88 m. ago U.S. economy expanded at 2.3% annual pace from October to December, unchanged from initial estimate

The American economy grew at a solid 2.3% annual rate the last three months of 2024, supported by a burst of year-end consumer spending, the government said, leaving unchanged its initial estimate of fourth-quarter growth

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2 h. ago Pharmacologist hails new supplement that can 'boost immune system and sleep'

Professor Paul Clayton PhD said that it has been "hailed by some as 'exercise in a pill'".

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3 h. ago Remove toxic heavy metals from your cup of tea with this brewing method, experts say

Researchers at Northwestern University estimate tea preparation can reduce about 15 per cent of toxic metals from drinking water

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4 h. ago Rough sleeping up by a fifth in a year, ‘shameful’ snapshot estimates show

Campaigners welcomed emergency funding but said long-term investment is needed.

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6 h. ago Thousands of women losing jobs every year for getting pregnant, study shows

A report estimated that as many as 74,000 women are forced to leave their job every year because they are pregnant or on maternity leave, a number that has almost doubled in a decade

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7 h. ago Hiscox takes £134m hit on LA wildfires after second year of record profit

The insurance group estimated that the broader insurance industry loss from the wildfires would be about 40 billion US dollars.

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7 h. ago The Trade™, three weeks on: Dončić, Davis and the art of the NBA breakup

As much as the basketball itself has started to round into shape for the Lakers and Mavs after the biggest trade in NBA history, the wounds have only just begun to heal“A lot of emotions, not much sleep I’m just glad it’s over.” Those were 25-year-old Slovenian basketball phenom Luka Dončić’s succinct and surprisingly vulnerable initial thoughts on Tuesday night after his first rendezvous with his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, when his Lakers hosted them in Los Angeles. It was a highly anticipated game, the culmination of weeks of NBA drama following the biggest blockbuster trade in league history, when Dončić was traded for 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis. Davis was sidelined on the bench with an adductor strain on Tuesday, which slightly dampened the dramatic potential. But with both Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison and minority owner Mark Cuban joining Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss in attendance, the tension was palpable. There’s really no such thing as a...

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14 h. ago Soaring numbers of women lose jobs while pregnant or on maternity leave, research suggests

Research from Pregnant Then Screwed, in partnership with Women in Data, estimated that potentially 74,000 women a year are fired or made redundant while pregnant or on maternity leave

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17 h. ago Two drug dealers who grew £2million worth of cannabis in a former primary school in a sleepy Welsh village are jailed

Alfred Perkola, 44, and Aldi Gjegjaj, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cannabis at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday.

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18 h. ago UK National Lottery draw tonight as Lotto and Thunderball results announced for Wednesday, February 26

Tonight’s estimated Lotto is £5.3million - it could be you

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18 h. ago Westminster parking cheats using their dead mothers’ disabled Blue Badges are ‘beneath contempt’

Five fraudsters named and shamed after receiving fines totalling £3,000 in a council-led crackdown

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19 h. ago Man Utd trolled by cheeky fans as Marriott X admin responds to 'leaky roof' quip

Cheeky Manchester United trolled their own club on social media with 'leaky roof' quips after they had the chance to sleep at Old Trafford in the Gary Neville suite

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21 h. ago KENNEDY: Elon Musk's baby mama tried to slut shame me over this nude pic. Well, my tightly corseted cutie

Earlier this month, right-wing nutter Ashley St Clair, 26, claimed that she had birthed the self-appointed planet re-populator's latest offspring. The pair allegedly started seeing each other in May 2023.

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21 h. ago Best Dutch ovens tried and tested, from budget friendly to top of the range

Don’t sleep on these kitchen workhorses

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21 h. ago Scientists reveal the shocking impact one night without sleep has on your immune system

Consistently failing to get enough shut eye raises the risk of obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes , swathes of research shows. But it could also impact your immune system.

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22 h. ago How your sleep is impacted by your daily routine, according to expert

The key to your insomnia may be hidden within your day-to-day life

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24 h. ago Tiny London studio flat so small you'll have to sleep in the doorway hits the market for £899

Renters looking for a studio apartment in London can move into a 'delightful' studio apartment in a 'great location' for £899 per month, according to Open Rent on Rightmove.

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24 h. ago Eat dinner at this 'exact time' to get a good night's sleep, nutritionist claims

Pablo Ojeda has shared his top tips for having a restful night

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25 h. ago Why the world will be using natural gas for many years to come – and it’s bad news for your energy bill

Shell estimates that natural gas demand will soar by 60 per cent by 2040. This is not only a blow to decarbonisation hopes, writes Howard Mustoe, but it won’t easy the cost to consumers either

Science

26 h. ago The job no one wants: Britain faces lorry driver shortage that threaten to leave supermarket shelves bare

In the first frantic months of Covid the nation was left horrified at the barren shop shelves and the fuel-less petrol stations caused by an estimated shortfall of 100,000 lorry drivers.

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