47 m. ago NHS drug already given to thousands that ends the agony of gout may also prevent deadly heart attacks and strokes, study reveals

Gout, a form of arthritis, is heavily linked to heart disease - a major cause of heart attacks - and the pair often come hand-in-hand.

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81 m. ago AC/DC review – a thrilling show stuffed with classics and your eardrums will never be the same

Melbourne Cricket Ground, then touring AustraliaIn the band’s ‘ancestral homeland’, Accadacca’s first Australian concert in a decade shows Angus Young is still a frenzied force to be reckoned withOn Wednesday afternoon, 374 bagpipers gathered in Melbourne’s Federation Square to play AC/DC’s It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock’n’Roll), setting a new world record just up the road from where Bon Scott and the band famously played the song on the back of a flatbed truck riding up Swanston Street 50 years before.It’s the one hit AC/DC no longer plays live, retired out of respect to Scott after his death in 1980. But you barely notice it is missing when their live shows are this stuffed with classics: an audible thrill ripples through the 80,000 punters in Melbourne Cricket Ground when AC/DC opens with If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It) then tears straight into Back in Black. Who else could play such a huge hit so early in a show? But Accadacca can, in what is essentially a great...

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1 hour ago 'Frightening' gaps in safeguarding at nurseries exposed by London abuse case, says MP

The child abuse case at the £1,900-a-month Montessori nursery has left local communities reeling

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1 hour ago Kensington Palace gives major update on Kate Middleton's beloved Christmas tradition

The Princess of Wales is set to pay an emotional tribute to a late royal as the first details have emerged about her annual festive carol concert at Westminster Abbey next month

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1 hour ago Women's footballer, 21, rushed to hospital as she suffers 'traumatic brain injury' after collapsing during match in worrying scenes

A Spanish footballer was rushed to hospital with a worrying brain injury during a Women's Champions League match on Wednesday night, after requiring urgent medical treatment on the pitch.

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2 h. ago Chinese scientist charged with smuggling pathogen into US to be deported

Yunqing Jian, temporary researcher at University of Michigan, was studying organism harmful to some cropsA Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials pleaded guilty on Wednesday, but was given no additional time in jail beyond the five months she already spent in custody.Yunqing Jian, who was a temporary researcher at a University of Michigan lab, will be released and quickly deported. A judge called it a “very strange” case involving an “incredibly accomplished researcher”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Why 2 new art spaces in central London are dedicated to decolonisation

Why 2 new art spaces in central London are dedicated to decolonisation  South China Morning Post

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2 h. ago Urgent 'call 999' alert after disappearance girl, 14, with links to Manchester

Enquiries are ongoing to trace Holly Miller

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2 h. ago New research sheds light on what actually happens to muscle during weight loss

Blood markers such as glucose, ketones, fatty acids and key hormones linked to energy preservation were measured during the trial

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3 h. ago Women's Champions League: Renee Slegers slams Arsenal players after collapse in Bayern Munich defeat

Gunners let two-goal buffer go in Germany

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3 h. ago Smallville actress Allison Mack who went to prison for role in sex cult speaks out for the first time: ‘I was mean and I was forceful’

The 43-year-old actor was released from federal prison after serving 21 months of her three-year sentence

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4 h. ago Experts discover a link between how much money you make and dementia risk

More than 7 million Americans living with dementia — a number expected to double by 2060

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4 h. ago Rob Edwards has burned bridges to leave Middlesbrough for Wolves

Former Wolves player Rob Edwards has made the contentious switch from Middlesbrough and will need to pull off some sort of footballing miracle if he is to keep the club in the Premier League

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4 h. ago What to do if your parcels don’t arrive as expected this Christmas season from damage to delays

MANY of us will be drowning in cardboard boxes over the coming weeks as we shop online for Christmas gifts. Last year there were 4.2billion parcels sent out across the UK. But more than two thirds of people had a delivery issue in the last six months, according to industry regulator Ofcom. Here is what...

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5 h. ago Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul fight rules as heavyweights agree bout

Joshua and Paul are set to go head-to-head in a blockbuster heavyweight showdown next month - and the American's business partner has previously teased the fight rules

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5 h. ago Celebrity Traitors stars Stephen Fry and Celia Imrie reunite after THAT nail

Joining Hollywood star Hayley Atwell and fellow acting heavyweight Derek Jacobi, the duo seemed thrilled to have crossed paths, around six months after filming the hugely successful BBC show.

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5 h. ago National Lottery draw chaos as stream hit by technical glitch

Players are waiting to see if they have bagged the National Lottery Lotto jackpot - a huge £8.4m triple rollover

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5 h. ago Arsenal stunned by thrilling Bayern Munich comeback in Women’s Champions League

Bayern Munich 3-2 Arsenal: The Gunners collapsed in the second half when their two goal lead was overturned

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5 h. ago Anthony Joshua 'finalising deal' for shock Jake Paul fight this year

Briton had been linked with Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for his comeback fight

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5 h. ago I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! bosses admit they are preparing for the 'toughest' year yet as huge pythons infest jungle camp

For years it was a show that prompted debate among viewers with controversial figures such as Nigel Farage and Matt Hancock as star signings.

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