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A young boy 'felt like he'd been set on fire' when the plant he was using as a 'toy axe' turned out to be giant hogweed.

Retail sales volumes fell 1.3 per cent last month - the steepest drop for almost a year - as demand for fuel and clothing waned.

The public sector racked up £24.3billion of borrowing last month, the highest April level on record outside of the Covid peak.

Stars brought the glamour to the Cannes Film Festival amfAR gala at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France on Thursday night.

The Met Office has reported that the weather could be record-breaking

A new Oxford Longevity Project report argues that individuals bear at least 80% of the responsibility for ill health in old age. "The report (PDF), launched at the Smart Ageing Summit in Oxford last week, argues that individuals have far greater control over their longevity than is commonly understood," reports The Guardian. "The authors call on the government to take legislative action on alcohol comparable to restrictions on smoking." From the report: Living Longer, Better -- the Oxford Longevity Project's first Age-less report -- was co-authored by an interdisciplinary panel of UK-based experts in medicine, physiology, ageing and education policy. It was sponsored by Oxford Healthspan. The report's authors, Sir Christopher Ball, Sir Muir Gray, Dr Paul Ch'en, Leslie Kenny and Prof Denis Noble, present the figure of 80% as a conservative estimate. [...] The claim, however, has been described as simplistic and said to neglect wider arguments about whether people are genuinely in control of individual choices when it comes to issues including poverty, pollution and healthcare access. [...] Ball, however, pointed to research including the Landmark Twins Study, where researchers concluded at least 75% of human lifespan is determined by environmental and modifiable lifestyle factors. He also cited large-scale analysis led by Oxford Population Health using data from nearly 500,000 UK Biobank participants which found that environmental exposures and habits carry far greater weight in premature death and biological ageing than inherited genetics. The report's recommendations include avoiding processed foods, abstaining entirely from alcohol, prioritising sleep, not eating after 6.30pm, and cultivating what it calls "a not-meat mindset." On alcohol, it takes a position more forthright than current government guidance. "Alcohol is toxic, don't drink it," said Ball. "The report bravely says so -- whereas the government is afraid to tell the public the truth."

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Benjamin Owen, 44, of Tennessee, claims he was hogtied and thrown into a dungeon blindfolded when he ventured onto a private island once owned by pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Detectives announced that a misconduct in public office probe into the former prince has broadened to consider a wide range of offences, including sexual misconduct and corruption.

Busch died at the age of just 41 on Thursday, and no cause of death has yet been revealed for the man who has won more NASCAR races than anyone else in history.

A Pizza Hut restaurant in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, rewound the clock with a remodel that makes it look frozen in the 90s.

His publicist Róndine Alcalá said the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, 54, is 'safe' after confirming 'an individual discharged tear gas toward the stage.'

Techie regrets not taking credit for getting it done with amazing speed

"April is special," writes Elwin. It is, but take heart May, every month is special at TDWTF.

"Admiral Ackbar is pinterested," punned The Beast in Black

Manuel H. clocked something off on this website. "Noon seems to be very late in Lithuania, or maybe only in this hotel restaurant in Vilnius." 15H AM must be on some planet with a 32H day.

"Amazon can't make up its mind!" ranted an anon. "Do I need to wait 2 business days or 3? Make up your mind Amazon!"

Duston decided to close us out with a pun. "Looks like they have a problem, but it's trivial." Well done.

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Families have thanked Essex Police after a Colchester man was jailed for a series of child sexual offences including using AI to make indecent images.

Families have thanked Essex Police after a Colchester man was jailed for a series of child sexual offences including using AI to make indecent images.

The presenter, 66, has issued an update on his health after the latest trailer for Clarkson's Farm detailed his terrifying scare.

Tradespeople say some homeowners are ripping up sub-par decking after just five years, thanks to poor-quality installations during the pandemic.

An engineer came to set up Sky in our new home, but found that there was no signal. We explained this to Sky in calls, emails and online chats, but it has not cancelled our account.

Darren Stoddart said he suffered a 'mild freezing cold injury' after prolonged exposure to the cold between February and March 2022 during a six-week training exercise in Wiltshire.

June Smith, 77, won a £4.5m Omaze mansion overlooking the Fowey Estuary in Cornwall in 2023 and sold it to help her children get on the property ladder and secure her grandchildren's futures