5 h. ago Volcanic eruption may have caused Europe's Black Death plague, scientists say

Clues contained in tree rings have identified 14th Century volcanic activity as the 'first domino to fall' in a sequence that led to the devastating spread of bubonic plague.

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8 h. ago The plague may have been triggered by a volcano says new research

New research suggests volcanic eruptions caused temperatures to drop for consecutive years due to the haze from volcanic ash and gases, which in turn had a knock on effect

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8 h. ago Emmerdale fans 'work out' Celia and Ray's downfall after sick 'double death'

Emmerdale fans think they know what will trigger villains Celia Daniels and Ray Walters' downfalls, after a possible death on the ITV soap on Thursday night weeks on from another 'murder'

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8 h. ago Europe's deadly Black Death plague may have been triggered by volcanic eruptions

The precise sequence of events that brought the deadly disease to Europe from Central Asia has been debated by boffins for years, now researchers think they have filled in the blanks

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12 h. ago The last hostage held in Gaza died fighting to save a kibbutz

An Israeli police officer killed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the country's war with Hamas is the last hostage whose remains are still in Gaza

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14 h. ago Electric car sales record smallest growth in two years as Rachel Reeves' pay

The deceleration in appetite for new battery cars was triggered by reports emerging ahead of the Budget last month.

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16 h. ago Seven million people in UK told 'you'll feel worse this week' in update from Boots

Boots specialist has shared tips for managing symptoms as temperatures plummet and atmospheric pressure changes trigger flare-ups

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17 h. ago Now GREASE has been slapped with woke trigger warning by ITV for 'teenage misbehaviour'

Blockbuster hit Grease is the latest in a string of old movies to be slapped with a trigger warning by ITV over 'teenage misbehaviour' - despite being rated PG.

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32 h. ago Common childhood illness can drive BLADDER CANCER, alarming new study finds

British researchers have discovered that the virus can specifically trigger DNA damage in tissue in the bladder.

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35 h. ago Sterling jumps as business survey triggers unwinding of negative bets

Better than expected activity adds to dollar weakness to send currency to highest level since October

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39 h. ago Politician who got caught up in 'Trigger Me Timbers' WhatsApp scandal has resigned

The councillor has served her Denton South ward for almost two decades

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40 h. ago EU to unveil €3bn strategy to reduce dependency on China for raw materials

ReSourceEU project aims to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare-earth metals and elementsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU is to unveil a €3bn (£2.63bn) strategy to reduce its dependency on China for critical raw materials amid a global scramble triggered by Beijing’s “weaponisation” of supplies of everything from chips to rare earths.The ReSourceEU programme will seek to de-risk and diversify the bloc’s supply chains for key commodities with a funding initiative to support 25-30 strategic projects in the sector. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago EU unveils €3bn strategy to cut dependency on China for raw materials

ReSourceEU project aims to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elementsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has unveiled a €3bn (£2.63bn) strategy to reduce its dependency on China for critical raw materials amid a global scramble triggered by Beijing’s “weaponisation” of supplies of everything from chips to rare earths.The ReSourceEU programme will seek to de-risk and diversify the bloc’s supply chains for key commodities with a funding initiative to support 25-30 strategic projects in the sector. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Jamie Lee Curtis asked My Girl studio to put trigger warning on poster over Macaulay Culkin bee sting

Actor told Columbia’s head of marketing that the film’s scene showing the death of Culkin, then 10, was going to freak out every child in the USJamie Lee Curtis has said she asked the studio behind the 1991 comedy-drama My Girl to put a trigger warning on the poster, owing to the dramatic death of its central character towards the end of the film.Speaking on The View, Curtis, 67, said she was sufficiently concerned by the incongruously perky publicity materials for the movie to phone the studio’s head of marketing. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Sabrina Carpenter slams White House for using her music in their 'inhumane agenda'

A White House video showing ICE arresting illegal immigrants against the soundtrack of a Sabrina Carpenter hit has triggered the popstar, who denounced the clip as 'evil and disgusting'

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56 h. ago Eric Trump’s cryptocurrency firm loses half its value in half an hour

American Bitcoin Corp’s shares fell from $2.39 to $1.90 after closing in what some are calling ‘crypto winter’Shares in Eric Trump’s crypto mining business lost more than half their value in less than 30 minutes on Tuesday.The nosedive of American Bitcoin Corp, which triggered repeated trading halts, followed the steep decline of many cryptocurrencies and crypto-linked companies into what some observers are calling the onset of a “crypto winter”. Bitcoin’s value has fallen sharply since the start of October and erased a year of large gains. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Infamous 'WOW' alien message 'could have come from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS'

A recent natural hypothesis suggested a sudden brightening of hydrogen emissions from an interstellar cloud triggered by a magnetar flare

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66 h. ago Popular UK city called out for having the 'worst Christmas market' as visitors are 'packed like sardines' and locals 'avoid it like the plague'

Videos and pictures have emerged showing heaving crowds taking over the historic city, with many locals labelling it a 'hellscape'.

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67 h. ago Aldi issue urgent recall for Christmas chocolates due to contamination with deadly allergen

The supermarket Aldi has urgently recalled a Christmas chocolate product over fears it could trigger deadly allergic reactions.

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3 d. ago 'Warren Buffett of tech' admits the real reason he sold his $15B stake in world's biggest company after sale sent panic through Wall Street

In mid-November, Son's surprise sale of the company's stock triggered a chill across Wall Street.

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