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Faith Hinitt, from Retford, Nottinghamshire, said she experienced an itchy red rash on her chest, initially blaming it on receiving a job promotion at work and moving to a new home in June 2023.

Nearly 1,000 migrants crossed the Channel in 13 boats between May 23 and May 29, with 128 people arriving on Thursday alone.

They do not need clearance from Liverpool to speak to Arne Slot, it is understood the terms of his departure leave him free to talk to clubs.

For Justin, aged 55, is the man behind the phenomenon that is children's TV megastar Mr Tumble, the colourful clown with a talent for slapstick and entertaining young children.

After Google announced AI-emphasizing changes to its search results, many web surfers began defecting to DuckDuckGo, reports TechCrunch. (They describe DuckDuckGo as "a privacy-focused alternative" that accounts for around 2% of the U.S. search market...) DuckDuckGo said U.S. app installs went up 18.1% week-over-week on average during the May 20 to May 25 period, compared to May 13 to May 18. The company said that growth was sustained for six consecutive days and peaked at 30.5% on May 25. On iOS, the rate of install is even higher, with week-over-week growth hitting a 33% average, peaking at 69.9%... DuckDuckGo said the trend is stronger in the U.S, and that DuckDuckGo continued to gain users over the Memorial Day weekend, when it usually sees a dip in traffic. Some of that data is backed up by third parties. App analytics company Apptopia found a 29% increase in average daily downloads in the U.S. and a 12% increase globally over the same period. DuckDuckGo also said visits to its AI-free search page, noai.duckduckgo.com averaged 22.7% week-over-week growth, peaking at 27.7% on May 24, according to the article. ("DuckDuckGo also offers an AI Image Filter that filters out AI-created images from search results.") TechCrunch delves into the reason why: I overheard a woman on the phone saying she was switching to DuckDuckGo because you can "opt out of using AI... Google just isn't Google anymore," she said. It seems that others had the same idea... Some have argued it will kill the open web, while others shared concerns that AI overviews surface inaccurate responses and take away control from users who might not want to use AI. It also overcomplicates simple things. A Google spokesperson pointed out that AI Mode isn't the default in their search results. (And CNET notes Google include an AI-free "Web" choice in its results if you just want a page of ftraditional blue links.) TechCrunch adds that DuckDuckGo also offers a separate free tool called Duck.ai offering access to models including Claude, Meta's Llama and OpenAI's GPT-5 mini. "All chats are private because DuckDuckGo strips the user's IP address before requests reach model providers, deletes conversations within 30 days, and prevents chats from being used for training."

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New figures show the total has more than halved over the last three years

Christine McGuinness has taken a swipe at ex-husband Paddy, after he was snapped looking cosy with All Saints Nicole Appleton while still married. 

The British model and actress, 33, opened up about her four-year romance with her girlfriend, Minke, 34, in an interview with Variety.

Jermaine Jenas has shared how he is 'building' his life, two years after being axed by the BBC amid allegations of workplace misconduct after sending explicit texts to two female employees.

A research team found "extensive changes" on brain scans of 13 young women taking GLP-1 drugs, reports the Washington Post: Within only a few months, the brain connections in the salience network, which helps target attention, had multiplied... ["We didn't expect to see this effect, and we really don't know what it means," said an assistant professor assisting the research.] Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs were initially understood as a metabolism breakthrough: medicines that act like hormones to control hunger, blood sugar and weight. But as researchers probe deeper into how the drugs work, early evidence suggests that GLP-1s may also be reshaping parts of the brain. Tens of millions of people are now taking the medications worldwide, turning what began as an obesity and diabetes treatment into what could be modern medicine's largest unplanned neuroscience experiments... Long before Oprah Winfrey and social media influencers helped popularize GLP-1 drugs, physician-scientist Lorenzo Leggio was studying them as a possible addiction treatment... Several major studies examining GLP-1 drugs on nicotine dependence, opioid- and cocaine-use disorders, gambling addiction and binge eating are also underway. "It's very exciting times, but we don't fully understand how it works," Leggio said... As evidence has grown that inflammation, metabolism and mental health may be far more connected than scientists once believed, researchers have become intrigued by patients who say GLP-1 drugs appear to ease anxiety, compulsive thinking and emotional distress. Daniel Drucker, a University of Toronto researcher and GLP-1 drug pioneer who receives funding from several drugmakers, said researchers are investigating the medications across a variety of psychiatric and neurological conditions, though none are approved for them. "We have so many anecdotal reports: They were treated for blood sugar and then they felt much happier. Or they took one dose of the drug and their brain fog cleared," he said. The article suggests social media complaints "raise deeper questions about what, exactly, these drugs are changing. "If GLP-1s alter the brain systems involved in reward, craving and motivation, researchers wonder, where is the line between quieting a person's destructive impulses and reshaping personality itself?"

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Like an architect whose buildings fall down or a scientist whose drugs don't work, the Blair creature has lost any standing from which to criticise anybody or advise us to do anything.

Here are five celebrities who have deep links to north and mid Essex.

Councillors and residents welcome investment and ongoing regeneration in the town

Here are five celebrities who have deep links to north and mid Essex.

Megan McKenna looked incredible as she hit the beach amid her sun-soaked family getaway in Mallorca on Saturday. 

The TV personality, 73, cut an effortlessly stylish figure in a black cardigan which featured large gold buttons.

Pregnant Laura Woods concealed her baby bump as she co-hosted TNT Sports' coverage of UEFA Champions League in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.

Katie Price slipped into a barely there bikini for sizzling snaps, after her Instagram account was taken down after 'ludicrous' claims she 'flashed her breasts.'

My marriage split wasn't civilised or by mutual consent. There was no conscious uncoupling. I had my heart ripped out and stamped on. Hard. After 26 years together my husband walked out

Tom Meighan is due to perform at The Half Moon in Putney, south-west London, on June 26 to a sold-out crowd.