36 h. ago Scooter enthusiasts head to University Hospital Wishaw to hand over whole host of Easter eggs

Event organiser John Lavery was delighted with the response which saw the scooters arrive at the hospital and hand out the chocolate treats to staff and patients.

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38 h. ago Fan arrested after assistant referee hit on head with object at St

Match against Lyon interrupted for about 40 minutesSt-Étienne say they will impose ‘strictest sanctions’A man has been arrested after an assistant referee was hit by an object thrown from the stands during Saint-Étienne’s 2-1 home win over Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday.Lyon were about to take a throw-in in the 44th minute when the official, Mehdi Rahmouni, was shown holding a hand to his head after being hit by what appeared to be a coin, L’Équipe reported. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Sick video shows pensioner brutally beaten for bumping into 'hooligan' passenger on Russian tube

The brutal attack was caught on CCTV showing a younger man repeatedly kicking, punching and dragging an older gentleman along the platform at the tube station in Moscow

Culture

6 d. ago Vets 'concerned' about highly contagious virus as UK issues ban amid outbreak in Europe

Experts have voiced concerns over the murky origins of the latest infections in Europe

Science

6 d. ago Brit tourists warned of 'fever and exhaustion' virus outbreak at popular destination

Uk travel advice to a popular tourist spot has been updated - with warnings to Brits that they should take extra care when visiting due to a virus outbreak causing serious 'fever'

Events

9 d. ago The big picture: Sally Mann captures girls on the cusp of womanhood

For her classic series At Twelve, the American photographer created a collective portrait of adolescent girls, including world-weary Olivia pictured in her yardYou can see a whole world – submerged, waiting, ready to burst forth – in the face of any adolescent girl. In Sally Mann’s At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women, she captures this special, unstable time of life. In this image, a plaited-haired girl sits in a chair, head in hand like a world-weary grownup. This is Olivia, “with that ruined prayer in her eyes”, as Mann describes her. In the background, a phalanx of dark trousers hangs from two washing lines that cut across the image and lead our gaze towards her grandmother, who dangles the now-empty plastic laundry basket over one shoulder.“This is just half the day’s laundry,” Mann tells us in a loose narrative that runs through a reissue of the well-known 1988 publication by the artist notorious for capturing girls on the threshold of womanhood with unnerving perspicacity. The...

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1 week ago Full list of food items you can no longer bring into UK amid virus outbreak

It comes amid an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Europe

Science

1 week ago Travel warning as UK issues ban amid 'highly contagious virus' outbreak in Europe

Hungary has been hit by a foot and mouth disease crisis with EU countries hit

Events

1 week ago Virus outbreak shuts borders in Europe amid 'biological attack' fears as UK takes action

The highly-contagious disease has not been detected in Hungary for more than half a century

Events

2 w. ago Birmingham risks an outbreak of deadly virus that killed Gene Hackman's wife, warn experts as bin strikes create huge swarms of rats

The city has been plagued by ongoing bin strikes that have seen an estimated 17,000 tonnes of streets piled high with rubbish and rats thriving on a 'banquet' of waste.

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2 w. ago Ryanair, easyJet, TUI, BA and Jet2 and rules for bringing a handbag on

From unfairly small size requirements to little-known maximum weight caps, here are all the hand luggage rules you need to know about if you're heading abroad this summer

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2 w. ago Weird Christian relics: From the 'Holy Foreskin' to the 'head of John the Baptist' and the hand of a butcher's wife

Most biblical scholars also agree that John the Baptist really did baptise Jesus, as recorded in the New Testament. What is less verifiable is the claim that the head of John now lies in a French cathedral.

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3 w. ago Virus outbreak on cruise as 200 sick passengers heading to UK hand over poo samples

The diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pain causing illness is understood to have spread on the luxury cruise ship during the Caribbean leg of the tour as the Queen Mary 2 prepares to dock in the UK

Science

3 w. ago More than 200 cruise ship passengers are struck down by norovirus outbreak on board vessel returning to UK

At least 224 passengers and 17 crew members have fallen ill on board Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2, which is expected to dock in Southampton on Sunday.

Science

3 w. ago Jack Whitehall takes on surprise role as nutritionist for England footballers

The comedian and actor headed to St George's Park to hand out some tips

Events

3 w. ago Mystery virus outbreak leaves bedridden victims 'coughing blood' after five days

Russian health authorities have not disclosed the number of cases or hospital admissions as the unidentified respiratory virus striking multiple regions across the country

Events

3 w. ago Spring Break students could cause US dengue fever outbreak as urgent warning issued

Students have been warned about their boozy trips abroad to party over spring break amid an outbreak of the nasty dengue virus, which can cause an array of grim symptoms

Events

3 w. ago Update after health board stops visits because of virus outbreak

A Welsh health board implemented a bar on visits after a 'significant increase' in norovirus cases

Science

3 w. ago Ben Affleck emerges after breaking silence on Jennifer Lopez split while she takes big step to move on

The 52-year-old actor appeared to be in high spirits, with a Diet Coke in hand, after parking his car and headed to go meet up with his colleagues.

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4 w. ago ‘Leave Measles Out of Spring Break’: California coast city releases PSA to try and slow virus spread

Fears of continued spread of the virus come as the West Texas outbreak grows

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