47 m. ago 'I thought paracetamol would cure me, but my symptoms were incurable cancer'

Just 79 people a year are diagnosed with the same cancer as Roy, 31

Science

58 m. ago Swap milk for 1 ingredient to make macaroni cheese creamier and tastier

Macaroni cheese is a dish loved by many, with people always looking for ways to make the meal tastier. However, according to a recipe expert, you only need to add one ingredient to make it super creamy and delicious

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58 m. ago More than one million evacuated in the Philippines as super typhoon Fung

Fung-wong heading for the Philippines days after the country was hit by typhoon Kalmaegi, killing more than 220 peopleMore than one million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines before typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast.The super typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago nation where last week more than 220 people were killed by typhoon Kalmaegi. Continue reading...

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68 m. ago Novels I haven’t finished reading are piling up by my bedside. What if that’s a good thing? | Hanna Thomas Uose

Authors are sounding warnings about the length of the modern attention span, but my series of abandonments is a sign of something elseThis is embarrassing, but here goes. There are five novels beside my bed, all partially read. On my phone, I am partway through 36 audiobooks, which pales in comparison to the 46 ebooks I have abandoned on my Kindle. This doesn’t count the growing pile of advance copies beside my coffee table, vying for blurbs, now that I am a published novelist myself.At first glance, these stats seem to corroborate Ian Rankin’s words. Commenting a fortnight ago on how easy it is to lose a reader’s focus, when it is fragmented by social media and the news cycle, the writer said: “Maybe as people’s attention spans change the literature will have to change with them.” But as someone who used to doggedly finish whatever I was reading, I now consider it a human right to put down a book that I’m not in the mood for.Hanna Thomas Uose is a writer and strategist. She is the ...

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79 m. ago People are only just learning why celebrities don't sign with blue pen

Fans have been left scratching their heads after realising celebrities will refuse to sign an autograph if you give them a blue pen – and now the real reason has been revealed

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82 m. ago Terrifying moment speeding car crashes into bar killing 4 and injuring 13 after street racer ‘lost control in cop chase’

THIS is the terrifying moment a street racer smashes into a crowded bar killing four people after a high-speed police chase. Silas Sampson, 22, is accused of crashing into dozens of revellers after recklessly driving through 7th Avenue in Florida. Footage shows police chasing the suspect down a busy I-275 around 12:30am on Saturday. Cops attempted to...

Events

84 m. ago I’m an extreme body modifier with elf ears, horns & inked EYEBALLS I’m planning to turn my privates into work of art

A TATTOOIST who injects ink directly into people’s eyeballs has revealed his next shocking plan - to turn his privates into a masterpiece. Alexander Cabrera, an extreme body modifier from Uruguay, already has elf ears, horn-like implants in his head, full-face tattoos and inked eyeballs - and says he’s only just getting started. The tattoo...

Economics

90 m. ago Three dead and 15 injured as rough seas sweep tourists away in Brit holiday hotspot

Three people have died and others injured after rough seas in the Tenerife holiday hotspot swept people into the water

Events

1 hour ago Russell Crowe clarifies age difference with girlfriend after false claims

‘If two people love each other, age doesn't matter,’ Oscar-winning actor says

Politics

1 hour ago DWP could delay retirement payments for millions of people amid State Pension age changes

The State Pension age is set to start rising from 66 to 67 next year, with the increase due to be completed for all men and women across the UK by 2028

Economics

1 hour ago Outlander popularity causing ‘repeated issues’ for historic Fife villages

Outlander has been a boon in terms of tourism in historic villages across Scotland – but it has come at a cost

Culture

2 h. ago Child 'cracks code' for claw machines but someone who tried it issues warning

People were stunned when they watched a video of the young girl securing the win for herself, but others issued a warning about trying the hack, claiming it can be troublesome

Events

3 h. ago Child figures out how to win on claw machine every single time but there's huge problem

A child has been hailed a "genius" after she was filmed using a new hack to win a plushie from a claw machine - but people have warned you could get in trouble...

Society

3 h. ago Four common scams targeting older people to look out for this winter

The end of the year is peak season for scammers trying to trick people out of their hard-earned cash or savings. Here are four common scams to look out for this winter

Events

3 h. ago 'Nastier' mutant strain means UK could see worst flu season in a decade

Japan has closed schools and the UKHSA is urging people to 'avoid contact' as a doctor says to 'isolate' for seven days

Politics

4 h. ago BBC bias row: Nick Robinson and Boris Johnson clash as corporation to apologise over Trump speech edit

BBC Radio 4 Today presenter Nick Robinson: ‘There is a political campaign by people who want to destroy the organisation that you are currently listening to’

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4 h. ago ‘They treat men like vending machines’: Inside the hidden world of social media sperm selling

Parenthood can seem an impossible dream for many, and online sperm donor groups offer a solution, but they can be a murky world A man going by the name “Rod Kissme” claims to have “very strong sperm”. It may seem like an eccentric boast for a Facebook profile page, but then this is no mundane corner of the internet. The group where Rod and other men advertise themselves is a community where women and couples come, in many cases, to fulfil a lifelong dream: parenthood.There is a growing number of online sperm donor groups on social media. They offer people the chance of parenting children in an unregulated, dangerous but surprisingly straightforward way. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago People are only just learning why WW1 soldiers kept spoons in their boots

British soldiers serving on the front lines during the First World War were under no illusion that there was a good chance they would never return home, so it's no surprise many of them had thought ahead

Events

5 h. ago Teen behind the Louvre heist ‘Fedora Man’ photo embraces his mystery moment

Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist

Culture

5 h. ago ‘It seemed like quite a do’: why East Grinstead hosts one of Scientology’s glitziest evenings

Last week, 7,000 people – including Tom Cruise – descended on the West Sussex town for an event that divides local opinionIn the nearly 30 years that Diane Juchau has lived in East Grinstead, not many days live as long in the memory as the day she saw Tom Cruise on the high street. “I saw him a couple of years ago walking past Iceland,” she said.It may seem like a once-in-a-lifetime anecdote but, this week, Cruise was back – and, when the purpose for his visit was revealed, the chance sighting of the Mission: Impossible star in a West Sussex town makes a lot more sense. Continue reading...

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