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Nearly 16,000 deaths in England last year were linked to such delays - the equivalent of more than 300 every week.

Only three involved in the cases were notified of the Prison Service's blunders.

Cosying up to the dog at night really is good for your physical and mental health - but sharing a bed with the cat won't leave you feline better.

Parents could be warned against buying their children a smartphone until they reach secondary school under plans being drawn up by ministers.

What does a tiger kitten play with in the wild instead of fluffy balls of wool? The answer isn't as cute as you'd hope.

Sandy Peters used to be an intrepid woman: she ran five marathons and travelled solo through India. But now, she describes herself variously as 'nervy', 'jumpy', 'cautious'.

Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine on Sunday, almost five years after he suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020.

Italian fashion house Prada "unveiled on Sunday the inner-layer garment set to be worn by NASA astronauts heading to the moon," reports Reuters. "The body-hugging suit, created in collaboration with Houston-based space infrastructure developer Axiom Space, features ventilation tubes knitted into the garment." Expertise for developing space exploration products "can come from lots of seemingly unrelated industries," said Jonathan Cirtain, CEO of Axiom Space... The new product follows Prada's splashy foray into space fashion in 2024 with the unveiling of a spacesuit that is expected to be used for NASA's anticipated Artemis 4 moon landing in 2028... Other fashion and apparel companies have jumped on the space bandwagon. Under Armour has partnered with spaceflight company Virgin Galactic to create space apparel, while Columbia Sportswear has worked with space exploration company Intuitive Machines on space fabric technology. The new "Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment" was displayed on a mannequin at an event at Prada's Manhattan store.

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Joe Bennett said deporting Iranian national Richard Jan in exchange for his parents could secure their release - and questioned why this has not been considered.

A Liberal Democrat-run council has been accused of doubling down on 'sexist' claims about how e-bikes help women 'stay looking nice'.

Alicia Hempleman-Adams, 36, from Bath, Somerset, took four days to make the unprecedented crossing in an open basket - with ice build-up on the balloon putting the team in real danger.

Every show now is an AI show, and that included this year's Computex

Amongst the guests at the royal wedding of Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling was Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs, co-founder of the distinguished fashion brand Beulah.

Notorious gangs that make billions of pounds by running brothels and selling illicit tobacco across the country are now being 'backed' by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

People are disabling the "recording light" on Meta's Ray-Ban smartglasses — "by my count, thousands of people," says tech journalist Joanna Stern in a new video report: STERN: "They're hiring people on Facebook Marketplace to drill out the light for as much as $100. According to our reporting, folks are offering this service in at least 30 states — despite Meta's attempts to stop it... In most states, we found multiple listings. In the New York and New Jersey area alone there were 23 listings." Stern watched a man in New Jersey disable and then conceal the light with a drill and dental probe in a New Jersey garage (a skill he learned watching YouTube and TikTok videos). He said the same day he'd already been contacted by eight more interested customers, and Stern also found at least 10 other people willing to do the same thing, just in New Jersey. "But what we found is they're all over the country." Meta sold 7 million smartglasses in 2025, but a Meta spokesperson insisted to the videomaker that a "majority" of their smartglasses owners aren't blocking the recording light. And furthermore, they added "We aggressively target anyone advertising tampering tools, have removed thousands of violating ads and Marketplace listings for these services, and pursue legal action when appropriate." (The reporter acknowledges "many" of the Marketplace ads disappeared after they brought them to Meta's attention — and Meta also said they were working with other retailers and sellers to take down listings for smartglasses-tampering parts.) The reporter also heard from one journalist who said they'd used it so they could record the activities of federal immigration agents without being targeted. "Others told me they just don't want people asking questions when they're recording." (There's video of one young man saying "It's already difficult enough to film in public. I don't want to have a blinking light on my face.") Tampering with smartglasses isn't illegal — though it is against Meta's Terms of Service, and could void your warranty. But a lawyer in the report says recording others without consent may be illegal, depending on a wide range of "jurisdictional nuances" like whether you live in an all-party consent state or a one-party consent state. "This seems to be our new reality," the report concludes: "more cameras, more microphones everywhere, and less certainty about who and what is recording." (Tech blogger John Gruber offered this assessment. "Using a Meta platform to find people to hack a Meta device so you can surreptitiously record strangers. So perfectly Meta.") Stern's report points out that "People are trying to fight back. Apps have popped up that use Bluetooth to scan for nearby camera glasses." (In the video one app-maker wonders why Meta isn't offering the same service themselves. "There are technical solutions to these problems.") Ironically, when I watched the report on YouTube, it was preceded by... an ad for Meta's Ray-Ban AI smartglasses.

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The Coronation Street actress, 52, said she has 'no strength left' after being rushed to A&E after struggling with horrible side effects from chemotherapy.

Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton's romance undoubtedly stole the show at Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, with the reality star watching on as her man narrowly missed out on victory.

Little did Stephanie Howarth know her family hid a very sinister secret linking her to a notorious female killer, a celebrity executioner and a street with a dark past.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MONACO: In winning this 72nd world championship edition of the sport's most fabled race, he became the youngest driver ever to do so.

Music legend Sir Elton John was frisked by Italian police at the airport ahead of catching a private jet out of Sicily after performing at Dua Lipa and Callum Turner's wedding.