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Caroline Winyard, 47, from Staffordshire, battled a 26-year addiction to hard drugs that began when she was just 18 after falling in with the wrong crowd.

Claire Austin, 38, was found inside her top-floor apartment in Sydney's eastern suburbs just after 7.30am on Saturday.

It's said to offer "the perfect balance of small-town charm and big-city energy"

Between 400 and 500 plants were uncovered in the property

There will also be opportunities to learn how to fight like a medieval knight and watch birds of prey fly in front of the Norman keep.

Neighbours lost one of its most iconic characters this week after legendary actor Ian Smith appeared in his final episode as Harold Bishop, amid his real-life cancer battle.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Fears that smartphones, tablets and other devices could drive dementia in later life have been challenged by research that found lower rates of cognitive decline in older people who used the technology. An analysis of published studies that looked at technology use and mental skills in more than 400,000 older adults found that over-50s who routinely used digital devices had lower rates of cognitive decline than those who used them less. It is unclear whether the technology staves off mental decline, or whether people with better cognitive skills simply use them more, but the scientists say the findings question the claim that screen time drives what has been called "digital dementia". "For the first generation that was exposed to digital tools, their use is associated with better cognitive functioning," said Dr Jared Benge, a clinical neuropsychologist in UT Health Austin's Comprehensive Memory Center. "This is a more hopeful message than one might expect given concerns about brain rot, brain drain, and digital dementia." Benge and his colleague Dr Michael Scullin, a cognitive neuroscientist at Baylor University in Texas, analysed 57 published studies that examined the use of digital technology in 411,430 adults around the world. The average age was 69 years old and all had a cognitive test or diagnosis. The scientists found no evidence for the digital dementia hypothesis, which suggests that a lifetime of using digital technology drives mental decline. Rather, they found that using a computer, smartphone, the internet or some combination of these was associated with a lower risk of cognitive impairment. The details have been published in Nature Human Behaviour. "Using digital devices in the way that we use televisions -- passive and sedentary, both physically and mentally -- is not likely to be beneficial," said Scullin. "But, our computers and smartphones also can be mentally stimulating, afford social connections, and provide compensation for cognitive abilities that are declining with ageing. These latter types of uses have long been regarded as beneficial for cognitive ageing."

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A beloved Southend bar which served as a haven for the LGBTQ+ community has vowed to come back stronger following its closure.

A beloved Southend bar which served as a haven for the LGBTQ+ community has vowed to come back stronger following its closure.

They are described as being a 'true statement piece'

Won't let the Big G require its apps and search to be installed on smartphones

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission yesterday ordered Google to stop doing deals that require manufacturers of Android handsets to include its apps.…

Researchers found digital technology use was linked with a 58 per cent lower risk of cognitive impairment, which encompasses problem-solving or memory issues.

Iain Armitage had some sad news to share on Tuesday. The 16-year-old Young Sheldon actor revealed that there was a death in the family that has left him heartbroken.

Using the work of 18th-century mathematician Leonhard Euler, scientists have now cracked one of the great questions of physics - and sport.

My Laundress laundry in Hackney caught the shocking moment on its CCTV cameras, which was then shared online by cinematographer and camera-owner Chaimuki.

So much for Jensen's million-dollar dinner at Mar-a-Lago

World War Fee  The Trump administration's latest salvo in the US-China trade war has forced Nvidia to take a $5.5 billion charge, the GPU goliath revealed in a Tuesday regulatory filing that sent its stock tumbling in after-hours trading.…

Marc Allen, 50, strapped on his leg and chased the career criminal Errol Woodger, 38, out of his home but then saw him jump into his Mercedes GLA.

Donald Trump wants to give money and an airplane ticket to any illegal migrant who chooses to 'self-deport,' and then work to get those who are 'good' back in the US.

Ronaldo Zani, 26, has repeatedly snuck back into Britain despite twice being booted out for being part of an Albanian crime gang.

Aftab Baig, 47, of Glasgow, made fraudulent claims to Leeds City Council against 32 properties and arranged for the money to go into his business account.