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New slimming jabs fail to tackle causes of obesity, experts warn

The promise of breakthrough drugs to help people lose weight must not be used as excuse to avoid tackling the root causes of obesity, experts have warned, as concerns grow over a scramble for the slimming jabs.

White House rejects criticism over wait to hit spy’ balloon

The White House has hit back at Republican criticism of Joe Biden over his eight-day wait to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew over military sites.

Investigations into police rapist David Carrick to continue after he goes to jail

The criminal investigation into the serial rapist David Carrick will stay active even after his sentencing and imprisonment this week, as detectives sift through information about possible further offending.

Police in Iran using sexual violence in security crackdown, say activists

On the evening of 15 October 2022, when the street protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini were at their peak, 25-year-old Dorsa* was stopped at a checkpoint while driving through a city in the country’s northern Gilan province.

Four in five teachers have given toothpaste or brushes to children

Four out of five teachers have given toothbrushes and toothpaste to students, as the cost of living crisis affects the oral health of children, according to new research.

Shapps accused by Labour over 30,000 meter warrants in month

Labour has accused the business secretary, Grant Shapps, of allowing thousands more people to be forced on to prepayment meters by sitting on his hands”, after it emerged more than 30,000 entry warrants were awarded in January.

Surefooted finale brings redemption to Happy Valley

Brutal, tender, funny, compelling and heartbreaking to the last there is nothing left to do now but look back on Happy Valley and bid all its denizens and their creator an awed farewell.

SNP MPs' leader calls for respect in gender debate

Scottish National party politicians’ opposition to legal changes on gender recognition should be respected like any other conscience issue”, according to the party’s new Westminster leader Stephen Flynn.

Game changer Expanding Football League should be part of debate on game's governance

In the coming weeks, the government white paper that outlines the path to an independent regulatory body is due to be released.

Kyiv’s defence minister fails to dampen sacking rumour

Ukraine’s defence minister sought to dismiss speculation in Kyiv yesterday that he would be forced to resign or bereshuffled, at alengthy press conference in which he also claimed that Russia was taking 500 casualties a day in Bakhmut.

Workers share 1m payout after Haiti factory closure

More than 1,100 garment workers in Haiti are sharing 1m 830,000) in compensation from the owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein after being left destitute by the closure of a factory.

West Ham investor vies for lucrative power subsidies

The billionaire West Ham United investor Daniel Kietinsky and the Swiss commodities company Vitol are among bidders hoping to land hundreds of millions of pounds in subsidies to keep the lights on in Great Britain.

Friends of Nicola Bulley condemn vile’ theories as search continues

Police searching for Nicola Bulley have condemned elements of social media speculation as family friends hit out at vile” theories being posted online and new images of 45-year old on the morning she disappeared were released.

Ticket prices force Springsteen fanzine to close after 43 years

Aleading Bruce Springsteen fanzine has announced it will close after 43 years, citing among other reasons unchecked ticket-price rises that the editors say many fans of the Boss” can no longer afford.

Chief nurses warn over deadlock on NHS pay

Deadlock over NHS pay is putting patients in danger and risks hardening unions’ position s, 10 chief nurses have warned on the eve of the biggest strikes in the health service’s history.

Musharraf, ex-president of Pakistan, dies in exile aged 79 after long illness

Pervez Musharraf, the former army general and president of Pakistan who ruled for almost a decade after seizing power in a coup in 1999, has died in Dubai after a long illness.

Ballet review Tanowitz casts a spell with exacting triple bill

The Royal Ballet now has three works by American choreographer Pam Tanowitz; catch them allin this triple bill to get asense of her style.

Revealed: chaos and despair at Manston migrant centre

Self-harm, beating and forcible restraint recorded by guards

Do you know Mr Tumble?' and other questions I hate being asked at weddings

Benjamin Franklin said that there were only two certainties in life: death and taxes though perhaps he would have reconsidered the latter had he been aware of certain modern politicians and their honest mistakes).

The gap between Labour and the Tories is not insignificant

There are few policy differences between the Conservatives and the Labour Party, as has been pointed out approvingly by me and disapprovingly by others.

Yes, Sex Scenes in movies are often pointless. But so what?

Sex is... well, weird. Isn’t it? The whole thing not just our individual kinks and preferences. Not just the faces we make, or the things we end up saying in the heat of the moment.

Suspend Raab over bullying claims, says ex-Tory chair

A former Conservative Party chair has become the most senior Tory to call for Dominic Raab to be suspended while he is investigated over allegations of bullying in Whitehall.

Brexit bad for business at Downton Abbey venue

Highclere Castle has no wedding bookings for this year

Bodies of British volunteers killed in Ukraine recovered

The bodies of two British volunteers who flew to eastern Ukraine following the Russian invasion last year have been recovered as part of a prisoner swap with Russia.

Teen wins 50m jackpot with first lottery ticket

A Canadian teenager has become the youngest lottery winner to take home a jackpot worth tens of millions of dollars in the country, winning with the first ticket she ever bought.

Teenager killed by shark as she swam with dolphins

A 16-year-old girl has been killed in a shark attack in Australia.

Hammer addresses abuse allegations in interview

Armie Hammer has given his first interview since being accused of abuse and sexual misconduct.

US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon

Officials to recover remnants after Biden orders takedown

Brexit is killing our business at the real Downton Abbey

Weddings are such an intrinsically happy part of human life yet they can also be pregnant with characters and contrived situations which can create amusing sets and scenes that are bound to go wrong both in real life and on the screen. It makes them irresistible to filmmakers.

‘Honour’ killing of YouTube star sparks outrage in Iraq

The death of a 22-year-old influencer in Iraq has sparked outrage over the ongoing culture of honour killing” in the country.