12 h. ago Wet Leg: Moisturizer review – Doritos, Davina McCall and dumb fun from British indie’s big breakout band

(Domino)After winning multiple Grammys and Brits, the Isle of Wight band explore love and sexuality on their second LP – but there’s still room for some barbed put-downsMoisturizer concludes with a track called U and Me at Home. In it, Rhian Teasdale sings about the pleasures of doing nothing over guitars that bend in and out of tune in the style patented by My Bloody Valentine. Nothing much happens in the song – there’s some discussion about possibly getting a takeaway, and a brief nod to the “happy comatose” effects of weed – but it does feature a few lines that function as a kind of Wet Leg origin story. “Maybe we could start a band as some kind of joke,” sings Teasdale. “Well, that didn’t quite go to plan now we’ve been stretched across the world”.You don’t need to be a member of Wet Leg and aware of the circumstances of their formation – apparently the result of a conversation between Teasdale and guitarist Hester Chambers while on a ferris wheel – to feel slightly surprised at...

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14 h. ago ‘Risk to life’ warning over scenic Isle of Wight road that could fall into sea

The Isle of Wight’s Military Road is an 11-mile stretch of tarmac that skirts the island’s cliffs, sometimes coming within five metres of the drop

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38 h. ago The new diet that could lower your dementia risk and promote brain health

Can a diet actually keep the brain strong and lower dementia risk? Evidence suggests the so-called ‘Mind diet’ might

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60 h. ago What is the ‘Mind’ diet? All the foods that could lower your dementia risk

Can a diet actually keep the brain strong and lower dementia risk? Evidence suggests the so-called ‘Mind diet’ might

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67 h. ago Risk of further floods in Texas during desperate search for missing as death toll tops 80

The risk of life-threatening flooding is still high in central Texas with more rain on the way

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5 d. ago TOM UTLEY: I like an honest pint, the Isle of Wight and Tim Henman. Am I next for a Lifetime Achievement Award in Dullness?

Raise a glass with me today to Peter Hansen, 85, worthy winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by The Dull Man's Podcast for that most admirable of qualities, dullness.

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6 d. ago Wet Leg: Davina's favourite band are coming to get you. And second album, Moisturizer, proves that the Isle of Wight indie rockers are no one

Formed at music college by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, they were clearly talented but also, as that name suggests, a bit silly. Four years on, they are a more serious proposition.

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6 d. ago Murderer is jailed for ten years for 'revenge' plot on prison guard who delayed sending him to hospital when he swallowed seven bags of cocaine

Robert Paterson, 45, planned the attack on believing the officer at HMP Edinburgh had put his life at risk.

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7 d. ago Neurologist warns against popular sleep aid that could fuel your risk of dementia in later life

Dr. Bing, a popular TikTok neurologist, has warned that a common sleep habit could increase your risk of dementia-but there is a practical workaround.

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8 d. ago Firefighters battle wildfires in Scotland for third day amid ‘danger to life’ warning

There is thought to be a risk to life because the emergency services are struggling to attend other incidents

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8 d. ago Emmerdale's Ned Porteous reveals Joe Tate to be 'saved' by Sam Dingle in 'blackmail' threat

Joe Tate will find his life at risk as one of his henchmen turns against him

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9 d. ago Scottish firefighters tackle wildfires for third day as risk to life grows

Dealing with very serious blazes means fire and rescue service has limited ability to respond to other emergenciesFirefighters battled wildfires in the Scottish Highlands for a third day on Monday in a situation the first minister has called “extremely serious”.The Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA), which has helped tackle the blazes, warned the fires are “becoming a danger to human life” that are leaving “stretched” firefighters unable to attend other incidents. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago European heatwave leaves one dead as British holidaymakers warned to 'stay inside'

Due to the European heatwave which has walloped the continent temperatures in southern England likely to surpass the June record of 35.6C – the sweltering temperatures could be risk to life for some

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1 week ago I sold my family home for £400,000 in a raffle so we could move to Australia

Natalie Rowcroft told FEMAIL that when Covid struck she thought the 'world was going to end' and along with it her hope of selling her Salford home. So she turned to property raffles.

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1 week ago The town abandoned by tourists: How once 'booming' seaside resort is now an 'utter disgrace' packed with ghost hotels

A once 'booming' seaside town which hosted Jimi Hendrix as a guest has become a ghost town with rotting hotels and an empty High Street as locals and tourists blast 'eye-sores' on the seafront.

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1 week ago Isle of Wight is slammed by Glastonbury stars as Lewis Capaldi is on verge of tears

Glastonbury saw Wet Leg peform on Friday with Lewis Capaldi making a welcome comeback before Robbie Williams teased a possible return too and was that a young Liam Gallagher see at Worthy Farm?

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1 week ago Isle of Wight slammed by Glastonbury stars as Lewis Capaldi is on verge of tears

Glastonbury saw Wet Leg peform on Friday with Lewis Capaldi making a welcome comeback before Robbie Williams teased a possible return too and was that a young Liam Gallagher see at Worthy Farm?

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1 week ago Hero electrician recalls moment he pulled schoolchildren from Eastleigh bus wreckage

Inspector Andy Tester of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary praised the bravery of members of the public and emergency services who helped at the scene

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1 week ago Warning to holidaymakers over 'real risk' of Legionnaires' disease as Brit fights for life in Greece

Health experts have urged Brits to "exercise caution" when travelling abroad for summer holidays following Legionella outbreaks

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1 week ago Full list of heat health alerts in England as temperatures to soar above 30C

Extreme temperatures could have significant impacts on health and social care – and even pose a risk to life

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