56 m. ago Huge internet outage leaves Snapchat, Ring doorbell, HMRC and more not working: Latest updates

DownDetector has been flooded with huge spikes for many apps people use every day

Technology

57 m. ago King Charles revealed Prince William made awkward 'mistake' on wedding day

Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding was watched by millions of people around the world, but fans are only just noticing one awkward mistake the royal made during his big day

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60 m. ago Eating one 8p fruit every day could help reduce risk of osteoporosis

People at risk or living with osteoporosis are urged to add one 8p fruit to their daily diet in order to help reduce the risk of getting fractures, according to studies

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61 m. ago ‘I wish I took part sooner’: how a medical trial transformed a young person’s life

Exclusive: Gulliver Waite signed up after antidepressants and talking therapies failed to alleviate clinical depressionMillions of young people risk missing out on new treatments for health conditions and having to use medicines that are unsafe, ineffective or inappropriate because so few take part in medical research. One of those bucking the trend explains why he signed up to a study and how it transformed his life.Gulliver Waite was diagnosed with clinical depression at 19. For years, he struggled with extremely low mood, anxiety, frequent panic attacks and occasional paranoia. Continue reading...

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61 m. ago It’s still killing people, and the government has yet to act: Britain’s hidden asbestos epidemic | Tom White

Asbestos was banned in 1999, but as materials left in our buildings deteriorate, thousands of lives are being lost every yearHelen Bone was diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer in 2021. She was 38. The type of cancer, mesothelioma, is incurable; the best prognosis is a few years, though most people don’t get that long. “You always think of asbestos as a disease from decades ago – affecting men who worked in heavy industry – so to be diagnosed in my 30s is shocking,” she told the Northern Echo in 2022. “I want to see my children grow up but now I have to come to terms with the thought that this might not happen.” Sadly, Bone passed away in November last year, just three years after her diagnosis.For most people, the word “asbestos” will evoke previous eras: dusty Victorian and Edwardian factories; the shipyards of the interwar period; postwar building sites. Yet asbestos was not banned in the UK until 1999. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), it still kills aroun...

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63 m. ago Amazon Web Services down LIVE as Roblox, Fornite, Wordle, PlayStation Network and Halifax affected

According to the website DownDetector people started to see issues with services from around 8am

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71 m. ago Four Reform councillors suspended after footage of tense meeting leaked

Linden Kemkaran told members that KCC is a ‘shop window’ to show the country that Reform can govern well.

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73 m. ago Russian spies 'linked to smuggling gangs trafficking migrants across English Channel'

Bulgaria’s Home Secretary claims his government has evidence of direct links between Russia’s foreign intelligence agency and the organised crime gangs helping people to cross Europe illegally

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80 m. ago Louvre heist puts pressure on French government over museum security

Justice minister says ‘we have failed’ after thieves take seven minutes to steal priceless jewels from museumThe French government is under increasing pressure over museum security as police continue to search for thieves who took seven minutes to steal priceless jewels from the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum.“What is certain is that we have failed, since people were able to park a furniture hoist in the middle of Paris, get people up it in several minutes to grab priceless jewels, and give France a terrible image,” the justice minister, Gérald Darmanin, told France Inter radio on Monday. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Hong Kong: two killed after cargo plane veers off runway into sea while landing

Authorities say Emirates plane collided with patrol vehicle, taking it with it as it ditched in seaTwo people were killed in Hong Kong on Monday after a cargo plane hit a ground vehicle while trying to land and skidded off the runway into the sea.The Emirates airlines plane had flown in to Hong Kong international airport from Dubai at about 4am, when it veered off the runway and crashed through a fence, according to airport officials. It then collided with the security patrol car, taking the vehicle with it as it ditched into the sea. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Snapchat, Ring, Roblox, Fortnite and more go down in huge internet outage: Latest updates

DownDetector has been flooded with huge spikes for many apps people use every day

Technology

1 hour ago Brits are just finding out how much librarians earn and have been left divided

Some people in the UK are just finding out what salary librarians take home, and despite some thinking the wage is quite high, others argue that they're being 'underpaid' in the role

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2 h. ago Jesus Christ Kinski by Benjamin Myers review – a trip inside the frazzled mind of Klaus Kinski

The German actor’s real-life meltdown is the springboard for this compelling autofictional account, in which the author sets out to write about Kinski during lockdownA show-stealing villain in spaghetti westerns and slasher flicks with titles such as Schizoid and Psychopath, the German actor Klaus Kinski – “a demented Teutonic version of Dennis Hopper”, as one tribute had it – is known best for his testy collaboration with Werner Herzog, whose 1982 film Fitzcarraldo put Kinski in the title role, lugging a steamship over the Andes. A terror on set as well as on screen, he was offered a part in Indiana Jones but told Steven Spielberg the Raiders of the Lost Ark script was a “pile of shit”.Benjamin Myers’s new novel plunges us into Kinski’s fevered mind during one of his last performances, a recorded solo stage show in West Berlin in 1971, where he delivered a ferocious monologue as Jesus, “the freest and most modern of men, who preferred to be massacred than rot alive w...

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2 h. ago UK households issued alert as 'silent killer' could lie in homes this winter

Sometimes we don't know what could be harming our health and, according to neurologist Dr Bing, a "silent killer" could impact people during the winter months. UK households have been warmed about what to watch out for at home

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2 h. ago Let teenagers drive buses to ease nationwide staff shortage, ministers urged

The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) called on the government to 'unlock the potential of young people' by lifting 'outdated' restrictions.

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3 h. ago Parents, pensioners and disabled people due up to £305 in one

More than half a million children and families in Scotland received cash help for winter energy bills last year.

Economics

3 h. ago Brits left divided as they find out how much librarians actually earn

Some people are only just finding out how much librarians earn, and although some thought the figure was quite high, others argued that they are 'severely underpaid' considering what they do

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4 h. ago I’m still globetrotting at 76. New people and new places are what keep me alive

Getting older hasn’t dimmed my love of travel. In my 70s, it’s still all about my next trip, be it a cruise, Goa or a naturist resort in CreteI may be 76, but slowing down, or retirement, couldn’t be further from my mind. True, I don’t have a hefty pension or a partner to while away the rest of my days with, but my love of travelling is as passionate as it has always been.I love scaring myself stupid trying new experiences, and if a friend or daughter is unavailable I’ll go alone. Solo travel is far better than sitting at home looking back instead of forward. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago TUI and Jet2 warn of Budget 'travel tax' making holidays more expensive

There is a fear holidays could become just for 'the people who’ve got the deeper pockets'

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4 h. ago Five signs to watch for as most common type of scam revealed

Seven million people have been scammed in the UK in the last year

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