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A new species of frog has been named after Leonardo DiCaprio. The Phyllonastes Dicaprio is named in tribute to his environmental work

Keith Edun, 47, from Croydon, London, used social media app 'Kik' to share and make indecent images of children and to communicate with the man he encouraged to rape a baby in 2020.

A man was cleared of criminal charges after a trial – but lawyers have secured a pay-out after she suffered life-changing injuries

ROBERT HARDMAN: Yet another asylum seeker has just launched a deranged attack out of nowhere on innocent members of the public.

My wife wants to create an open-plan living, kitchen and dining space. How do we know if we can knock a wall down or not?

Countess Karen Spencer, 52, revealed on Instagram that she and her 12-year-old daughter Lady Charlotte had 'at long last' moved into their 'temporary new home'.

EXCLUSIVE: Residents of a quiet street tucked away on the outskirts of London were left 'terrified and shaking' after a nightmare neighbour demolished his terraced home without warning.

Buying a home in more than half of Britain's biggest towns and cities typically requires putting down a deposit in excess of £100,000, new analysis has revealed. 

The One Direction star died aged 31 on October 16 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, following a drugs binge.

This Essex town has the best of both rolling countryside and city links

A new study suggests that frequent consumption of food from plastic takeout containers significantly increases the risk of congestive heart failure due to gut biome changes that trigger inflammation and circulatory damage. The Guardian reports: The authors used a two-part approach, first looking into the frequency with which over 3,000 people in China ate from plastic takeout containers, and whether they had heart disease. They then exposed rats to plastic chemicals in water that was boiled and poured in carryout containers to extract chemicals. "The data revealed that high-frequency exposure to plastics is significantly associated with an increased risk of congestive heart failure," the authors wrote. [...] They put boiling water in the containers for one, five or 15 minutes because plastic chemicals leach at much higher rates when hot contents are placed in containers -- the study cited previous research that found as many as 4.2m microplastic particles per sq cm can leach from plastic containers that are microwaved. The authors then gave rats the water contaminated with leachate to drink for several months, then analyzed the gut biome and metabolites in the feces. It found notable changes. "It indicated that ingestion of these leachates altered the intestinal microenvironment, affected gut microbiota composition, and modified gut microbiota metabolites, particularly those linked to inflammation and oxidative stress," the authors wrote. They then checked the rats' heart muscle tissue and found it had been damaged. The study did not find a statistical difference in the changes and damage among rats that were exposed to water that had been in contact with plastic for one minute versus five or fifteen. The study has been published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.

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Here to steer you to the perfect itinerary for a Scottish trip are photographers and content creators Laura and Tom (@traveltwo_), who live in Edinburgh.

Angela Lewis, 82, tragically died alone of dementia in a Surrey nursing home with those around her knowing very little about her family.

Sophia Moulson lived on constant takeaways and would drink Coke as soon as she woke up in the morning. She noticed a surprising side effect.

Amber Turner has revealed how she maintains her jaw-dropping physique as she gears up for the next season of The Only Way Is Essex.

In the most recent episode, Dr Guy Sandelowsky and Shiv Sivakumar took to the floor in an attempt to win investment for their pet food company, Omni Pet.

The six-part series, which launches on the U&Drama channel, puts the emphasis on its leading man's mental state.

The Polish series, directed by Łukasz Palkowski, follows the life of 17-year-old Kuba - and how he tries to navigate the world that his father has introduced him to.

If you're preparing to sell your home, the goal really should be quite straight-forward: make buyers fall in love at first sight. Property stager Liv Conlon, from Glasgow, reveals how.

Yo-yo dieter Bev Thomas, 53, from Port Talbot, Wales, lost six stone in six months on weight loss drug Mounjaro after her weight peaked at 20 stone and seven pounds in January 2024.