33 m. ago Visa applications for key routes to UK drop by almost 40% in a year

Some 1.24 million people applied for visas in the year to March 2024, before it dropped by 37% to 772,200 applicants in the year to March 2025.

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69 m. ago Boffins hope to put supercomputer the size of a book on the moon after successful trial

A boffin is confident that his company will one day open a data centre on the moon powered by solar energy as the location offers ‘unparalleled security’ for its big-name customers

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93 m. ago Gas boilers now biggest source of air pollution in central London, study shows

Gas boilers now biggest source of air pollution in central London, study shows  Phys.org

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1 hour ago Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine for very touching reason

Former Royal Prince Harry paid a visit to the Superhumans Centre, an orthopaedic clinic in Lviv Ukraine that treats and rehabilitates wounded soldiers and civilians

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2 h. ago F1 news: Key figure sends shockwaves with dramatic resignation as Mercedes admit regret

The Bahrain Grand Prix is in focus as we head into the fourth round of the 2025 Formula 1 season with a huge FIA resignation making the headlines along with several driver changes ahead of FP1

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3 h. ago British couple imprisoned by Taliban faced 29 ‘interrogations’, daughter says

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, in central Afghanistan, in February.

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3 h. ago World's healthiest drink is likely already in your kitchen – and it's not green tea

Water is the key to life and the healthiest drink in the world, and it has a variety of benefits that can help maintain a healthy heart, clear skin and good digestion

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3 h. ago UK tourists at popular holiday spot warned over condition that's 'almost always fatal'

The medical website suggests multiple vaccinations and health precautions travellers should take when visiting the country - but there’s one specific jab it urges groups to get to avoid a fatal disease

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3 h. ago Manchester United fans face more travel chaos in Lyon as underground system breaks down

It comes after reports away fans were forced to meet at a business park eight miles away from the centre

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4 h. ago Family pay tribute to grandfather's 'incredible bravery' after he saves his wife with heroic last act that cost him his own life

David Lalgee, 64, died following a crash on the M60 which saw a lorry cross the central reservation and go into the embankment, before hitting six vehicles.

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4 h. ago Gordon Ramsay’s feelings towards Adam Peaty as Olympic icon makes huge announcement

Adam Peaty has announced his intention to compete at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, with the swimmer set to swim the 50m breaststroke in addition to his usual 100m event

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4 h. ago Black Prince Holidays review: Relaxation’s the key on our glorious canals

This was a canal trip with a difference. More of a mission, if anything.

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6 h. ago Man's 'puffy face' when he was hungover actually a key sign of rare and life

An unnamed 33-year-old Chinese suffered the classic sign of a hangover but a misdiagnosis from medics left him suffering from dangerous heart failure.

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6 h. ago Scientists reveal a popular color doesn't exist... it's just your brain playing tricks

Science says this popular color doesn't actually exist. In fact, it's just your brain playing tricks on you. See if YOUR favorite color has been an illusion all along.

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6 h. ago Zendaya's nostalgic noughties makeup 'must have' is now on sale at Debenhams

People are still loving this retro beauty buy - including the popular American actress known for her striking looks

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6 h. ago Grand National runner Celebre d’Allen died with severe respiratory infection

Post-mortem says immune system badly compromisedConclusion explains why health suddenly deterioratedA post-mortem examination of Celebre d’Allen, who died on Monday evening having collapsed on the run-in during the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, found that while his “exercise-associated episode” did not lead directly to the 13-year-old’s death, the gelding’s immune system had been severely compromised, probably by over-exertion in the race, and he died as the result of a severe bacterial respiratory infection which had not been present in blood tests taken on Saturday morning.The post-mortem, which was carried out at Rossdales, the leading veterinary practice in Newmarket, concludes that Celebre d’Allen contracted pleuropneumonia after Saturday’s race, while “the subsequent onset of sepsis or endotoxaemia [the release of harmful substances into the bloodstream from bacteria was] likely to have been a key factor in the cause of death”. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Popular California food chain opens first UK site with more to come

The fast food chain is hoping to open 100 locations across the country in the next four years

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6 h. ago Scientists reveal purple doesn't exist... it's just your brain playing tricks

Science says this popular color doesn't actually exist. In fact, it's just your brain playing tricks on you. See if YOUR favorite color has been an illusion all along.

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6 h. ago Scots talent to take centre stage at folk club's latest night of music

Kirsty Law will be front and centre at The Abbotsford Hotel, with Jamie Cook, on Tuesday, May 6 from 7.30pm.

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6 h. ago 15 baby names that just refuse to go out of fashion after a century

These are the names that have remained consistently popular since the 1920s, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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