54 h. ago Life on other planets breakthrough as scientists 99.7% sure aliens exist outside solar system

"Decades from now, we may look back at this point in time and recognise it was when the living universe came within reach," said one of the scientists who worked on the ground-breaking discovery

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65 h. ago New details of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s final days released

Arakawa was shown to have been researching medical conditions related to Covid-19 and flu and police bodycam footage from inside the couple’s home releasedAuthorities on Tuesday released a lengthy investigation report detailing some of the last emails, phone calls and internet searches by Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa in the days before her death, indicating that she was scouring for information on flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques.Arakawa died in February of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome – a rare, rodent-borne disease that can led to a range of symptoms that include flu-like illness, headaches, dizziness and severe respiratory distress, investigators said. Hackman is believed to have died about a week later of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago How to watch Real Madrid vs Arsenal: TV channel and live stream for Champions League today

Gunners take a huge 3-0 lead to the Bernabeu as they bid to reach semi-finals for first time since 2009

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3 d. ago 'Truly shocking': Scotland on course for worst flu deaths in 45 years after vaccine decline

Scotland is on course for the highest number of annual flu deaths in almost half a century after more than than 350,000 fewer vaccines were given this winter.

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3 d. ago Flu deaths reach all time high in Scotland with 463 dead this year

So far 463 people have died where flu was the underlying cause - almost double to the numbers for the same period last year.

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4 d. ago How to watch Aston Villa vs PSG in UK with Champions League game not on TNT Sports

Aston Villa will enter their Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSG 3-1 down and will need to produce something special if they want to reach the semi-final for the first time since 1982

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4 d. ago Chicago teachers reach contract deal for the first time in more than a decade without a strike

For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’ s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a walkout

Economics

2 w. ago Loose Women star Andrea McLean 24 hours from death after 'nasty flu' led to sepsis

Andrea McLean has revealed how she was 24 hours from death after battling pneumonia and sepsis - and said the life-threatening illness has given her a "second chance"

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2 w. ago Nuno applauds Nottingham Forest after reaching Wembley FA Cup semi

Forest clinch third successive shootout win in FA Cup‘It is a huge moment for us in our journey together’Nuno Espírito Santo paid tribute to goalkeeper Matz Sels and his Nottingham Forest team after they beat Brighton in a penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in more than 30 years.Having seen off Exeter and Ipswich in rounds four and five, Sels consulted notes on his water bottle before saving spot-kicks from Jack Hinshelwood and Diego Gómez after both sides had cancelled each other out during normal and extra time. It was left to the captain Ryan Yates to score the winning penalty for Forest, who are also on course to qualify for next season’s Champions League via the Premier League, even if he will miss the semi-final having been booked during extra time. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Government on high alert as deadly bird flu jumps species AGAIN

The case was identified in Yorkshire during routine surveillance on a premises where avian influenza had been confirmed in captive birds.

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu races through in Miami Open as Kessler pulls out injured

Raducanu leading 6-1, 3-0 before opponent withdrawsBrit reaches fourth round in Miami for first timeEmma Raducanu produced another brilliant performance to reach the fourth round of the Miami Open for the first time in her career after her opponent McCartney Kessler of the US retired with a back injury while Raducanu led 6-1, 3-0.Two days after registering one of the most impressive wins of her career, a dramatic three-set tussle versus the world No 8 Emma Navarro, Raducanu returned to the court radiating confidence and she performed at an excellent level until the end of the match. By reaching the round of 16 in Miami, Raducanu has equalled her best result at a WTA 1000 event. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘I was sexualised, patronised and ridiculed’: how Charlotte Church survived the tabloids to become an earth mother

Charlotte Church has lived her life in the full glare of publicity, rising from child star to tabloid target. Now, happier and more free than ever, she’s found her feet – and her voice – at her healing retreat in the Welsh valleysWhen Charlotte Church arrives, she starts to cry. “I break down,” she says, “every time I reach here. It’s the first thing I do when I set foot on this soil.” It’s a two-hour drive from her home in Barry to The Dreaming, the retreat centre she opened in 2023, a pilgrimage across Bannau Brycheiniog and into the myth-steeped hills of the Elan Valley in Powys, central Wales. “Two to three weeks,” she’s explaining, icy ground crunching underfoot, “is the longest I can stay away before I start clucking. As I get closer, I feel myself relaxing, a calm coming over me, my nervous system resetting.” That bodily response, she’s sure, is physiological. Tears stream. “This land holds me like nothing else. It feels like coming home; I’m enveloped here.”It’s early Januar...

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