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Over one tonne of construction and demolition waste was found, and linked to a lorry

The quake, measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale, originated around 5km beneath the Earth's surface and was felt at 7.47pm in Grimsby (pictured, stock image).

Police have issued safety advice ahead of the Clacton Air Show, which is expected to draw large crowds.

Police have issued safety advice ahead of the Clacton Air Show, which is expected to draw large crowds.

Drivers are facing long delays due to a fallen tree near the A120 at Dunmow with the carriageway blocked as a result.

Less than a month after being pictured enjoying a date with 'boyfriend' Paddy McGuinness , BBC publicist Emma Carey has quit her role.

Plans to break ground in 2027, produce its own propellant, and power a 'self-sustaining' spaceport. All before Starship ships v1.0 to orbit

Firefighters attended the blaze in Can Picafort, located along the northern coast of Mallorca.

The singer, 35, appeared in high spirits as he cheered on Ipswich from the stands of Portman Road stadium and even had a camera out to take photos of the game.

Those who regularly chew sugar-free gum could face a higher risk of suffering a deadly heart attack or stroke, a new study suggests.

Reform UK's leader proposes 'light-touch' alternative, although rival politicians say plans are sparsely detailed and inconsistent with reality

fahrbot-bot shares a report from Smithsonian Magazine: The brain is one of the first organs to begin decomposing after death. Yet archaeologists have discovered more than 4,400 preserved human brains around the world, some of which have remained intact for the last 12,000 years. In hundreds of cases, the brain was the only soft tissue left among otherwise skeletal remains. But how and why do brains sometimes persist for millennia while all other types of soft tissue disappear? This preservation paradox has stumped scientists for years. Now, however, a team of researchers say they may have solved the mystery. If a brain ends up in a wet, oxygen-starved environment, the processes that usually cause decay can have the opposite effect, researchers report in a study published in the August 7 issue of the Journal of Proteome Research. "Under the right conditions, preservation actually arises from decay itself: The same reactions that degrade tissue can also weld the breakdown products together into something far tougher," study co-author Alexandra Seviour, a paleobiologist at the University of Oxford in England, tells Live Science's Victoria Atkinson. Following experiments on 72 mouse carcasses (described in the article) the scientists think they know why. When oxygen is abundant, it triggers a cascading, chemical chain reaction that causes brain proteins to break down rapidly. This sequence hinges on free radicals, highly reactive, unstable molecules that "steal" electrons from nearby atoms and molecules. The process happens in the brains of living people too, and if left unchecked, can cause health problems. In low-oxygen environments, however, this chemical sequence appears to play out differently. The researchers' analyses hint that free radicals instead react and bond with nearby proteins, making the overall tissue tougher and more resistant to decomposition, Seviour tells Chemical and Engineering News' Anirban Mukhopadhyay. The findings show that "decay is not the opposite of preservation but, under specific chemical constraints, one of its mechanisms," the researchers write in the paper.

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MIKE KEEGAN: The 46-year-old American spent a day in jail and was fined $1,150 (£844) after he was exposed in a police sting operation at a US trailer park.

Ayub Qassim invited party-loving Jay, 19, back to his rented holiday cottage in Tenerife after a rave before he vanished, sparking a month-long hunt for the apprentice bricklayer.

Police have launched an investigation after an Irish couple's naked bodies were found beside a hot tub in their rented Spanish property. 

The UK supermarket chain has recalled its Tesco Finest Mozzarella Pearls & Pesto Orzo Salad (215g).

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei (pictured) was named Iran's new supreme leader on March 8, a week after joint US-Israeli airstrikes killed his father Ali Khamenei on February 28.

With their dense wordplay, old English phrases and complex poetic meter, Shakespeare plays can be notoriously difficult to understand.

High cholesterol causes a sticky form of fat to build up in the arteries, blocking blood flow. Left untreated, it can raise the risk of a heart attack, stroke and even dementia.

The Kremlin is set to target the UK, sources said, after miscalculating Andy Burnham's commitment to Kyiv .