13 h. ago Blackpool's homeless 'almost left to die' as they ditch spice for drug that 'destroys people'

EXCLUSIVE: Blackpool has long held a reputation as a town up against it, but the Daily Star has learned a key thing about "the nature of the town" is likely to keep it attractive to the most economically vulnerable

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33 h. ago Scientists pinpoint diet tweak that can help people lose 1lb a week without counting calories

US experts who tested two diets on overweight people found one resulted in substantial weight loss in just under four months, and its already followed by millions.

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55 h. ago ZOE diet founder Prof Tim Spector reveals food trend that can ward off bowel cancer

One of the UK's top diet gurus is urging people to try this new diet trend in a bid to curb increasing bowel cancer rates in under 50s.

Events

63 h. ago Surge in people getting tested after Dermot Murnaghan cancer news

There have been a number of recent high-profile cases of prostate cancer, and a number of well-known people have died after contracting the illness

Politics

64 h. ago People dying as doctors miss common condition and ignore families

A new report has used the cases of three people as examples - two of whom died and the third needed an amputation

Society

64 h. ago Urgent probe as 10 people die after agonising reaction to weight loss jabs

MHRA says users of jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro reported inflamed pancreas - which can cause agonising abdominal pain - before their deaths as a major investigation has been launched

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3 d. ago 'Family man' taxi driver dies agonising death after robbers make him drink acid

Tiago Augusto Nicolau, from Brazil, died a horrific death after two people forced him to stop his car and made him down acid. His family have since paid tribute to the loving dad

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3 d. ago Doctors dismissed my common 'hormonal' problem...it was actually stage 4 cancer that's spread to my brain

A young woman who ran out of treatment options has warned those under 50 to never assume they're too young for cancer.

Science

3 d. ago Eurostar chaos as passengers are told to cancel their journeys amid major disruption to London

The international rail network has been hit by delays and cancellations after two people died on the tracks and cables were stolen

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3 d. ago ‘Poor management leads to fatal crushes’: how Glastonbury and others are dealing with big crowds

After disasters such as Astroworld and scary bottlenecks at last year’s Glastonbury, Emily Eavis and crowd experts explain how they’re trying to make events safeIn the last two decades the British festival season has ballooned in size to become not just a critical part of our cultural life, but the economy at large – worth billions of pounds, and numbering as many as 850 events last year. But as Glastonbury kicks off this weekend and the season enters its peak, there are a growing number of controversies around crowd safety and management.In April, London Assembly member and Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall echoed Metropolitan police concerns about the potential for a “mass casualty event” at Notting Hill Carnival this year, and in May, the Mail on Sunday published an anonymous Glastonbury whistleblower’s allegation that the festival is a “disaster waiting to happen Worst-case scenario, people are going to die.” Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago Eurostar chaos as passengers are told to cancel their journeys and face waits of up to seven hours

The international rail network has been hit by delays and cancellations after two people died on the tracks and cables were stolen

Events

4 d. ago Poop Cruise review – a fascinating look at a toilet disaster that still haunts passengers 12 years later

In 2013, more than 4,000 people on a malfunctioning 13-storey holiday boat had to spend days defecating into bags. This catch-up with passengers makes for a fun hour of unintentional comedyWith the latest instalments of the series Trainwreck, Netflix appears to be trying to grant us some brief summer break from the worst kind of horrors the true crime genre can offer. In contrast to previous episodes, which looked at the Woodstock 99 riots and Astroworld tragedy that saw 10 people die in a crowd crush at a massive Live Nation-organised concert – including a nine-year-old child – it has suddenly pivoted in tone.Last week it gave us Mayor of Mayhem, the tale of Rob “I am not a crack addict” Ford, the crack-addicted mayor of Toronto and his very un-Canadian way of doing municipal business. In coming weeks, there will be accounts of the balloon boy’s story, a private investigation agency run by soccer moms, and “the greatest shitpost ever made”. Whether this tonal change comes as a reli...

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4 d. ago How many people died in Valencia floods in 2024 and what caused it?

The 2024 Valencia floods broke the Spanish records for the most rain in an hour and the most rain in 12 hours

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4 d. ago 'Curse' which killed explorers entering Egyptian tombs could fight cancer

When people died after entering the ancient pyramids for the first time it was blamed on a Pharaoh's Curse or Mummy's Revenge

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4 d. ago Dietitian: The brutally honest fat loss advice I'd give you if I WASN'T worried about hurting your feelings

An Australian dietitian has delivered a no-nonsense message about why so many people struggle to lose weight.

Events

5 d. ago Weekend tornadoes kill 6 in North Dakota and New York, toss trees and train cars

Six people died over the weekend when tornadoes wreaked havoc in New York and North Dakota

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6 d. ago Recovered Mike Lynch superyacht transferred to Sicilian town

Investigators can now examine the Bayesian in Termini Imerese to determine cause of sinking in a storm last yearThe superyacht belonging to the late tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been moved to a town in Sicily where British and Italian investigators will examine its sinking.Lynch and his daughter Hannah, 18, were among seven people who died when the Bayesian sank off the Italian coast on 19 August 2024. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago The common mistakes that always lead to 'Ozempic rebound' weight gain

We've all heard about the 'food noise' roaring back, the intense hunger cravings, the uncontrollable weight gain. It's enough to scare anyone off putting down 'the pen'.

Politics

6 d. ago Three dead and over 70 injured as fans fall from stands in football stadium disaster

Three football supporters have died and 70 people have been left injured after a security barrier collapsed during title celebrations in Algeria

Events

7 d. ago Brazil hot air balloon tragedy pilot reveals how 13 survived inferno that killed 8

Witnesses looked on in horror as the hot air balloon burst into flames and fell to the ground in Santa Catarina, Brazil - eight people died but another 13 miraculously survived

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