36 m. ago 'Health concerns' as popular kitchen ingredient could make certain medicines 'less effective'

One of the oldest and most commonly used spices in the world could interfere with some prescription medications, a new study warns

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56 m. ago As Rome gears up for spectacle of Pope Francis’s funeral, mourners hail his humility

Sadness at pope’s passing is tinged with giddiness at holding world’s gaze with a pageant for the agesBeneath the basilica’s soaring Renaissance dome, the body in the coffin looked unexpectedly small, even shrunken, and for those who had come to say goodbye that somehow felt apt. Francis was pope but he was still, amid all the pomp and circumstance, just a man.His predecessors occupied plinths and alcoves around St Peter’s, figures of stone and marble with names etched in history books, while Jorge Mario Bergoglio lay in his wooden box, by common consent among mourners, a good man who did his best. Continue reading...

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85 m. ago Pollster predicts grim local elections for Starmer and Badenoch with Reform surge

The local elections, which will be the first big electoral test since last summer’s general election, will see the Tories lose around 500 seats, a leading pollster has predicted

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95 m. ago Football Daily | So much football! This weekend, two screens might not be enough

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Some phrases are commonised so quickly that it’s easy to forget how new they are. The concept of the second-screen experience wasn’t regularly discussed on these pages until 2012; a decade later it is much a part of our lives as privately WISHING TO HELL YOU’D PUT THAT BLOODY TABLET DOWN AND LISTEN TO THE DIALOGUE PROPERLY – IT’S CASSAVETES! But never mind the second-screen experience. We’re now moving towards the age of the second first-screen experience, in which a dopamine fiend watches two football matches/episodes of Dawson’s Creek simultaneously. We know this because, for the last few years, Football Daily has been that dopamine fiend. This weekend, two screens might not be enough.It took me a while to get used to it and unfortunately I couldn’t continue. It was really a matter of the altitude. It’s surreal here” – Palmeiras forward Estêvão – who will join Chelsea for £29m later this year – had an 18th birthday to remember, ne...

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97 m. ago Doctor shares the most common Manchester Marathon health complaint

This Sunday’s Manchester Marathon is set to be one of the biggest yet

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1 hour ago Amazon's 'great' robot vacuum that shoppers 'wish they had years ago' is now £80 off

“This is the most significant household purchase I’ve ever made."

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1 hour ago Hypoallergenic Dogs 2025: Here are 13 breeds of adorable dog that shed little hair

Just because you - or a member of your family - suffer from allergies, you can still welcome a dog into your home.

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2 h. ago CBB finalists' future exposed as 'hidden plans' uncovered and 'wishes come true'

EXCLUSIVE: Celebrity Big Brother's finale episode is set to air tonight as six celebrities battle it out to take home the win, but there may be even more surprises in store for them on the outside world

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2 h. ago Toddler killed in horror collision as he's hit by two cars while chasing family dog

A one-year-old boy tragically died in a road accident in Florida on Wednesday. The boy was trying to catch the family dog when he ran into oncoming traffic and was hit by two cars

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2 h. ago Amazing quadruple discount drops the price of this 4K projector to £57.39

A price reduction, a discount code, and TWO coupons can be used together turn this Amazon deal into a remarkable bargain - here’s our guide of the steps you need to take to secure it

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2 h. ago ‘A sweeping catastrophe’: 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, a photo exhibit honors Mississippi victims

Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Remembers captures the grief and resilience of survivors in the Magnolia stateTwenty years ago this August, the United States Gulf coast was irrevocably changed when Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest and costliest storms to ever hit the country, made landfall. Making landfall as a strong category 3, the storm, which was so vast it stretched the length of the Mississippi Gulf coast all the way into Alabama, hit the Mississippi-Louisiana coastal border before continuing northward.Since then, superstorms fueled by the climate crisis have become relatively commonplace in the country, but the impact of Katrina endures to this day. Immediately following the storm, the country and world were enthralled by tragic stories out of New Orleans, where the levees failed to a catastrophic effect and the local, state and federal responses were disastrous. But Mississippi, which received the maximum impact from the storm surge, was largely left out of the nationa...

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3 h. ago Urgent warning to parents as common household product leaves daughter 'blinded in one eye'

According to Jodi lowe, her daughter Luca began screaming and inadvertently rubbed the product across her eyes before she could intervene.

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3 h. ago World leaders arriving for Pope’s funeral as 150,000 mourners pay respects

The coffin will be closed on Friday evening ahead of Saturday’s requiem mass.

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3 h. ago My genitals have been changed forever by common drug taken by millions

This week, the FDA warned that a popular hair loss drug taken by millions could pose a 'serious risk' to someone's genitals. Now, many men have come forward to talk about their experience.

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3 h. ago O’Neill praises Pope’s commitment to peace as she confirms funeral attendance

The Sinn Fein vice president has cut short a family holiday to attend Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome.

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3 h. ago Pope Francis funeral LIVE: World leaders and thousands of mourners gather in Rome for historic service

World leaders including US President Donald Trump, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be in attendance

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3 h. ago Netherton business teams up with Wishaw kids charity as part of fun

2bTanned’s Pink Paradise Street Party, was in aid of The Les Hoey MBE Dream Maker Foundation and saw the charity benefit from a day of incredible mix of live music, entertainment and 2bTanned fun.

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4 h. ago Trump tenderly applies mascara to 'eyeliner man' JD Vance as the pair snuggle in an all

Chinese commentators across the political spectrum have found rare common ground in their meme-led criticism of the U.S. president and his deputy.

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4 h. ago Reform UK on course to win in two mayoral contests – UK politics live

Polling predicts victory for party in Greater Lincolnshire and Hull/East Yorkshire with the Greens possibly taking West of EnglandThere are six mayoral elections next week. Two of them are for single-authority mayors (Doncaster and North Tyneside), but the others are for combined-authority mayors (or regional mayors – like metro mayors, but not just covering city regions). Today YouGov has released polling covering all four of these contests and it suggests Reform UK is on course to win two of them easily. And the Green party is narrowly ahead in a third, the poll suggests.Here are the polling figures.In theory the Tories should be winning in Lincolnshire as they hold most of the parliamentary seats in the area and have dominated local politics forever. But it’s also the most Reform-friendly part of the country. It contains Richard Tice’s constituency and numerous seats in which they came second. Plus their candidate is a former Tory MP – Andrea Jenkyns, famous for her Boris Johnson...

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4 h. ago All options ‘remain on the table’ for Ukraine – Downing Street

Downing Street has said that all options “remain on the table” when it comes to support for Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.A Number 10 spokesman said on Friday that “advanced coalition of the willing planning is developing at pace” and “all options remain on the table” when it comes to supporting Kyiv.The Times newspaper reported on Friday that the UK is likely to abandon plans to send troops to Ukraine as risks are considered to be too high, however Number 10 said that it does not recognise that report.A Number 10 spokesman said on Friday: “All options remain on the table and advanced coalition of the willing planning is developing at pace.”The spokesman also pointed to the Operation Interflex programme training Ukrainian troops as one of the ways the country is being supported.Asked whether troops being deployed would be dependent on the US offering a “backstop” to a peace deal, the spokesman said he would not give a running commentary on talks, but added: “As the Prime Mini...

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