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A few years ago, Keir Starmer declared his mission was to transform Labour into the 'political wing of the British people'.

It's no secret that Stella McCartney's eponymous fashion brand has been haemorrhaging money in recent years.

When the world's cardinals met in Rome last Monday for the first of their crucial pre-conclave discussions, they raised 'the issue of clerical abuse', according to a Vatican spokesman.

Assaults are rife on the digital 'avatars' used by women and children in the online world, which, it is claimed, can leave them with trauma similar to real ordeals.

The picture, drawn by the young Prince of Wales when he was a pupil at Cheam school, was given by him as a gift to his matron Stella Jack in 1957.

More than one in five over-65s are now taking antidepressants - more than double the number of 20 years ago.

Speaking in the wake of Nigel Farage's 'Reform‑quake', Dan Carden, the MP for Liverpool Walton, said: 'People have had enough.'

Owen Cooper's acting career is off to a flourishing start after his impressive performance in Netflix 's Adolescence has landed him a part in Sam Fender 's new music video.

Ryan Reynolds is keeping mum on the status of his friendship with Travis Kelce. The actor ignored questions about why the Super Bowl champ unfollowed him on Instagram.

Campaigners say Government could make policy changes to help struggling town centres.

This week, leading money educator Vanessa Stoykov helps a mum who is recently retired and wants to enjoy her life - but also feels guilty about her children's inheritance.

What is happening is nothing on the scale of the disaster that swept across the world as a result of the pandemic and the shut-down in response to that.

Long-time Slashdot reader piojo writes: Tim Friede, Wisconsin man, has been injecting himself with snake venom for 18 years to gain protection from his pet snakes. The antibodies he developed have formed two components of a three-part antivenom, which gives partial or total protection against 18 of 19 species of venomous snakes that were tested. Notably, the antivenom is ineffective against vipers. From Australia's public broadcaster ABC: The team's results have been published today in the journal Cell... The new antivenom described in the study is very different to traditional antivenoms, according to Peter Kwong, a biochemist at Columbia University and one of the study's authors. The scientists call their new antivenom "unparallel," according to the BBC, though the snake enthusiast (a former truck mechanic) had "initially wanted to build up his immunity to protect himself when handling snakes, documenting his exploits on YouTube." The team is trying to refine the antibodies further and see if adding a fourth component could lead to total protection against elapid snake venom... "Tim's antibodies are really quite extraordinary — he taught his immune system to get this very, very broad recognition," said Professor Peter Kwong [one of the researchers at Columbia University]. In a video interview, CNN shows footage of the man inducing snake bites (calling it "a classic do-not-try-this-at-home moment"). "I have a lot of notes in Excel files," he tells CNN, "where I hit these particular windows to where I know I can boost up before a bite." "I don't just take the bite, because that can kill you. I properly boost up, and methodically take notes, and weigh the venomes out very specifically..."

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The disappearance of Dr. Shawn Freher, a veternarian who faced backlash for a viral video showing him kicking a horse, has reinvigorated interest in one of the deadliest parks in the US.

New York City is known for its array of strange smells, from urine to body odor, but the source of one particularly unpleasant stench has been revealed and mapped out.

LeAnn, 42, who joined the show last year after appearing on the Australian edition, has decided to step down to focus on her career in the United States.

Despite the attack revellers were in good spirits as they took to the streets of Leeds donning fancy dress and sparkly costumes for the two-and-a-half mile boozefest.

A mansion dubbed the 'Darth Vader house' for its striking resemblance to the Star Wars villain's helmet has been snapped up after being listed for a whopping $3.35 million.

If you truly believe marriage is for life, do some serious future proofing. Before you commit to spending the rest of your life with someone, make sure your financial goals align.

Blake Lively 's Another Simple Favor director has revealed whether he's like to work with the actress again and the answer is a resounding yes.