90 m. ago Why England v Wales mascots are adults not children at Wembley

Tonight's match will see a few differences from the norm, all for a very special cause

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2 h. ago Celebrity Traitors' Clare Balding's heartbreaking family realisation after 'huge amount of shame'

Clare Balding, on screens now in the BBC's Celebrity Traitors, uncovered a long-buried family scandal when she delved into her ancestry for Who Do You Think You Are?

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5 h. ago ‘It started with wine o’clock, then I spiralled to drinking two bottles a day’

‘On the outside, everything looked lovely... but inside, I was lost’, reveals Helen whose social drinking eventually became an addiction

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5 h. ago Fat jabs could treat two ‘major causes of illness and death’, say scientists – as current treatments ‘fall short’

WEIGHT loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are powerful tools for tackling obesity and lowering the risk of serious disease. Now new research suggests they could be used to treat two "major causes of illness and death" - drug and alcohol addiction. Scientists say weight loss jabs, usually prescribed for diabetes or obesity, have...

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7 h. ago I've spent years studying bowel cancer. This is the truth behind the rise in young people being diagnosed, how SITTING increases your risk, and the changes I've made to protect myself: DR YIN CAO

As a cancer scientist, I spend my days studying why more young adults are developing bowel cancer.

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9 h. ago Pubs and restaurants to stay open until the early hours in bid to save hospitality industry and boost 'the British night out'

Labour ministers are pushing plans to allow alcohol-selling businesses to increase their opening hours - after lockdown, spiralling costs and crippling tax raids took their toll on night life.

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10 h. ago This common practice when taking pills could risk a seizure in older adults, study warns

Researchers urge older adults taking antidepressants like fluoxetine or paroxetine to be cautious while taking opioid painkillers

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10 h. ago PIP or ADP can provide up to £749 every month to people with mental health issues

Nearly 1.5 million people are currently receiving PIP or Adult Disability Payment to help with stress, anxiety or depression.

Economics

10 h. ago Man asked woman on dating app to show daughter sex act video to help her learn about pregnancies

A judge said that under the influence of cocaine and alcohol, Sheldon Seaman had 'no boundaries'

Culture

12 h. ago Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge? | Martin Kettle

The battles she fought as prime minister in the 1980s belong to the past. Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problemsYou have to be approaching your mid-50s or older to have been of voting age during Margaret Thatcher’s period as prime minister. Only a third of those of us alive today were adults when she finally left Downing Street in November 1990. The proportion who remember the 11 years that Thatcher spent in Downing Street is even smaller.For at least the other two-thirds of Britons, Thatcher’s is a name from the past, and little more. The fact she would have been 100 next Monday only emphasises the large gulf that now separates her era from this one. Yet the centenary could be a helpful moment all the same. It could provide a contemporary chance to reflect on what she really means – and does not mean – for modern Britain. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Florida man, 43, arrested and accused of pointing gun at group of kids for making waves near his boat

‘He’s an adult, he should know better,’ a witness told local news

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24 h. ago Gen Z more likely to take sick leave than 'keep calm and carry on' Boomers

A survey of 2,000 adults has revealed a generational divide in how people look after themselves when they're sick - with Gen Zers more likely to take time off work to recover

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25 h. ago UK libraries urged to remove children’s books with URL hijacked by porn site

Puffin issues alert to schools and local authorities over books in popular Spy Dog series by Andrew CopeThe children’s publisher Puffin is hurriedly contacting UK schools and local authorities after it discovered that a website address included in a popular children’s book series had been hijacked by a pornography site.The publisher has urged school libraries to remove the books after a website address printed in the Spy Dog, Spy Pups and Spy Cat series by Andrew Cope was redirected to unrestricted adult content. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Tourist killed at party mansion where Bonnie Blue filmed '1,000 men' challenge

A gang of laughing robbers have been jailed for life for fatally stabbing a Greek tourist after he visited a multi-billion-pound party mansion linked to an adult star

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28 h. ago Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape

Woman says at retrial of Husamettin Dogan that ‘no victim should feel shame’ as court shown video evidenceGisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape by dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has told a French court that she never gave consent for anyone to abuse her while she was in a comatose state and that no victim should ever feel shame.Addressing the appeal trial on Wednesday of an unemployed builder who has contested his conviction for raping her, she said: “For me, the harm has been done – I will need to rebuild from these ruins and I think I’m on the right road – but what I want to say to others is that I never regretted my decisions, from filing a legal complaint until today. I want to say to victims to never be ashamed of what was imposed on them, because they’re never responsible.” Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Why fears over ‘workplace productivity’ could see cost of a pint rise

The IPPR found one in three workers called in sick after drinking at work events over the past year

Economics

28 h. ago More British parents than ever are paying for their adult kids on family holidays

A rising number of British parents are forking out for their adult children to join them on holiday, a new study has revealed - but should over 18s be responsible for their own finances?

Society

29 h. ago Hot summer has turned crops so boozy our alcoholic drinks can't be sold in pubs

Back-to-back sunshine has led to higher sugar levels in fruit which causes soaring alcohol levels - but small-scale cider makers are banned from flogging anything over 8.4% ABV

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30 h. ago Tainted alcohol mass poisoning leaves three dead and hundreds sick in Brazil

Authorities in Brazil are investigating the source of the tainted drinks, mainly gin, vodka, and whiskey, and whether the contamination was intentional or accidental

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31 h. ago British cruise line to refund or rebook passengers unhappy about kids on ships

A major cruise line has announced two of its adults-only ships will soon welcome under-18s - but not everyone is on board with the new change.

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