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The Chase fans cringe as ‘golden rule’ is broken just minutes into ITV show

The Chase fans who tuned in to watch the ITV quiz show this week were left cringing as one contestant…

‘Date cancelled on me after seeing beach photo – but people hate my reply’

A mum has been left understandably shocked by a man’s ‘audacity’ after he openly chose to cancel their date on…

Thomas Tuchel gives Arsenal the red light on key Mikel Arteta transfer target

Chelsea had the opportunity to solve Arsenal’s problem with Arthur Melo as Juventus will only let the Brazilian midfielder leave…

Mum fined £100 for stopping in pub car park to feed hungry screaming baby

Emily Mason pulled into the Norwood Arms pub in Cheltenham to feed baby Oakley and make sure she was driving…

Australian Open lift ban on Peng Shuai protest shirts after furious backlash

Australian Open organisers have come under scrutiny after forcing spectators to remove their Peng Shuai protest shirts before entering Melbourne…

Man makes history with accidental find of spider species that spins bamboo lair

Wildlife YouTuber JoCho Sippawat made the first discovery of its kind in over a century as he discovered ‘a whole…

BBC One’s Morning Live announces three new presenters after Kym Marsh absence

A trio of new talent has been announced as permanent presenters on BBC Morning Live after host Kym Marsh took…

Mum who couldn’t fit through turnstile sheds half body weight thanks to new diet

When Amy Woolliscroft went to watch a Derby County football match with her dad as a teenager, she was looking…

Wooden chair bought for just £5 in junk shop sells for £16,000 at auction

The lucky seller found the piece of furniture in Brighton, East Sussex, but didn’t realise it had an unusual –…

Sparks fly for stars Lemar and Jamelia in Sky’s Jacqueline Wilson musical series

The fairy-tale comedy is adapted from acclaimed children’s author Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s novel Little Darlings and will treat audiences to…

Health Update

US Covid deaths are up to 2,259 per day as figure continues to climb despite declining cases

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US Covid deaths are up to 2,259 per day as figure continues to climb despite declining cases

Covid deaths in the U.S. are on the rise, and are approaching worrying levels not reached since the tale end of last winter’s surge – which is still the deadliest…

England’s plan B COVID restrictions are lifting, but are some measures here to stay?

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England’s plan B COVID restrictions are lifting, but are some measures here to stay?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Roughly a month and a half after their introduction, England’s plan B winter COVID measures are being rolled back. From January 27, people will no longer…

Care homes that rely on agency staff more than twice as likely to spread COVID-19

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Care homes that rely on agency staff more than twice as likely to spread COVID-19

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Care homes that rely heavily on agency staff may be two-and-a-half times more likely to spread COVID-19 to their residents, a study has found. The research…

Constant tinnitus is linked to altered brain activity

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Constant tinnitus is linked to altered brain activity

Graphical absract. Credit: DOI: 10.1172/JCI155094 There has to date been no reliable objective method of diagnosing tinnitus. Researchers from Karolinska Institutet now show that brainstem audiometry can be used to…

Downing Street police give ‘extremely damning’ Covid party evidence to Sue Gray

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Downing Street police give ‘extremely damning’ Covid party evidence to Sue Gray

Downing Street police who were on duty when the alleged lockdown-breaking gatherings took place have given ‘extremely damning’ evidence to Sue Gray, according to a source. Police officers from the Metropolitan…

Despite omicron, keeping schools open as safely as possible should be the goal

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Despite omicron, keeping schools open as safely as possible should be the goal

Credit: Shutterstock The omicron variant has caused serious disruption to schooling overseas. As Aotearoa New Zealand prepares for an omicron outbreak, we expect calls to close schools as case numbers…

High street pharmacies will offer in store births, boob jobs and liposuction ‘within a DECADE’

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High street pharmacies will offer in store births, boob jobs and liposuction ‘within a DECADE’

Pharmacies could become ‘one-stop shops’ for healthcare within the next decade under ambitious new plans to alleviate pressure on the NHS. The Alitam Group — a private firm which runs…

A virtual reality ‘Shopping Task’ could help test for cognitive decline in adults

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A virtual reality ‘Shopping Task’ could help test for cognitive decline in adults

Credit: Public Domain New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London suggests that a virtual reality test in which participants “go to the…

UK Covid deaths HAVE peaked at around 255 per day, official data shows

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UK Covid deaths HAVE peaked at around 255 per day, official data shows

Britain’s fourth wave of Covid deaths peaked in mid-January, according to official figures that debunk fears over ‘soaring’ fatalities. The UK yesterday posted 439 virus deaths, marking the highest tally…

Active ingredient in cannabis protects aging brain cells

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Active ingredient in cannabis protects aging brain cells

Healthy mitochondria (green); mitochondria showing the effects of oxidative stress (blue); and oxidative stress with CBN (red). Insets show higher magnification of the structure of the mitochondria. Credit: Salk Institute…

EEG analysis may detect up to 99.5 percent of concussions

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EEG analysis may detect up to 99.5 percent of concussions

Analyzing certain frequencies of brain activity via EEGs could help monitor athletes for concussions that might otherwise go overlooked or unreported, according to a new study from Husker researchers. Credit:…

Gene expression could ring early kidney disease alarm

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Gene expression could ring early kidney disease alarm

Podocyte Models. Credit: Duke University Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to study how key cells in the kidneys become injured and deformed. The new model has…