52 m. ago NHS drug already given to thousands that ends the agony of gout may also prevent deadly heart attacks and strokes, study reveals

Gout, a form of arthritis, is heavily linked to heart disease - a major cause of heart attacks - and the pair often come hand-in-hand.

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89 m. ago Boy, 17, dies after falling from height at Harrow shopping centre

A teenage boy was tragically pronounced dead near St George's Shopping Centre in Harrow, London yesterday morning after falling from a height, police have confirmed

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1 hour ago The Hunger Games: On Stage review – thundering fight to the death in a dazzling dystopia

Troubadour Canary Wharf theatre, LondonEye-popping visuals and a strong lead performance energise Matthew Dunster’s production – but the emotion gets lost amid the actionA luminous bow hovers in the darkness as if suspended in the sky while the arena-like stage is filled with smoke. A figure emerges: Katniss Everdeen, the girl from District 12 in Suzanne Collins’ post-apocalyptic universe, played by Jennifer Lawrence in the film franchise. With her appearance, the 74th Hunger Games begin – and no special effect is spared.Closely following the plot of Collins’ first book in the young adult series, and the Lionsgate film of 2012, Matthew Dunster’s production is a grand-scale manifestation of dystopian Panem. It is a place in which the haves and have-nots are divided into districts, and in which children are pitted against each other as “Tributes” in a deadly TV gameshow, forced to kill for prime-time entertainment. The last one standing wins the prize of survival. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds

Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heatingThe world is still on track for a catastrophic 2.6C increase in temperature as countries have not made sufficiently strong climate pledges, while emissions from fossil fuels have hit a record high, two major reports have found.Despite their promises, governments’ new emission-cutting plans submitted for the Cop30 climate talks taking place in Brazil have done little to avert dangerous global heating for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Climate Action Tracker update. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago 14 victims of devastating UPS plane crash in Kentucky named: ‘Unimaginable tragedy’

Among the dead are a grandfather and his granddaughter who were ‘in the wrong place, at the wrong time,’ according to a crowdfunding page set up by their relatives

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2 h. ago Girlfriend of dead Cowboys star Marshawn Kneeland is pregnant says coach

Marshawn Kneeland died aged 24, just days after scoring his first touchdown in the NFL - with his club setting up a fund to support his girlfriend and unborn baby

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2 h. ago High blood pressure rates in children nearly doubled in 20 years, global review finds

Poor diet, inactivity and obesity believed to have caused hypertension for millions of under-19s around the worldThe rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled because of a toxic combination of unhealthy diets, mass inactivity and soaring levels of obesity, according to the largest review of its kind.Experts said 114 million children who have developed hypertension even before reaching adulthood were facing potentially deadly and lifelong harm, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and a myriad of serious health complications. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 14 victims of devastating USP plane crash in Kentucky named: ‘Unimaginable tragedy’

Among the dead are a grandfather and his granddaughter who were ‘in the wrong place, at the wrong time,’ according to a crowdfunding page set up by their relatives

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3 h. ago Boy, 17, tragically dies after falling from shopping centre in north London

Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene

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3 h. ago 'Best dark comedy' with 100% Rotten Tomatoes score is making a comeback for season 2

A "hilarious and gripping" dark comedy is returning but this time around, a Hemsworth brother will star.

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4 h. ago Police launch murder investigation after man’s body found in field

Police Scotland have named the man who was found dead in Inverclyde as Robert Best, 50.

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4 h. ago Missing dad found dead in field pictured as two men charged over death

The 50-year-old was found dead in a field in Kilmacolm according to reports

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4 h. ago First picture of missing man found dead in Kilmacolm field as two men charged

Robert Best, 50, was discovered after police were called to a report of a body being discovered in a field near High Mathernock Farm.

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5 h. ago Emmerdale bring Faith Dingle back from dead for shocking Robert Sugden twist

Emmerdale fans were left stunned as a beloved character made a shock return from the dead during Wednesday's episode

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5 h. ago Christmas Karma review – Dickens adaptation has as much Yuletide spirit as a dead rat in the eggnog

Gurinder Chadha’s leaden update of the hardy seasonal chestnut with Kunal Nayyar is joyless and nausea-inducingKeen though I always am to indulge any and every new riff on Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, and keen also to hear from Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha, this cynically Christmassy movie is leaden, unconvincingly acted and about as welcome as a dead rat in the eggnog. It’s the worst Christmas film since last year’s Red One, in which Dwayne Johnson played the head of security for Santa Claus and more or less had us all rooting for anyone who could beat up Father Christmas.In this one, Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar lifelessly and joylessly plays a Scrooge variant called Mr Sood, part of the Ugandan south Asian community expelled by Idi Amin in his childhood, and embittered by early poverty. An early romance soured because of his obsession with money, and he has become a grasping and unpleasant old guy in London (cue stock footage of the London skyline) in the ra...

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5 h. ago I tried I'm A Celeb's grimmest new trial and Lisa Riley and co will be throwing up

The Mirror's own Tom Bryant took on one of the gruesomest Bushtucker trials on this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here and has a warning for this year's celebrities...

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5 h. ago Emmerdale fans declare 'best surprise ever' as they respond to unexpected 'return from dead'

Viewers of the ITV soap were delighted about the appearance as the truth about Robert Sugden's prison stint was revealed

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5 h. ago Emmerdale legend comes 'back from the dead' to confront Robert Sugden

A legend of the Dales has returned 'back from the dead' after years – but could they help the turmoil of Robert Sugen, who has been suffering in prison since his brother's betrayal

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5 h. ago Emmerdale bring back iconic character from the dead for Robert Sugden storyline

Emmerdale legend who was killed off back in 2022 returned for an emotional scene

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6 h. ago Akon thrown in Georgia jail after being arrested on outstanding warrant

‘Locked Up’ singer was released after six hours

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