6 h. ago The shocking dark side of these very common antidepressant drugs

Last year I received an anguished email from Tania Morgan, who I interviewed for the Daily Mail following her son's tragic reaction to an antidepressant.

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6 d. ago Family stunned to learn their beloved son is behind world's first sperm race

The family of a teenager behind a first-of-its-kind 'sperm race ' has told Daily Mail they were in the dark about the shocking contest until last week.

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1 week ago Popular chocolate bar discontinued in UK after nearly 60 years on shop shelves

Just as the nation looks to devour millions of Easter eggs over the long weekend in celebration of Jesus' resurrection, one manufacturer has shocked fans of their dark chocolate bar

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3 w. ago Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act – podcast

Switzerland is leading the world in purifying its water of micropollutants, a concoction of chemicals often found in bodies of water that look crystal clear. They include common medicines like antidepressants and antihistamines, but have unknown and potentially damaging consequences for human and ecosystem health. In the second of a two-part series, Phoebe Weston travels to Geneva to find out how the country has transformed its rivers from sewage-filled health hazards to pristine swimming spots. She tells Madeleine Finlay how a public health disaster in the 1960s spurred the government to act, and what the UK could learn from the Swiss about taking care of a precious national asset.From sewage and scum to swimming in ‘blue gold’: how Switzerland transformed its riversSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing review – nothing about this shocking tale feels OK

This grim documentary shines a light on child social media star Piper Rockelle, the hugely murky ethics surrounding this kind of content – and the high-profile lawsuit that engulfed their careerThe title of the new documentary Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing is interesting. It could be said to presuppose the existence of a good side to allowing, encouraging or coercing young children and early teens to put their lives online for attention and validation (or deliberately creating content to attract subscribers, brand interest and sponsorship deals). But perhaps, you think, I am being hopelessly old-fashioned. Perhaps this is the way forward. Perhaps it is the way things are these days. Who am I to say how youngsters should connect, spend their time, be raised in 2025?I understand this impulse to ignore the past. I almost admire it. It is good for us all, as we get older, to fight against the creeping belief that the past was better. It is a canard, a conflation of the ha...

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3 w. ago Ding Junhui reveals World Snooker Championship dark horse he reckons can shock Crucible — but there's a catch

The man who put snooker on the map in China believes a fellow countryman has a great chance of glory in Sheffield

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