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An insider has revealed how Meghan Markle repaid the crew of her Netflix show once it wrapped the first season.

The This Morning host, 48, was notably absent as husband Patrick Kielty's late mother Mary was laid to rest on Monday in County Down.

Emma Stone and Margaret Qualley's viral heated exchange at the 2025 Oscars has finally been deciphered.

The internet personality, 24, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s after a performance at Bar1 Nightclub in Perth on September 28, 2024.

Guessed tax obligations wrong which helped to disappoint Wall Street even as sales boomed

Oracle on Monday announced customers committed to $48 billion of future cloud services consumption – just $5 billion less that its annual revenue for FY 2024 – but investors aren’t impressed.…

The tragic cruise ship death of Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe's fiancee has taken a disturbing turn after shock video emerged of her fatal fall.

An Essex RSPCA centre and the Danaher Animal Home have some 'long stay' dogs that are still on the hunt for their new owners and forever homes.

Braintree District Council have approved plans for a convenience store on Challis Lane to be used as a post office.

An Essex RSPCA centre and the Danaher Animal Home have some 'long stay' dogs that are still on the hunt for their new owners and forever homes.

A PIECE of “comedy history” is up for sale as part of an Essex auction taking place until Thursday.

A British tourist could be forced to pay a costly fine after making a mistake while on an e-bike in Sydney.

Kristina Rihanoff hinted that she was feeling financial strain back in 2023, over a year before her relationship with fiancé Ben Cohen ended, reportedly over money troubles.

Experts said it is likely to have a positive impact on development and are now calling on parents to give 'their children the best start in life'.

Gibson is not legally permitted to carry guns after he pleaded no contest to battering  his former girlfriend in 2011. Domestic violence offenders are barred from owning weapons.

Popular YouTuber Alysha Burney died while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico , one day before her 25th birthday.

The staff cuts are aimed at removing duplication across the organisations after their workforces swelled during the pandemic, as Mr Streeting aims to deliver better value for taxpayers.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has been told by the US that he will have to give up land seized by Russia as part of peace talks in Saudi Arabia

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesize, according to a new assessment. The analysis estimates that between 4% and 14% of the world's staple crops of wheat, rice and maize is being lost due to the pervasive particles. It could get even worse, the scientists said, as more microplastics pour into the environment. About 700 million people were affected by hunger in 2022. The researchers estimated that microplastic pollution could increase the number at risk of starvation by another 400 million in the next two decades, calling that an "alarming scenario" for global food security. [...] The new study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, combined more than 3,000 observations of the impact of microplastics on plants, taken from 157 studies. Previous research has indicated that microplastics can damage plants in multiple ways. The polluting particles can block sunlight reaching leaves and damage the soils on which the plants depend. When taken up by plants, microplastics can block nutrient and water channels, induce unstable molecules that harm cells and release toxic chemicals, which can reduce the level of the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll. The researchers estimated that microplastics reduced the photosynthesis of terrestrial plants by about 12% and by about 7% in marine algae, which are at the base of the ocean food web. They then extrapolated this data to calculate the reduction in the growth of wheat, rice and maize and in the production of fish and seafood. Asia was hardest hit by estimated crop losses, with reductions in all three of between 54 million and 177 million tons a year, about half the global losses. Wheat in Europe was also hit hard as was maize in the United States. Other regions, such as South America and Africa, grow less of these crops but have much less data on microplastic contamination. In the oceans, where microplastics can coat algae, the loss of fish and seafood was estimated at between 1m and 24m tonnes a year, about 7% of the total and enough protein to feed tens of millions of people. Further reading: Are Microplastics Bad For Your Health? More Rigorous Science is Needed

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Scots DJ Calvin Harris is making an unexpected foray into the genre in which his ex-girlfriend made her name.

The 14-year-old allegedly stabbed Amen Teklay with a knife in Glasgow's Maryhill on March 5, 2025.