68 m. ago British children could be suffering undiagnosed lead poisoning, causing lower IQs and learning difficulties, researchers warn

Global studies show that lead levels in the blood have decreased since it was removed from petrol in 1999, but experts say children are still being exposed to the metal through paint and pipes.

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68 m. ago Sanjeev Gupta is the British bloke who was dubbed Australia's 'saviour of steel'. Instead, he's left a massive mess that costing us billions to fix

The British billionaire arrived in Australia promising a green revolution and buying up ritzy properties in Sydney.

Economics

71 m. ago Moment young children who were born blind see again thanks to groundbreaking British gene therapy treatment

Toddlers who were born with the most severe form of childhood blindness can now see after groundbreaking gene therapy treatment at an NHS hospital.

Economics

97 m. ago Taylor Swift LOSES nearly 150,000 followers after getting booed at the 2025 Super Bowl

Taylor Swift has reportedly lost nearly 150,000 followers on Instagram after she was booed while attending Super Bowl LIX earlier this month in New Orleans.

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2 h. ago Luke Littler and £2.50 pints spark comeback for UK working men's clubs and social clubs

Membership of 1,800 working men’s clubs and hundreds of Royal British Legion, social, Conservative, Labour and Liberal clubs typically costs from just £20 a year

Economics

3 h. ago Oliver Bearman's five demands from debut Haas F1 season as Lewis Hamilton future eyed

Ahead of his first full Formula 1 season, British Haas racer and Ferrari academy driver Oliver Bearman has offered plenty of insight into how he will approach the 2025 campaign

Politics

3 h. ago Supporters weep as Trump takes the stage and torches Biden: 'Every single thing he touched turned to s***'

Trump celebrated what he called the 'great liberation of America' in front of thousands of supporters, as he took a verbal victory lap, listing his achievements after a month in office.

Politics

3 h. ago One last push before Germany goes to the polls: Final poll predicts large gains for far

A little more than a month after a general election was called following a vote of no confidence against chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germans will have their chance to vote tomorrow.

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3 h. ago Trump speaks at CPAC; Melania to host dinner at White House after nearly a month of no appearances: Live

Melania Trump will join the President for dinner after he addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday afternoon

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4 h. ago The pill hasn’t been improved in years. No wonder women are giving up on it | Martha Gill

When contraception has stagnated for decades, it is hardly surprising it’s fallen victim to culture wars and a wellness cultSomething is changing when it comes to contraception. Lots of people aren’t using it. Last week we heard that this includes a third of young Irish people. Meanwhile, there has been a significant rise in abortions in England and Wales. Prescriptions for the contraceptive pill in England dropped from 432,600 in 2014 to 188,500 in 2021. And this month data from abortion clinics found that demand is being fuelled by women coming off the pill and using natural methods instead.When the study compared contraception used by women seeking abortions in 2018 and in 2023, it found that the proportion using smartphones to track their menstrual cycle had increased from 0.4% to 2.5%. The use of hormonal contraception among this group fell from 19% to 11%, while the group not using any form of contraception when they became pregnant increased from 50% to 70%. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Max Verstappen set to snub major British F1 event after 'shameful' moment

Jos Verstappen slammed British F1 fans after Max Verstappen was booed at the F1-75 event and has vowed his son won’t return if it’s held in the UK again

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5 h. ago Oisin Murphy executes perfect plan to scoop £2m race on horse he said would win

The four-time British champion jockey landed a huge pot on the Japanese-trained Byantine Dream in the Longines Red Sea Turf in Riyadh

Economics

5 h. ago Patients' fury as Turkish hospitals with links to fatal botched ops sell cosmetic surgery in UK

The Mirror went undercover at a major health tourism event and found several Turkish firms with chequered pasts offering deals to prospective British clients

Science

5 h. ago Warwick Davis wants Wallace & Gromit role as he aims dig at Hollywood filmmakers

It's Britain over Hollywood for the best films, according to British acting legend Warwick Davis - 'We have the best fillmmakers in the world' Warwick told the Daily Star

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6 h. ago 11 of the best pictures as hundreds of musicians protest Cardiff University cuts

Cardiff University announced last month that it could axe 400 academic jobs as well as shutting the school of nursing, music and modern foreign languages as the university contends with a deficit of £31m

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6 h. ago From saviour to Judas How Trump’s pivot on Russia also endangers his own country | Simon Tisdall

With a Putin-appeasing president at the helm, it is clear the transatlantic alliance is collapsing and European leaders must plot their own courseHow do I betray thee? Let me count the ways Apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning for mangling her celebrated poem to reflect Donald Trump’s multiple Ukraine treacheries. This most perfidious of presidents surpassed himself last week, accusing Kyiv of invading itself three years ago . “You should have never started it. You could have made a deal,” he fatuously griped.Candidate Trump, touting a just peace, pledged to end the war in a day. Now he praises Vladimir Putin, claims Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is “a dictator” and backs a settlement on Moscow’s criminal, one-sided terms. This deranged collapse into craven capitulation, this transition from American saviour to American Judas, took less than a month. It’s contemptible. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago ‘Exploited’ migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours

Call for investigation into unfair payment for labourers on seasonal visa scheme When 26-year-old Ben* boarded a flight in Uzbekistan in June, he was looking forward to more than just a summer job picking fruit and vegetables on a British farm.“I wanted to see new places, cities I’ve never seen before,” he said. “I wanted to make friends, exchange ideas and make new memories.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Irvine man behind Freckfest to be presented with British Empire Medal next month

Craig Smart founded Freckfest in memory of Willie Freckleton back in 2013 to bring back music and entertainment to Irvine.

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8 h. ago British trainer secures £960k windfall for 946 owners of star sprinter

Expat Dan Blacker, who trains in California, saddled Straight No Chaser to follow up a Breeders’ Cup victory with overseas success in the Riyadh Dirt Sprint in Saudi Arabia

Economics

8 h. ago ‘You dream about such things’: Brit who discovered missing pharaoh’s tomb may have unearthed another

Archaeologist believes his ‘find of the century’ – of Pharaoh Thutmose II – could be surpassed by ongoing excavationTo uncover the location of one long-lost pharaoh’s tomb is a career-defining moment for an archaeologist. But to find a second is the stuff of dreams.Last week British archaeologist Piers Litherland announced the find of the century – the first discovery of a rock-cut pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt since Tutankhamun’s in 1922. Continue reading...

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