5 h. ago ‘Groundbreaking’ snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times

Tim Friede was left in a coma by two nasty cobra bites in quick succession

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12 h. ago Locals in one of Britain's prettiest villages mourn as two of their best

On Wednesday at around 5:30pm, a pair of geese lost their lives when a driver hit them as they attempted to cross a busy road in Bourton-on-the-Water.

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13 h. ago This man has been bitten by snakes 200 times – now his blood could save lives

Tim Friede used to milk scorpions' and spiders' venom as a hobby

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13 h. ago I'm an escort...people think my job is fun...but there's one aspect that's mind numbingly boring

In an anonymous first person account, the escort, who charges between £400 and £1,000 per hour, said clients use her as a respite from hours of high-profile meetings.

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14 h. ago How to have fun with your holiday wardrobe when you're over 60: The best clothing piece to invest in

'I want to add some fun to my holiday wardrobe'

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16 h. ago Tim Dowling: if I wasn’t so busy doing nothing, I could be having fun

Everyone has cleared off, leaving me rattling around the house with the pets – and feeling paralysed by indecisionOne minute the house is full – when I walk in the oldest one, and his friend, and the middle one, and my wife are all fussing over a manual juicer the oldest one has brought back from a car boot sale.“What’s going on?” I say. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Liverpool news: Arne Slot makes transfer window prediction as Reds star addresses future

Liverpool are potentially in line for a busy summer after winning the Premier League with plenty of ins and outs predicted as Arne Slot looks to consolidate his squad

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18 h. ago Quinta do Lago: The Algarve resort that claims to be Europe's best

The fabulous Quinta do Lago resort in Portugal's Algarve offers so much more than golf, Tim Bond found during a visit to a spot that prides itself on offering magnificent five-star luxury

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18 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: £42m star set for shock summer exit amid Viktor Gyokeres boost

Arsenal are gearing up for a busy summer transfer window as they look to finally claim the Premier League title, with a new striker at the top of Mikel Arteta's shopping list

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27 h. ago Arsenal eye Leicester star Ruud van Nistelrooy made feelings very clear about

Arsenal are set for a busy summer transfer window as boss Mikel Arteta looks to boost his squad ahead of another expected Premier League title challenge next season

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30 h. ago This man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times – now his blood could save lives

Tim Friede used to milk scorpions' and spiders' venom as a hobby

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30 h. ago Snake collector’s immunity quest opens path towards universal antivenom

Blood from man bitten hundreds of times by deadly species is used to create most broadly protective antivenom yetHe has self-administered more than 850 doses of venom from cobras, mambas, rattlesnakes and other deadly species in pursuit of a singular quest: to develop immunity to snake bites in the hope of helping scientists create a universal antivenom.Now the extreme 18-year experiment by Tim Friede, a former truck mechanic from Wisconsin, appears to have paid off. Scientists have used antibodies from his blood to create the most broadly protective antivenom to date, which could revolutionise the treatment of snake bites. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Football Daily | Premier League’s bully boys kill the romance in Europe’s hip competitions

Those of a Liverpool persuasion, do look away now. That’s if you’ve sobered up from last Sunday, but even if you’ve had your fun this may annoy: there’s a thought this has been an unsatisfying Premier League season. Brentford’s beating of Nottingham Forest on Thursday night further dulled the romance. It looks as if the Tricky Trees will not now be in Bigger Cup, much to the chagrin of edit producers who had already started working on that Cloughie montage. With zero relegation battle there’s only Manchester City’s fall from grace to, er, fourth to gawp at. Thank goodness for the continent, then, where the Premier League’s brave boys can remind those Eurocrats that ours is the best bloody league in the world. It’s going well, actually, though there is something of a bullies turning up at junior school vibe to such success. That’s to set aside Arsenal, hanging on in Bigger Cup’s semis, a goal down despite the fear North London Forever must have put into PSG at the Emirates.We’ve had ...

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31 h. ago Live M4 and A4232 delays as crash and break downs cause long delays

There are long delays after a caravan broke down on one of the busiest parts of the motorway and an accident is causing 25 minutes for traffic leaving Cardiff on a busy link road

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31 h. ago Sarah Jessica Parker says she is TOO BUSY to attend the Met Gala as she blows off Vogue's Anna Wintour

Sarah Jessica Parker is too busy working to go to the Met Gala. 'I have to work... but there's gonna be so much to see and I look forward to seeing what everybody does,' she told Entertainment Tonight.

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32 h. ago Two 'house bands' from same Bolton pub vying for top music festival slot

'There's rivalry between us, but it's all fun and games'

Culture

33 h. ago Why are Hollywood stars lining up to appear in a play they know nothing about?

Toby Jones, Frances McDormand and Mike Myers are some of those who have appeared alongside Tim Crouch in An Oak Tree, despite never having seen the script before. As the play celebrates its 20th anniversary, past performers explain its strange appealThe standard routine in theatre goes something like this: an actor is cast in a play; they read, learn and rehearse it; and then, at last, they perform it to an audience, who will hopefully soak up their hard work. But for Tim Crouch, one of the industry’s chief experimenters, this exercise began to feel reductive. “A lot of actor training is about holding focus within the stage and putting the audience into a receiving role,” says Crouch. “I used to go to pubs and bitch about it.”An Oak Tree – his 2005 play that is now seen as a landmark work – was born directly from these frustrations. The script, which is written to be performed by Crouch and a new actor each night, celebrates its changeability. “It is a finished p...

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33 h. ago MSNBC’s new weekend show wants viewers to have a ‘lot of fun’ but also ‘learn something’

‘I think it's going to be a mix of topics, an array of guests, people from all different backgrounds,’ host Ayman Mohyeldin told Justin Baragona of The Independent

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34 h. ago Horror as popular theme park ride bursts into flames sparking tourist fire frenzy

Tourists screamed in shock as a blaze broke out on a rollercoaster ride at a busy theme park, about 30 feet above the ground and filling the area with thick smoke

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34 h. ago England to field inexperienced attack as they name first Test squad of the summer

England have named their squad for the opening Test of a busy summer, with Essex seamer Sam Cook rewarded for his consistency and Josh Tongue returning after injury

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