12 h. ago 'I'm 'Doctor Death' and these are the worst ways people can die'

Australian forensic pathologist Roger Byard, known as 'Doctor Death', has been dealing with the macabre and morbid for decades - and has some grim advice

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12 h. ago 'I'm a forensic pathologist and these are the two worst ways to die'

From the 'Doctor Death' in Australia to the UK's highest-profile morticians, these professionals have seen it all when it comes to the worst ways to die

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4 d. ago Playboy, fighter, golfer and wearer of a George Washington wig: Donald Trump’s best magazine covers

The US president has called his latest Time magazine cover ‘the worst of all time’. Our writer found some he may hate even more – and others pivotal to his riseIn a turn of events that may surprise some, Donald Trump expressed a few relatable insecurities this week. First he questioned the attractiveness of his beach body, then he blasted Time magazine for an unflattering cover photo. In fairness, he wasn’t wrong. He called the picture, taken from below, “the worst of all time”. People have focused on the wattle neck, the gossamer hair, the inside of his nostrils.The question he asked of the editorial decision was actually a pertinent one. “What are they doing, and why?” This is the kind of scrutiny that the press should attract, except that media literacy is dying a fast death – and that has a lot to do with Trump himself. Constantly lambasting Pulitzer prize-winning publications as “fake news” and then retweeting Photoshopped images and deep fakes isn’t helping the situation. Cont...

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4 d. ago Man visits 'worst theme park in Europe' but one ride stands out

Thrill-seeker Orson Bourne visited a theme park in Italy, but later outlined several complaints and branded it the 'worst' he'd visited - but people don't agree with his assessment

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1 week ago Trump's doctor declares 'exceptional overall health' after hospital visit... despite nasty death rumors

Trump spent roughly three hours at the Bethesda, Maryland , hospital earlier Friday for what his doctor, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, called a 'scheduled follow-up evaluation'.

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1 week ago Brits with Spain half term holidays booked are warned to check dates or be in 'extraordinary danger'

Alicante is set to be struck by extreme weather exactly one year onwards from the apocalyptic floods in Spain's worst natural disaster in decades that killed 220 people last October.

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1 week ago Death of tragic stomach ulcer prisoner who 'begged to see doctor' to be probed by sheriff

Stewart Glancym, 38, was found dead in his cell at HMP Addiewell in June 2020.

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3 w. ago Woman says new Covid strain is 'worst' as people share 'terrifying' symptom

A woman has detailed her symptoms after testing positive for the new Covid strain Stratus, with many people sharing their experiences of the new variant

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3 w. ago My neighbours put up the worst privacy fence of all time, it’s so bad people say a curtain would have been better

MANY people are turning to privacy fences as a way to conceal their homes from the prying eyes of nosy neighbours. However, one person was shocked when they saw the lengths a neighbour had gone to add a barrier by their front door. Instead of opting for a bamboo or faux foliage screen, like many...

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3 w. ago How Dr Death ‘killed 90 patients with paralysing jabs & started FIRES to cover tracks’ as chilling clue led to arrest

THANKS to his kind bedside manner, Johannes M was considered the “best doctor in the world" by his devoted patients. But their loved ones now face the horrific possibility that he wasn’t caring for his terminally ill charges – he was killing them. Police believe Dr M, 40, used a deadly cocktail of sedatives to...

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3 w. ago Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing | Erin Reed

In the aftermath of Kirk’s death, the far-right and Trump administration have turned up attacks on transgender peopleOn the day anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was shot, fear rippled through the left that the far right would seize the moment to consolidate power. Nowhere was that fear more acute than in the transgender community.Within hours, Republicans were already blaming trans people; one commentator even claimed the bullets carried “transgender symbols”, a claim investigators quickly debunked. But the deeper fear wasn’t misinformation – it was the crackdown that would follow. With fragile rights hanging by the thread of court rulings and blue-state protections, trans people braced for the worst. And they were right: The right has seized on the shooting as its own Reichstag fire, accelerating a campaign to target transgender existence – now with the full weight of the Trump administration behind it.Erin Reed is a transgender journalist based in Washington DC. She tracks LGBTQ+...

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last month Ralf Little and Will Mellor look back: ‘In our 20s, we acted like everything was a joke. Now there are fewer knob gags’

The actors on forming a close bond on Two Pints, why it’s important to have rows, and how they feel about ageingBorn in Stockport in 1976, Will Mellor is an actor known for his role as Jambo in Hollyoaks and a decade-long run in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. His co-star in the latter show was Ralf Little, born in 1980 in Oldham, who starred in The Royle Family before joining the sitcom in 2001. Mellor has since appeared in Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Line of Duty and Broadchurch, while Little has been in Inside No 9, Doctor Who and Death in Paradise. The pair host the Two Pints podcast, and the second series of Will & Ralf Should Know Better airs from 29 September on U&Dave. Continue reading...

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