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An Essex & Herts Air Ambulance has landed near Brook Retail Park in Clacton after reports of a crash.

Large swathes of the country have turned from a tapestry of shades of green to a monotone brown after weeks with no rain and record-breaking temperatures.

"A major scientific review is challenging the idea that more protein is always better," reports ABC News: The review, led by pathologist and biomedical researcher Dudley Lamming and published in the journal Cell Press Blue, examined more than 350 studies involving humans, mice, insects, yeast, and other organisms. The review found that eating less protein, or less of certain amino acids that make up protein, may turn on body processes linked to healthier aging, as well as metabolism, the process by which the body turns food and drinks into energy... For adults who already get enough, eating more protein may offer little benefit, while some research suggests that eating less protein could support healthier aging... Lamming reviewed the effect of reducing protein in many body processes. One of the processes involves a hormone called FGF21. "There's an increase in a hormone called FGF21 that promotes energy expenditure [when protein intake is reduced]," Lamming said. "It essentially increases thermogenesis in your adipose tissue, so you don't just store fat, but actually burn it as fuel." This may help explain why some studies connect lower-protein diets with less body fat, better blood sugar control and a healthier metabolism. Eating less protein may also affect signals that tell cells when to grow, repair damage or recycle old cell parts. These jobs may play a role in aging. However, protein restriction is not the same as protein deficiency. The goal is not to deprive the body of an essential nutrient. Instead, the research raises the possibility that avoiding unnecessary excess could benefit some people who already consume enough... Before reaching for another high-protein product, a better question may be: How much protein does my body actually need?

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The organisers of Ghana Party in the Park were forced to end the event 'abruptly' at Copthall Playing Fields in Barnet on Saturday after it became 'overcrowded'.

Europe is fit to bursting with fabulous mid-market fashion brands right now - many of which are now available in the UK. Consider it your one-way ticket to style.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has provided an update after a second fire in three days at Middlewick Ranges in Colchester.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has provided an update after a second fire in three days at Middlewick Ranges in Colchester.

Retail staff have undergone specialist sighted guide training.

The BBC Gardeners' World Autumn Fair will take place at Audley End House and Gardens in Saffron Walden.

The Employment Rights Act will mean that, from next year, employees will be able to claim ordinary unfair dismissal after six months rather than two years, which is the current law.

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Some of Donald Trump's biggest right-wing critics are joining forces and plotting the launch of a new political party.

Keeping bugs at bay used to mean spritzing on insect repellent formulas laced with DEET, a chemical-formula that, while it does the job, melts your nail polish and smells dire too. Until now.

Changing pounds for cash in the currency of your holiday destination may have fallen down your to-do list. But the good news is you need not pay over the odds in foreign transaction fees.

Madonna and Kylie Minogue sent fans wild as they united on stage at WorldPride in Amsterdam on Saturday night.

The show ran for more than 1,000 episodes until 1992 and followed the antics of a 'dream team' of puppets.

"Scientists say they have detected promising signs that a planet orbiting a star 49 light-years from Earth could have an atmosphere," reports CNN, "making it potentially suitable for life." Called LHS 1140b, the object is about five times the mass of our planet, or a "super-Earth." This planet orbits around its star in the "Goldilocks zone," also known as the habitable zone, meaning its surface temperature is not too hot or too cold for liquid water to exist... "It appears to be consistent with Earth, meaning it might have an iron core and a silicate mantle, plus some sort of low-density component, which is probably a combination of water and, now we know, an atmosphere," [said Collin Cherubim, a planetary scientist and lead author of a paper on the finding, published July 16 in the journal Science]... If further observations confirm the findings, LHS 1140b would mark the first discovery of an atmosphere on a rocky planet in the habitable zone of another star... There is no evidence of life or a life-supporting atmosphere on LHS 1140b now, but Cherubim said he believes it's a formidable candidate for potential signatures of extraterrestrial life. "I think it's the best place to look for life outside the solar system at this point," he said. "It's mostly rocky, it's at the right temperature to support liquid water on the surface, and it has an atmosphere — those are the three key ingredients we look for..." Confirming the existence of an atmosphere on a rocky planet orbiting a red dwarf would be particularly exciting, Cherubim said, because the possibility of that happening is an open question in astronomy. "Can rocky planets have atmospheres around red dwarfs? This is the first bona fide yes," he said. "It's kind of a sigh of relief for a lot of us. But the jury's still out. Maybe this is a weird planet, and it's an oddball, or maybe it's the first of many. We don't know yet." Now "The James Webb Space Telescope is going to look at it," Cherubim told CNN, and "Hubble's going to look at it. Basically, everybody who can see it is going to be training their eyes on it." Michaël Gillon, research director of the Astrobiology Research Unit at Belgium's University of Liège warned CNN that no definitive proof exists that LHS 1140b possesses a substantial atmosphere. But if the detection of helium can be confirmed, the implications would be profound. "Until now, we had only limited evidence for atmospheres on temperate rocky exoplanets. Demonstrating that LHS 1140 b has retained a substantial atmosphere over billions of years would show that at least some habitable zone Super-Earths around red dwarfs can survive the intense early activity of their host stars."

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Freddy Brazier's ex Holly Swinburn has revealed she saved his dog Pablo from being put down after it attacked him and his grandmother Jackiey Budden.

Venezuela Fury and her husband Noah Price enjoyed a swanky stay at the £600-a-night Landmark London hotel on Saturday.

Holly Willoughby looked effortlessly stylish in a brown bikini and pink cover-up as she continued her family holiday in Portugal on Saturday.