Michelle Obama looks alarmingly thin on Beverly Hills dinner date with Malia and Sasha - as Barack's absence fuels fresh whispers about their marriage
The former First Lady, 62, looked noticeably gaunt and skinny as the Daily Mail snapped exclusive pictures of her arriving at celebrity hotspot Funke flanked by Secret Service agents.
Harrowing moment Epstein rape victim breaks down in tears as she reveals his revolting boast
The aspiring model testified before Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee Tuesday as part of the congressional probe into the handling of the Epstein files.
London named world's best city for culture in 2026 - here's the full list
Time Out's Best Cities for Culture 2026 have been revealed - and the UK's capital city nabs the top spot.
Amandaland icon Lucy Punch pulls her best 'Amanda' pose in shots from her stage debut 26 years ago alongside Jerry Hall
Lucy Punch's career has taken her everywhere from Hollywood movies to the post-divorce wasteland of SoHa.
Kate faces 'huge moment' on first foreign trip since cancer treatment as Princess of Wales takes her early years campaign global
As she embarks on her first official royal visit in nearly four years, the Princess of Wales is said to be operating at a faster pace - arriving in northern Italy today for a whirlwind two-day trip.
AI will soon be capable of telling convincing lies
That's fine when playing poker, but less useful when we trust LLMs with serious work like finding software flaws
How to live on a houseboat like Zack Polanski and make sure all your bills are in order - and why the middle classes are swapping bricks-and-mortar for life on the river
The Green Party leader has vowed to 'immediately' pay any council tax owed on the barge home, claiming 'unique practical circumstances and considerations' of riverside living led to the oversight.
Trump humiliates reporters in explosive outburst as he heads on landmark China trip
Donald Trump launched into a furious tirade at reporters on the White House lawn over the size of his ballroom.
Man United Under-18 boss Darren Fletcher reveals how he is preparing first-team stars of the future - and hits out at decision not to hold FA Youth Cup final at Old Trafford
INTERVIEW BY NATHAN SALT: Having observed United's academy at close quarters and the Under-18s in particular through this Youth Cup run, with Fletcher it is the little things that matter most.
Hailey Bieber puts on cheeky display as she appears to go NUDE under blue coat for major fashion campaign
Bieber, 29, is the face of French luxury brand Alaïa's Summer Fall 26 Archetypes campaign, which was captured by renown photographer Tyrone Lebon.
Paramedics helping mother stuck headfirst in sea defence rocks as tide came in failed to follow guidance assuming she could not be saved, expert tells inquest
Pre-hospital emergency care expert Professor Richard Lyon, pictured, said those sent to help Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, didn't follow guidelines requiring 30 minutes of rescue efforts from arrival.
Prince Harry loses key player at the top of Invictus Games charity - just months after he was forced to step away from another
RICHARD EDEN: Prince Harry was palpably distressed last year when he stepped down as patron of Sentebale. But is he about to suffer a second heartbreak related to the Invictus Games?
Are YOU headed for an 'unpreventable divorce'? TRACEY COX lays out the scenarios that no amount of therapy or forgiveness can overcome - and the 5 thorny issues you can fix
There's a perception that if you 'work hard' at your relationship or go to therapy, all relationships are fixable. It's a comforting idea - but it simply isn't true.
Albanian people smugglers mock UK's soft borders on TikTok as they advertise £2,000-a-head cross Channel trips by sharing clip of Jacob Rees Mogg highlighting small boat crisis
An account calling itself 'Eagles' - after the bird of prey depicted on Albania's flag - has racked up tens of thousands of views with clips mocking Britain's porous borders.
Rush hour woes as obstruction causes severe delays on key route
Drivers in Braintree are facing delays this morning due to an obstruction on the A120 near Galley's Corner partially blocking the road.
The travellers plotting SECOND illegal land grab in Essex hamlet: Family who bulldozed over countryside in Surrey buy field for £150K
The residents of picturesque Willows Green near Felsted were left watching in horror as travellers concreted over a field over the May bank holiday weekend.
My hedge grows into my neighbour's garden: Can he force me to cut it?
My neighbour seems to think that I should go into his garden and trim his side of the hedge for him. After I refused, he has sent threatening messages.
Why Are Some People Mosquito Magnets?
fjo3 shares a report from Phys.org: Ever felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that makes particular people more enticing to these disease-spreading bloodsuckers. "It's not a misconception -- mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others," Frederic Simard of France's Institute of Research for Development told AFP. "But we are not all magnets all the time," the medical entomologist added.
A range of sensory cues can cause mosquitoes to pick one human over another -- mainly the smell and heat our bodies give off, and the carbon dioxide we exhale. Female mosquitoes -- which are the only ones that bite -- detect these signals with finely tuned receptors, then choose their target accordingly. "We have known for over 100 years that mosquitoes are attracted by the carbon dioxide that we exhale -- this is the first signal that triggers their behavior" when they are dozens of meters away, Swedish scientist Rickard Ignell told AFP. Within around 10 meters, "mosquitoes will start detecting our odor, and in combination with carbon dioxide," this attracts them even more, said the senior author of a recent study on the subject. As they get closer, body temperature and humidity make particular humans even more enticing.
[...] For Ignell's recent study, the researchers released Aedes aegypti mosquitoes -- known for spreading yellow fever and dengue -- on 42 women in a lab, to see which ones they preferred. "We have shown that mosquitoes use a blend of odorous compounds (we identified 27 that the mosquitoes will detect, out of the possible 1,000) for their attraction to us," Ignell said. The woman the mosquitoes most liked to bite -- which included pregnant women in their second trimester -- produced a large amount of a particular compound made by a breakdown of the skin oil sebum. That even a small increase of this compound -- called "1-octen-3-ol", or mushroom alcohol -- made a difference came as a surprise, Ignell emphasized.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Harlow Tory leader vows to fight 'crazy' plans to dismantle council
The Conservative council were voted to stay in place by residents last week
Billionaire Aston Villa and Milwaukee Bucks owner Wesley Edens allegedly extorted by Chinese divorcee for $1bn after sordid love affair, prosecutor claims
The Wall Street Journal has reported that 46-year-old China-born Changli 'Sophia' Luo has been charged with four counts, including blackmail, extortion and destruction of records, in federal court.