63 h. ago Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-guzzling cars and trucks were illegal and moved to reverse the rules

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4 d. ago Chilling images show where Greg Monks' body found as cops appeal for camera clues

Sniffer dogs were dispatched to search the steep hillside below luxury villas in Cerro da Aguia near the party resort of Albufeira after CCTV spotted Greg Monk jumping over a wall

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6 d. ago Scarlett Moffatt shares powerful body image message as she lives out new dream venture

Scarlett Moffatt has shared a powerful body image message with her followers as she embarks on a new venture that brings her “sheer joy”.

Politics

6 d. ago Voices: Is Ozempic fueling a new era of body image pressure? Join The Independent Debate

As weight-loss injections become more mainstream, do you see them as a breakthrough treatment, or are we moving too fast without fully understanding the long-term consequences?

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1 week ago Federal Reserve issues rare statement asserting independence amid Trump pressure

Central bank emphasizes nonpartisan role in brief memo after chair Jerome Powell meets with US presidentCan Trump fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell?The Federal Reserve issued a rare, strongly worded statement on Thursday after chair Jerome Powell spoke with Donald Trump at the White House Thursday morning, holding firm on the central bank’s independence amid pressure from Trump to lower interest rates.The three-paragraph statement emphasized the Fed’s independent, nonpartisan role in setting monetary policy based on economic data. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Footy heartthrob Bailey Smith reveals why his famous sixpack hurt his mental health as he opens up about turning to alcohol and needing professional help after break

He's one of the AFL's top players and is riding high since his switch to Geelong - but Smith was struggling badly just a few months ago, with his body image part of the problem.

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1 week ago ‘The only place nudity was tolerated’: stripping off on Soviet beaches – in pictures

Nikolay Bakharev was born at a time when ‘almost any image of a naked body was considered pornography’. Yet his photographs of families, couples and friends at the beach capture a quiet tenderness Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pressure on Chancellor after Government borrowing jumps to £20.2bn

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing rose to its fourth-highest April figure on record.

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2 w. ago Pressure mounts on Chancellor as inflation races to highest for more than a year

Official figures show Consumer Prices Index inflation jumped to 3.5% in April, up from 2.6% in March.

Economics

3 w. ago Sharon Osbourne's pals 'desperately worried' for star as she 'struggles to eat'

Iconic rock matriarch Sharon Osbourne has always been vocal about her body image struggles and surgeries, but according to new reports, her experience with weight loss jabs has caused concern

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4 w. ago Groundbreaking drug could cut uncontrolled blood pressure in weeks, scientists say

Participants were not able to lower their blood pressure before taking new drug

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