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It's 2am, your mind is racing, and falling asleep seems impossible. Before reaching for a sleep supplement, gummy or booze, you may want to try something sweeter and simpler.

The grieving parents of Treasury worker Chloe Moffat, 26, have questioned why her manager 'ambushed' her over 'office gossip' during a meeting that ultimately led to her death.

Bel Mooney dives into the world of sculpture and discovers how often artists have tried to capture our humanity through the natural objects around us.

A Grade II listed Georgian residence has come on the market after almost 40 years under the same ownership

Despite only being home to around 2,000 people, the village once hosted a festival with more than 100,000 attendees

A new survey on police license plate cameras found that "more Americans oppose these surveillance cameras than support them," reports TechCrunch: According to a new YouGov survey of 20,000 people across the U.S. that was shared exclusively with The Washington Post, 46% of respondents opposed the company's surveillance cameras in their communities, while 38% supported them. This is a reversal from last year, when the majority of survey respondents said they were in favor... The survey also reported that more respondents said the surveillance would not make them feel any safer. TechCrunch reports that Flock CEO Garrett "faces a growing public outcry around concerns that Flock's surveillance cameras, drones, and license plate recognition technology could be misused." Responding to reports of police abusing Flock's system, Langley told CBS News " I don't think that Flock created police abuse. I think we're the first company to ever shine a light on it and build the tools to find it." But Futurism notes that "a grand jury in Ohio declined to bring felony charges against a man accused of destroying a Flock camera earlier this month — perhaps the clearest sign yet of the country's overwhelming hatred for the surveillance gadgets." And Newsweek documents more of the backlash: Flock Chief Executive Garrett Langley recently became the subject of a doxxing campaign after his home address was circulated online by opponents of the company's technology, underscoring how deeply divisive the issue has become. TechCrunch reports Flock's CEO is now calling for new laws — at the state level — regulating not Flock's cameras but the police officers who use them: Langley has said that state regulators should "pass bills that make [the illegal use of Flock data] a criminal offense." And during his Fox News interview, he pointed to the changes the company has already made, while also saying, "Today, it is too often that in Flock and in other technologies, there's no regulation. There's no accountability, and we think that's wrong." But Flock has its supporters. One local police department used a 3D printer to create a fake "decoy" camera, then monitored it for five days until they arrested a Florida man for knocking it down. 404 Media suggests that because the man told officers he believed it was a camera worth between $1,000 and $5,000, he was charged with three felonies including "grand theft" and criminal mischief of property damage worth over $1,000, plus property crimes against computer equipment supplies. Ironically, days earlier the City Council was already considering a resolution to end their city's use of Flock cameras altogether...

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The supposedly healthy drinks have exploded in popularity in recent years, with millions now using them as part of their daily routine in the belief they will keep them better hydrated.

Harry Styles jokingly took a swipe at the body odour of his audience as he kicked off night two of his 30-date Madison Square Garden residency in New York.

Like millions of migraine sufferers, she has spent much of her life seeking specialist treatments. So when we caught up last month, what she told me was fairly astonishing.

As London's councils run out of space to bury the dead, a centuries-old idea from architect Thomas Wilson for a giant pyramid four times the height of St Paul's could be resurrected.

Officials in Washington are said to be pushing the UK towards meeting Nato's 5 per cent spending pledge, with one revealing 'nothing is being ruled out' in conversations over the matter.

With hundreds of options available, it can be hard to pick out the best investments, especially among smaller, lesser-known firms.

The president, whose barrage of Kyiv continued into a third day on Saturday, test-drove the Volga K50 SUV in Nizhny Novgorod.

Thomas and Susan Corkery (pictured with daughter Claire) were taking their friend's dog for a walk when Scott Gunn struck them down, killing all three on January 20, 2024.

She's never been one to shy away from the spotlight... And Katie Price made sure all eyes were on her as she took to the stage for a special performance at Manchester Pride.

Braintree MP Sir James Cleverly has announced he will be stepping down from the shadow cabinet to run for London Mayor.

Braintree MP Sir James Cleverly has announced he will be stepping down from the shadow cabinet to run for London Mayor.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A common sweetener used in products such as chewing gum, toothpaste, jam, yoghurts and ice-cream has been linked to an increased risk of strokes, heart attacks and death. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol present in some natural foods in very low amounts. It is also added -- often in amounts 1,000 times higher -- to artificially sweeten foods, beverages and oral care products. Despite its growing use, the long-term health impacts of xylitol have never been widely studied. In the largest study of its kind, researchers found high blood levels of xylitol were associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. The findings were presented in Munich at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress, the world's largest heart conference. Researchers looked at 17,710 people and compared the 25% with the highest levels of xylitol in their blood against the 25% with the lowest. Those who had the highest amount were 57% more likely to die or suffer a heart attack or stroke, than those with the least, within six years. Even after 30 years, they were still 18% more likely to have suffered one of these cardiac events. Taken with data from the middle quartiles, the results from both cohorts suggested a dose-dependent relationship: the higher the xylitol blood levels, the higher the cardiovascular event rate. Furthermore, the researchers showed that there was consistent increase in cardiovascular events with xylitol irrespective of baseline characteristics, such as age and sex. The researchers also highlighted that the association was independent of underlying factors such as body mass index, hypertension, diabetes and lipid levels, which might predispose people to low-calorie products.

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One recent visitor to the hotel said they saw a dirty nappy and rodent box

The Royal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha has had its share of scandals in its long history - but few have been as unlikely as the one that has become the talk of Belgium.