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An accident in Dartford is now affecting traffic in Essex

The 44-year-old started feeling a mild pain in his leg, which prompted him to visit his doctor two weeks later.

A Made In Chelsea star has quit the long running series after five years, MailOnline can reveal.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: New research by Purdue University, the latest in a series of Purdue-led studies, examined how scented products -- in this case, flame-free candles -- are a significant source of nanosized particles small enough to get deep into your lungs, posing a potential risk to respiratory health [...] Scented wax melts are marketed as a flameless, smoke-free, non-toxic alternative to traditional candles, a safer way of making your home or office smell nice. To assess the truth of these claims, the researchers comprehensively measured the nanoparticles formed when they warmed wax melts in their mechanically ventilated test house. The tiny house is actually an architectural engineering laboratory called the Purdue Zero Energy Design Guidance for Engineers (zEDGE) lab. Designed and engineered to test the energy efficiency of a larger building, it's full of sensors that monitor the impact of everyday activities on indoor air quality. The researchers knew from their previous research that new nanoparticle formation was initiated by terpenes -- aromatic compounds that determine the smell of things like plants and herbs -- released from the melts and reacting with indoor atmospheric ozone (O3). They'd found that activities such as mopping the floor with a terpene-rich cleaning agent, using a citrus-scented air freshener, or applying scented personal care products like deodorant inside the zEDGE house resulted in pulsed terpene emissions to the indoor air within five minutes. Conversely, using essential oil diffusers or peeling citrus fruits caused a more gradual increase in terpenes. In the present study, heating the scented wax contributed significantly to the number of new particles formed in the indoor air, particularly those smaller than 100 nanometers (nm). The resulting atmospheric concentrations were over one million nanoparticles per cubic centimeter (106 cm-3), which is comparable to concentrations emitted by traditional lighted candles (106 cm-3), gas stoves (105 - 107 cm-3), diesel engines (103 - 106 cm-3), and natural gas engines (106 - 107 cm-3). By comparison, there were no significant terpene emissions when unscented wax melts were heated. The researchers also examined respiratory tract deposited dose rates (RD), a useful way of studying air pollution that measures the number of particles deposited in the respiratory tract over time. They found that the new particle formation triggered by using scented wax melts indoors produced a median RD for 1.18 to 100 nm particles of 29 billion per minute (2.9 x 1010 min-1). That's about 483 million particles per second. The majority of scented-wax-melt-formed particles were deposited in the upper airways. Their small size means they can migrate between cells and enter the bloodstream, potentially reaching organs such as the brain. The study was published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters.

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The actress, who plays Linda Carter on the show, took to Instagram Stories as she opened up on the show's best-kept secret.

Kylie Pentelow,, 45, from Bristol shared a clip of her two-year-old son Edward watching her on screen at home.

EastEnders star Michael Greco recently revealed how much he earns from repeat episodes of the BBC One show, decades after his last appearance. 

Mark Wright has made a big career announcement just days after he and pregnant wife Michelle Keegan were left terrified over a burglary at their £3.5million mansion.

Body-worn footage captures police making the alarming discovery after busting into Daniel Bruford's home in Hildenborough, Kent, to arrest the drugs kingpin.

The £47,000 vans were signed off after a record 1,149 people were killed or seriously injured on the roads across the West Midlands in 2023.

The actor, 45, explained how his partner had driven to London from Manchester in his car on February 4 to pick up her mum and three of her friends after they watched a musical.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and guest Clare Miller joined Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on the sofa to discuss the quality of care in care homes.

Cost of post-Brexit arrangements revealed as HMRC looks at options following Fujitsu contract

The UK's tax collector is looking for a tech supplier to take on a £370 million, seven-year contract to support a digital platform and call center to handle trading arrangements over the Northern Ireland border.…

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The Rolling Stones rocker, 81, shares Deveraux Octavian Basil, eight, with his former ballet dancer partner Melanie, 37, and have been dating since 2014.

The union boasts it is 'committed to making equity and inclusion an everyday reality' for its 540,000 members.

A woman was gunned down by a man she knew outside a pub

Danika Priim (pictured), currently a vice-president of the sports governing body The RFL, was charged with sexual assault and is due in court next month.

Fred Sirieix married his longtime partner Fruitcake at a stunning castle in Jamaica this week surrounded by family and friends.