14 h. ago Fat jabs could treat two ‘major causes of illness and death’, say scientists – as current treatments ‘fall short’

WEIGHT loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are powerful tools for tackling obesity and lowering the risk of serious disease. Now new research suggests they could be used to treat two "major causes of illness and death" - drug and alcohol addiction. Scientists say weight loss jabs, usually prescribed for diabetes or obesity, have...

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19 h. ago Tenerife tourist falls to death after jumping from balcony of burning hotel

The 23-year-old male tourist was confirmed dead at the scene after a fire had broken out at the hotel, leading to 490 guests being evacuated as firefighters attended the incident

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19 h. ago Tourist, 23, leaps to his death from Tenerife hotel as blaze ripped through room sparking evacuation of terrified guests

A TOURIST leapt to his death from a Tenerife hotel balcony as a blaze ripped through the room. The tragedy unfolded at the four-star Melia Costa in the northern port city of Puerto de la Cruz last night. The man was pronounced dead after throwing himself from a third-floor balcony, for reasons currently unknown. It...

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63 h. ago We still have questions, say family of soldier who died in balcony fall after inquest fails to conclude whether his death was an accident

Lance Bombardier Ryan Seal fell from the balcony of the apartment tower in Southampton, Hampshire, on March 29, 2024.

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3 d. ago Queen Camilla leads tributes to ‘wonderfully witty’ Dame Jilly Cooper after death aged 88: Latest

Tributes pour in for The Rutshire Chronicles author after death aged 88

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3 d. ago Dame Jilly Cooper death: Rivals author dies after fall, aged 88

Author’s family described news as ‘complete shock’

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3 d. ago Publisher of famous Soviet newspaper Pravda falls to his death from a seventh

The secretive head of Pravda publishing house, Vyacheslav Leontyev, 87, plunged 70ft from his home in western Moscow .

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3 d. ago Newspaper chief falls to death from window in 'strange' Russian incident

The secretive head of Pravda publishing house, Vyacheslav Leontyev, 87, plunged 70ft from his home in western Moscow.

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6 d. ago Influencer dies on live stream while climbing infamous 3,000ft 'El Capitan'

A popular climbing influencer has fallen to his death while live streaming his climb of the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California as viewers watched on

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6 d. ago TikTok climbing star dies after falling from Yosemite’s famed El Capitan while livestreaming

Balin Miller was just 23 when he died in a climbing accident Wednesday - his mom has paid tribute

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6 d. ago TikTok climbing star dies after falling from Yosemite’s famed El Capitan

The death occurred on the first day of the federal government shutdown

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9 d. ago Trapeze artist falls to her death in front of horrified families at German circus

This is the first picture of the Spanish trapeze artist who died during a circus performance in front of families with young children in Germany.

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9 d. ago Nursing home manager and two of her staff face jail after they admitted lying over death of pensioner who died from complications after falling from her wheelchair

A nursing home manager and two of her staff have admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice by covering up failings following the death of resident Shirley Froggett, 84.

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9 d. ago Where is House of Guinness filmed? From Penrhyn Castle in Bangor to Liverpool’s Stanley Dock

HOUSE of Guinness dramatises the scandals, secrets and struggles of one of Ireland’s most famous families. The series focuses on the fallout from Sir Benjamin Guinness’s death — here we take a look at the show’s shooting locations. Where is House of Guinness filmed?  House of Guinness is a sweeping historical drama from the mind...

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1 week ago Circus performer falls to death during daring stunt in front of horrified crowd

Over 80 people in the crowd watched on in dismay as the woman plummeted to the ground.

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1 week ago Baby suddenly dies after 'falling unwell' as police probe 'unexplained' death

Police say they are treating the death as unexplained, but not suspicious.

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1 week ago Baby falls ill and dies suddenly as police probe 'unexplained' death

Police officers were made aware of a baby that had become unwell in Oxford on Saturday morning and the infant tragically later died in hospital

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2 w. ago Blackpool Tower Circus evacuated after rider injured in motorbike stunt

The stuntman is believed to have fallen off his bike while performing the ‘Globe of Death’ act

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2 w. ago James Norton ‘worked hard’ to perfect Dublin accent for House Of Guinness

The Netflix show, set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, reimagines the fallout from Sir Benjamin Guinness’s death.

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2 w. ago 'I lay dying for hours after 60ft fall – what I saw convinced me death isn't real'

Erica Tait, a psychotherapist from New Jersey, US, had a near-death experience in September 2015 after she fell roughly 60ft while hiking on The Palisades, a series of steep cliffs

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