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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has been met with huge praise in critics' first reactions after the global premiere in London on Monday.

Jenny was embarrassed to show me her rash initially, but she desperately needed relief.

Donald Trump said Keir Starmer was 'no longer there' as he again criticised the premier's refusal to join in his chaotic Iran war.

Commonly known as MS, multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's nervous system. It affects around 150,000 people in the UK.

As one of the foundation stones of a fully functioning and successful Manchester United team, there was a time when Rio Ferdinand could call himself an analyst.

A new study suggests multilingualism may slow brain aging, with bilingual people showing brains that appear about six years younger than monolingual speakers and people who speak four languages showing brains that appear up to 13 years younger. Researchers say earlier language learning and higher proficiency appear to strengthen the effect. The Guardian reports: Our brains are made up of billions of nerve cells that communicate with one another. But as we get older, the connectivity in our brains often deteriorates, causing memory and speed of thought to decline. While previous research had observed that people from European countries with greater language proficiency tended to age more slowly, this study measured the impact of speaking languages on individual brains. Scientists in Spain, Chile, Argentina and Dublin compared people living in the Basque region -- characterized by high levels of multilingualism -- who spoke Spanish, Basque, French and/or English. To measure neurological age, the scientists used magnetoencephalography to measure the brain activity of 728 people with varying ages and levels of linguistic ability. They then used AI to process the results to calculate a normal level of brain connectivity at any given age. A second unrelated group of 144 people were then scanned and compared, comprising equal numbers of people speaking one, two, three or four languages. Dr Lucia Amoruso, from the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language in San Sebastian, said: "In simple terms, people who spoke more languages tended to have brains that looked younger than expected for their chronological age. The effect was not only related to the number of languages spoken. Higher language proficiency and earlier acquisition of a second language were also associated with more delayed brain ageing. This suggests that multilingual experience matters as a gradient: it is not simply about being bilingual or not, but about the depth and duration of language experience."

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Dovercourt public realm improvements aims to deliver improvements along the Kingsway corridor

Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton Nigel Farage has announced his decision to resign as MP, which has triggered a by-election.

The latest odds for the Clacton by-election as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in desperate bid to clear his name amid donations scandals.

An Essex council has announced changes to their bin collections this week for the safety of their crews.

Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton Nigel Farage has announced his decision to resign as MP, which has triggered a by-election.

The latest odds for the Clacton by-election as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in desperate bid to clear his name amid donations scandals.

Marmite may be famous as the nation's most divisive spread, but mayonnaise can split a room just as quickly.

Day eight of The Championship saw rising Brit ace Arthur Fery defeat Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in a five-set nailbiter to advance to the quarter-finals.

Initially the look was experimental and Avant Garde, but has now taken hold as a celeb-favorite, with everyone from Gwyneth Paltrow , 53, to Shakira , 49, sporting the armour-esque ensemble.

The Italian ninth seed admitted he and his team have been left without accommodation after extending their stay at the Championships beyond their original plans.

The Ukrainian woman suspected of a bomb attack that targeted a wealthy Ukrainian-born businessman in Monaco was shot dead in Kyiv, the country's prosecutor general's office confirmed.

After weeks of speculation and fervid anticipation that his wife and children were coming to the UK to meet his 'Pa', Prince Harry landed in London alone yesterday without Meghan, Archie or Lilibet...

A 90s rocker looks worlds away from his indie heartthrob days 30 years after writing an iconic anthem which famously took him just thirty minutes to write.