1 hour ago Politician says he 'only cares about looking at porn' when confronted by angered locals

A small-town politician in Russia blew up the internet when he made a revealing admission while dismissing criticism regarding work carried out by the department he leads

Politics

4 h. ago Brain damage, blindness and death: the global trail of trauma left by methanol

Methanol, a cheap relative of ethanol, is entering the supply chain, causing thousands of deaths around the worldFor Bethany Clarke, poison tasted like nothing. There was no bitter aftertaste, no astringent sting at the back of the tongue. If anything, she thought in passing, the free shots she and her friends were drinking at a hostel bar in Laos had probably been watered down – she wasn’t detecting a strong vodka flavour through the veil of Sprite she had mixed it with.All in all, Clarke remembers drinking about five of those shots, sitting with her best friend, Simone White, and a crowd of others at the hostel’s happy hour. CCTV footage shows the group laughing in the warm air of the open bar in the town of Vang Vieng, green and red lights dancing over their shoulders. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Jess Glynne reveals the secret heartbreaking reason she was unable to greet Alex Scott off the I'm A Celebrity bridge

Jess Glynne has revealed she was unable to greet Alex Scott on the I'm A Celeb bridge because her mother had suffered a 'major stroke and underwent brain surgery'.

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8 h. ago Brain ageing may 'slow down' by maintaining one diet for over 20 years

Monkeys that followed a key '30%' rule of eating had significantly healthier brains at the end of their lives

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10 h. ago Usman Khawaja's unhinged Ashes rant as the Aussie opener hangs onto his place in the team by his fingernails

Usman Khawaja has broken his Ashes silence with a bizarre rant after he was spared the axe - for now - but the under-siege Aussie Test opener is no guarantee of playing in Brisbane

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12 h. ago Team GB star slammed after ditching porn shoots to flog £199 ‘quit porn’ sessions

TEAM GB diver Freddie Woodward has quit porn shoots saying they made him feel trapped. But the 30-year-old has angered fellow sportsmen by targeting adult content sites as a “men’s health coach”. He charges £199 a call helping men to “break free from porn”, saying in ads: “I’ve been there; trapped, ashamed, convinced I couldn’t...

Economics

12 h. ago Kim Kardashian ‘not accepting’ news about her brain activity after latest scan

Kardashian recently revealed she suffered a small brain aneurysm

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15 h. ago These home workout essentials will seriously improve your fitness – and they’re under £40 for Black Friday

I firmly believe building better health and fitness doesn’t need to be a pricey endeavour, and these three offers can help you build full-body strength, muscle and mobility for less

Economics

15 h. ago Gemma Collins 'broken inside and unable to cope' after mum's health scares

The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma Collins has opened up about her recent battle with her mental health amid her mother's health struggles, saying she's 'broken'

Politics

17 h. ago Labour urged to tackle Britain's 'brain drain' as thousands of young people leave UK for life abroad

Some 174,000 16 to 34-year-olds left the country in the year to March, figures released by the Office for National Statistics show

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20 h. ago City life is reshaping raccoons – and may be nudging them toward domestication

Scientists say urban raccoons’ shorter snouts and calmer reactions to people mirror traits found in domesticated animals across speciesRaccoons living wild in cities in the United States are beginning to show physical changes that resemble early signs of domestication, according to a recent study.The study found that urban raccoons had developed shorter snouts than rural raccoons, with the research produced by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and published in Frontiers in Zoology. This is an example of a physical trait that appears across domesticated animals that have adapted to living in close proximity to humans over long periods of time, along with other traits such as smaller teeth, curlier tails, smaller brains and floppier ears. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate

Workers say the firm’s ‘warp-speed’ approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissionsMore than 1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter expressing “serious concerns” about AI development, saying that the company’s “all-costs justified, warp speed” approach to the powerful technology will cause damage to “democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth.”The letter, published on Wednesday, was signed by the Amazon workers anonymously, and comes a month after Amazon announced mass layoff plans as it increases adoption of AI in its operations. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Furries, 'gooning' and 'muscle mommies': What really goes on in the warped porn chatrooms that have broken the brains of young men

If the Covid Inquiry is looking for anything else to add to its expensive agenda, it might reflect on this: how pandemic-era boys cooped up in their bedrooms got hooked on the worst of the internet.

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22 h. ago Why Stuart Broad thinks England are playing the lottery in Brisbane day/night Ashes Test

Former England seamer says the match can be broken open in twilight hours

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23 h. ago Common kitchen ingredient stops you craving food in minutes and costs 10p

A weight-loss professor has explained how the food 'overwhelms' the part of your brain that makes you think you're hungry

Events

23 h. ago Two away fans arrested after broken seats thrown during Villa Park disorder

Objects including plastic bottles were hurled at players and police by fans of Bern-based outfit Young Boys.

Sport

23 h. ago Three Celtic stars earn swooning verdict as broken Feyenoord ace blown away by pass masters

Celtic celebrated a rare away triumph in Europe after an impressive 3-1 win in the Netherlands against Robin van Persie's side.

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24 h. ago Coronation Street's Vicky Myers responds after fans left 'broken' by scenes

Fans of the ITV soap know, and love, the actress best for playing DS Lisa Swain in Weatherfield

Politics

24 h. ago What Davina McCall eats in a day as she focuses on staying fit and healthy after undergoing lumpectomy for breast cancer and brain surgery

As she recovers from her most recent operation, the presenter and self proclaimed 'fitness addict' revealed this week that she had already returned to running just weeks after her lumpectomy.

Science

24 h. ago The brain drain from Starmer's socialist chaos: Record 110,051 seek asylum but younger Britons leave in droves

Official figures on Thursday revealed an exodus of young Britons while asylum seekers now make up nearly half of net migration.

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