How to make sure your wood-burning stove DOESN'T give you cancer, according to experts - as study links cosy appliances to raised lung risk
Erica Malkin, of the Stove Industry Association (SIA), says many of the worst emissions come not from modern sealed models but from open fires and older stoves.
Buckingham Palace announces its first ever Christmas shop - selling royal gifts, food and drink
Royal fans and tourists alike are in for a double-treat in London this Christmas, as Buckingham Palace has announced its first ever festive shop.
Ordinary Brits brace for '£30bn' Budget hit as Rachel Reeves 'reassures businesses they won't be targeted again to balance the books'
Rachel Reeves is said to have given assurances to executives about how the estimated £30billion black hole will be filled during private sessions at the Labour conference yesterday.
Left's fury as Starmer backs Tony Blair to help run Gaza in extraordinary Trump 'peace plan'
Donald Trump named Tony Blair as a member of a new board that would run the territory if a ceasefire can be achieved between Israel and Hamas.
Inside Melania Trump's astronomically priced luxury bag collection
Melania Trump has a designer bag collection that's worth hundreds of thousands of dollars - and her library of Hermès Birkin and Kelly purses are enough to make anyone envious.
Nicole Kidman pictured with wedding ring on just days before being 'blindsided' by shock split from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's split after almost two decades of marriage has sent shockwaves through the showbiz world.
Air pollution from wood-burning stoves linked to dangerous sleep condition that sends heart attack risk soaring, in disturbing new research
Obstructive sleep apneoa (OSA) causes people to repeatedly stop breathing-for a few seconds or more than a minute.
Ireland will offer migrant families up to 10,000 euros in return for dropping their asylum claims
The country is experiencing a chronic housing shortage and the payment is aimed at easing the pressure on the asylum seeker system.
Moment thief snatches phone from pocket of unsuspecting mother as she browses in clothes shop with her baby
The young woman was searching through the rails at a shop when the thief approached her from behind.
Mastermind fans blast the BBC for 'dropping standards' after contestant wins with specialist subject that 'isn't serious enough' - but who's in the wrong?
Viewers were left furious that the subject choice 'wasn't serious enough' as contender Danielle faced Clive Myrie in the hot seat for her opening round.
A12 live traffic updates as road completely shut after crash with long delays near Chelmsford
The incident is causing long delays
Lauren Sanchez, 55, outshines birthday girl Sydney Sweeney, 28, at her own party in plunging dress
Sydney Sweeney celebrated her 28th birthday over the weekend, but not all eyes were on the birthday girl at her own party.
Whitebridge AI created false and alarming reputation reports, complaint alleges
Privacy group Noyb wants Lithuania to throw the GDPR book at 'em
Updated Whitebridge AI, based in Lithuania, faces a privacy complaint for allegedly selling "reputation reports" based on unlawfully collected data and AI misinformation.…
ServiceNow thinks you're doing AI fast and wrong
And of course thinks it can help you do it right, once it gets around to delivering
Three weeks after releasing one of its biannual platform upgrades, ServiceNow has started delivering an "AI Experience."…
Swift To Build a Global Financial Blockchain
Camembert writes: In a move that is sure to make Ripple nervous, traditional financial network Swift announced yesterday that it is partnering with Consensys and more than 30 global banks to build a blockchain based network that will run in parallel with its traditional network. Interestingly, unlike XRP, there is no native coin, rather it aims for interoperability (probably using Chainlink with whom the company did case studies for a few years already). There is also a strong focus on regulatory compliance. There are several news articles and opinion pieces on this event; I linked the Reuters article.
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Southend Mosque invites locals to visit for tour and Q&A
There will be an opportunity to ask questions to people at the Mosque
LIVE: A12 crash between lorry and van leaves one lane closed
Traffic was building on the A12 after a collision between a lorry and a van.
Britain's oldest identical twins who celebrated their 100th birthday during lockdown pass away after 'spending their final years together'
Dorothy Silver and Kathleen Whitehead, from Rochester, both reached their 100th birthday in 2020, after Dorothy passed away in 2022, her daughter announced that Kathleen died on Sunday.
Veteran Essex hospital trust chief executive to step down after four decades
Reflecting on his decision to retire, Mr Hopkins said it was shaped by personal circumstances.
Veteran Essex hospital trust chief executive to step down after four decades
Reflecting on his decision to retire, Mr Hopkins said it was shaped by personal circumstances.