationship with son as pair reunite 20 years after feud

Pierce Brosnan and his son Chris reportedly fell out two decades ago but since then Chris' sister, Charlotte, died of ovarian cancer, just like their mother Cassandra Harris did

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6 d. ago Victoria Wood gets huge theatre honour decade on from her death

Legendary actress Victoria Wood has been given a huge honour with a theatre being named after her, a decade after she died aged 62, having battled cancer

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6 d. ago The Cardiff wasteland that once housed a big office block and what's happening with it

It currently lays empty

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8 d. ago World’s loneliest elephant died of rare disease after decade of isolation in zoo following death of only friend

AN AUTOPSY report has revealed the cause of death of the world's loneliest elephant - who lived in isolation for over two decades at an Indian zoo. The 29-year-old elephant, named Shankar, is said to have died in September from the encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV). EMCV is a rare rodent-borne virus that can infect a range...

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8 d. ago £10 million Scone Palace plans to create "world class" attraction approved

The development will include a new adventure play park and converting the Perthshire palace's disused stable block into a visitor centre, shop, restaurant and ticket office

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1 week ago Arizona man facing decades in prison for letting child die in a hot car while he watched adult videos is found dead

The child’s mother reportedly texted Christopher Scholtes to remind him to stop leaving their children in the car

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1 week ago India’s loneliest elephant died of rare virus after decades of isolation in zoo

A month after African elephant’s death, autopsy report finds he had caught a rare rodent-borne virus

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1 week ago Victor Conte, architect of infamous sport steroids scandal, dies aged 75

Balco boss revealed Marion Jones used growth hormonesConte served four months in prison over involvementVictor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion Marion Jones decades ago, has died. He was 75.The federal government’s investigation into another company Conte founded, the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (Balco), yielded the convictions of Jones, elite sprint cyclist Tammy Thomas, and former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield along with coaches, distributors, a trainer, a chemist and a lawyer. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mother keeps heartbreaking promise to her sons murdered by their father that no more children will die after decade of tireless campaigning

Claire Throssell, from South Yorkshire, has spent more than a decade fighting to change the law after her boys Jack, 12, and Paul, nine, were killed by their abusive father Darren Sykes.

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3 w. ago RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts

Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendationsRobert F Kennedy Jr, the health and human services secretary, is planning to issue guidance encouraging Americans to eat more saturated fats, contradicting decades of dietary recommendations and alarming experts.“My response and sort of counsel to myself was to stay calm, and let’s see what happens, because there was no indication given as to how, why, when this potential shift would occur,” said Cheryl Anderson, an American Heart Association board member and professor at the University of California, San Diego’s school of public health and human longevity science. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Electrician who worked in busy office block for two decades dies aged 66

Andrew Horton's family has launched a civil compensation claim alleging his death was the result of asbestos exposure

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4 w. ago I can knock decades off your biological age and help you shed 3 stone in 3 weeks: Longevity expert DR ASH KAPOOR, 59, reveals the steps he swears by, supplements you must take, and his game

Longevity specialist Dr Ash Kapoor gives his simple daily hacks that he says are going to help him live to 123.

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