37 h. ago False widow spider bite leaves father arthritic and with 'exploded' leg after venom takes over his body

Brian Smith, 43, from Maidstone in Kent, was forced to stay in hospital for three weeks after the spider plunged its fangs into his hand while he slept, causing his limbs to balloon.

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43 h. ago 'I was bitten by a false widow spider in my sleep and my arm nearly exploded'

Dad-of-three Brian Smith, 43, from Maidstone, Kent, almost had to have his limbs amputated and developed arthritis after he was bitten by a suspected false widow spider

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66 h. ago Dad's limbs 'nearly exploded' after being bitten by false widow spider in bed

EXCLUSIVE: Dad, Brian Smith suffered a fate opposite to Spider-Man's when he was woken by a sharp pain - only to discover he'd been bitten by a false widow while he was in bed

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4 d. ago How do you treat a spider bite and what are the symptoms to look out for?

With a rising number of people going to hospital with bites, it’s important to know which spiders can cause problems

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5 d. ago Rival funeral workers brawl in street over who gets to take body of man killed by electric shock

The two undertakers started having a fight after they both showed up at a property in Villahermosa, south-east of Mexico City, after a resident was killed by an electric shock while decorating his home

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7 d. ago World Athletics mandates cheek swabs to ‘doggedly protect female category’

Coe seeks to ensure ‘integrity of female women’s sport’Aim is to be ready for September world championshipsWorld Athletics has approved the introduction of cheek swabbing to determine if an athlete is biologically female. The global body’s president, Sebastian Coe, said the decision taken by the World Athletics council was further evidence his organisation would “doggedly” protect the female category.No timeline for the introduction of pre-clearance testing has been officially set out, but the PA news agency understands World Athletics’ intention is to have the testing in place for athletes wanting to compete in the female category at the outdoor world championships in Tokyo in September. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Moment Brit fighter yells 'I'm gonna shoot them' as he's surrounded by Russian soldiers

James Anderson, 22, from Banbury, is seen threatening to shoot the Russian soldiers in newly-released footage taken from his body armour camera moments before he was captured

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1 week ago Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne have 'very different feelings' about bitter split

Body language expert Judi James gives her take on Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne's split – as one has a 'grim' look while the other looks to be 'on the brink of a smile' in pics

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2 w. ago Alive: an alternative anatomy by Gabriel Weston: Being in the room where life and death are decided

Dr Gabriel Weston takes the reader on a tour of the human body in this all too revealing book of anatomy

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2 w. ago Starmer announces axing of NHS England to ‘cut bureaucracy’ in health service

The Prime Minister said decisions about billions of pounds of taxpayer policy should not be taken by an ‘arms-length’ body.

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3 w. ago Danny Jones' dad quits job after colleagues call McFly star a ‘pig’ over Maura Higgins kiss

Danny Jones' father Alan Jones decided to leave his job after the jibes.

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3 w. ago Post Office scandal victim, 76, offered payout days after his death as his bereaved wife calls offer 'a slap in the face'

The widow of Terry Walters, who was falsely accused over thousands of pounds in supposed losses from his Hockley branch in 2007, urged the Government to speed up the compensation scheme.

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3 w. ago Europe's largest spider with venomous bite hitchhikes to UK in delivery of olives

A nursery owner in West Sussex got a shock after an eight-legged stowaway was found on a shipment of olives from Cordoba, with the giant spider spotted crawling across the floor

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3 w. ago RunGP considering commercial acquisition proposal to World Athletics in bid to shake up sport

The newly formed RunGP, which is launching a league for distance running backed by Sir Mo Farah, wants to take charge of the governing body’s commercial arm

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3 w. ago World Athletics facing commercial acquisition proposal by RunGP in bid to shake up sport

The newly formed RunGP, which is launching a league for distance running backed by Sir Mo Farah, wants to take charge of the governing body’s commercial arm

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3 w. ago World Athletics facing commercial acquisition by RunGP in bid to shake up sport

The newly formed RunGP, which is launching a league for distance running backed by Sir Mo Farah, wants to take charge of the governing body’s commercial arm

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin 'personally saves' boy, 9, who had face torn off by huskies

Two husky dogs savaged the boy, 9, tearing off his face from his eyes to his lower lips in the process - leaving his taxi driver father Valentin Korolev, 48, distraught

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4 w. ago ‘I want to see that movie’: Brighton Beach residents on Anora’s Oscar triumph

Mikey Madison called out the Brooklyn seaside setting on Oscar night. How did locals feel the morning after?Anora’s Mikey Madison may have won the Oscar for best actress, but the real star of Sean Baker’s madcap anti-love story was New York’s Brighton Beach.Situated on the southern shore of Brooklyn, next to Coney Island, the tight-knit Russian and eastern European enclave retains a midcentury, pre-gentrification charm. In the film, it is the fairytale setting for Madison’s Anora, a sex worker who falls for and marries the childish son of a Russian oligarch. When the honeymoon period abruptly ends, Anora’s husband runs away and leaves her the hostage of his father’s goons – and Brighton Beach’s boardwalk begins to feel more sinister. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Moment 'paranoid' father calmly leaves house with a cigarette in his mouth minutes after murdering son's girlfriend

Richard Jones, 50, was jailed for a minimum of 20 years yesterday for the heartless killing of his son's daughter, 30-year-old Sophie Evans.

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