52 m. ago Price of 'King Kong' fat jab to soar by 170% in UK to just shy of a bloated £4K per year

Eli Lilly is sharply increasing the UK price of its weight-loss and diabetes drug Mounjaro, with the cost of some doses set to rise by as much as 170 percent from September.

Economics

1 hour ago 'Fully furnished studio flat' that is actually a shed with room for only a bed and sofa

The property is available to rent for 1,100 a month, not far from the local average for a one bed home

Politics

1 hour ago Night Always Comes review – Vanessa Kirby gets lost in poverty thriller

A woman is forced to take extreme measures to save her family home in an initially stressful yet ultimately meandering Netflix dramaThere’s been a recent overkill of stories told about the super-rich, glossy films and shows set in ostentatious houses filled with characters as superficially on trend as they are painfully out of touch. It felt like needed escapism as we crawled out of the very worst of the pandemic, with The White Lotus, Triangle of Sadness, The Menu and Glass Onion all hitting a sweet spot, but it’s grown rather tiring, as Sirens, The Better Sister and Your Friends and Neighbors have felt less eat the rich and more what if we just admired their kitchens instead.It’s become especially uninteresting as the gap between the uber-wealthy and the rest of us has widened, food prices up and empathy down. That particular anger pulses through Night Always Comes, a well-intentioned yet often inert Netflix drama based on the 2021 novel by Willy Vlautin. It’s told over one awful ...

Politics

1 hour ago Economic uncertainty blamed for ‘lacklustre’ retail performance last month

Analysts described the retail environment as ‘challenging’ amid inflation and increased employment costs.

Economics

1 hour ago Government turns to TikTok to highlight risks of cosmetic surgery abroad

The move is part of a wider drive to combat surgical tourism.

Politics

2 h. ago UK on 'high alert' as country's most dangerous spider set to invade homes

The UK is on high alert as the country's most dangerous spider is set to invade homes. Six areas of the UK are on high alert as the venomous spiders begin to invade homes this August

Events

2 h. ago Chelsea set to receive £3.75m transfer windfall as they eye three more big signings

Chelsea have been one of the Premier League's busiest clubs in the summer transfer window, making a total of eight new signings, and the Blues are now set to bank millions of pounds

Economics

2 h. ago Rachel Reeves is accused of 'living under a rock' as economic growth slows to just 0.3%

Output grew only 0.3 per cent between April and June - a sharp slowdown on the previous three-month period when the economy expanded by 0.7 per cent.

Economics

3 h. ago Kieron Bowie is Hibs star man as blunder keeper redeems himself to put club on cusp of history

The Hibees survived a nervy fightback from Partizan Belgrade to set up a playoff with Legia Warsaw

Politics

3 h. ago Fat jab price soars after Trump threat: Cost of Mounjaro up 170% as US President demands UK pay more

Manufacturer Lilly said it plans to raise the wholesale price from next month to bring it into line with 'other developed countries'.

Politics

3 h. ago Arne Slot insists Florian Wirtz must reach Salah’s level to meet Liverpool expectations

German has to stay fit like Salah, says SlotGiovanni Leoni moves summer spend past £300mArne Slot has said Florian Wirtz must reach the standards set by Mohamed Salah to realise Liverpool’s ­expectations of their new record signing.Wirtz will make his Premier League debut when the champions open the season at home to Bournemouth on Friday. Slot said the Germany international’s “adjustment went better than expected, and we already expected a lot”, but admitted a more accurate gauge would take time. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Green leadership hopefuls set out fight for frustrated Labour supporters’ votes

Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns face Zack Polanski in the Green Party leadership contest.

Politics

4 h. ago Alejandro Garnacho reaches 'transfer agreement' as Man Utd star closes in on exit

Alejandro Garnacho has agreed personal terms with Chelsea, according to GiveMeSport, as the forward looks set to leave Old Trafford for their Premier League rivals

Politics

4 h. ago California governor calls for a special election to introduce new US House maps – live

Gavin Newsom announces plans to ask voters to approve new congressional maps in response to a redistricting plan by TexasMelania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Fantasy Football fans will use AI to gain an edge in their teams – here's who it picked

The fantasy Premier League is back, and so is the battle to win the title - with two thirds of fantasy football players set to use AI throughout the season to get one over on their rivals

Sport

4 h. ago Baroness Amos to lead NHS maternity and neonatal investigation

Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced a national investigation in June.

Events

4 h. ago TOWIE's Leah Wright to join Channel 4 dating show after opening up on 'abusive' relationship

A former The Only Way Is Essex star is set to appear on a popular Channel 4 dating show later this month as a brand new season returns to screens

Events

5 h. ago Tropical Storm Erin: Met Office gives verdict on how UK weather will be impacted

Brits may have to pull out their rain coats and umbrellas later this month - despite being August - as a deadly storm over the Atlantic could have repercussions in the UK

Society

5 h. ago Pensioner dies during heart surgery at NHS hospital after 10

Jean Dye, 77, was at the crucial stage of the procedure when the electricity went down at Scunthorpe General Hospital. Doctors had to stop as they couldn't see the X-rays

Events

5 h. ago Trump repeats false claims about DC crime and praises order allowing city police to work closer with Ice agents – live updates

Trump says, without evidence, that law enforcement officials who have created ‘fake’ crime statistics, are ‘under investigation’Melania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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