Doctors say how many steps you should walk a day to lower the risk of death

Doctors say how many steps you should walk a day to lower the risk of death - Thousands of people all wore an accelerometer device on their wrist for seven days to measure exercise levels

What’s leaving Netflix in July 2024? All the major movies being axed this month

Health Officials Issue Dengue Fever Alert in the Florida Keys

On Monday, July 1, health officials in Florida issued an alert warning residents in the Florida Keys of an uptick in cases of dengue fever, which is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The warning from the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County comes a week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a national alert war...

Hurricane Beryl strengthens to ‘catastrophic’ category 5

Hurricane Beryl has intensified into a category 5 storm as it barrels towards Jamaica after wreaking havoc across the eastern Caribbean. The first hurricane of the season and the earliest top-level storm in the Atlantic on record, Beryl is still gathering strength as it reaches winds of up to 165mph. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said late on...

New King Charles banknotes spark urgent warning

The release of new banknotes bearing King Charles III's portrait has inadvertently opened the door for scammers

'Ghost ship' washes ashore after surviving hurricane

A 'ghost ship' washed ashore the a Florida Panhandle beach after being abandoned at the start of Tropical Storm Alberto.

Bebe Rexha threatens to ‘bring down’ the music industry in furious rant: ‘I’ve been silenced’

Bebe Rexha threatens to ‘bring down’ the music industry in furious rant: ‘I’ve been silenced’ - ‘Me, Myself & I’ singer threatened to speak ‘all my truths. The good the bad and the ugyly’

After 29 years someone's finally made a Sega Neptune console for everyone to own

An unofficial recreation of the cancelled Sega Neptune console has been unveiled, which combines the Mega Drive and the 32X add-on.

When Sunak called an election, Labour was 22 points ahead. Has anything changed?

It’s been six weeks since Rishi Sunak, in his rain-sodden jacket, announced the next UK general election would be held on 4 July. At that point, Labour was leading by 21.8 points in the polls. Now, as we come to the end of a largely stale six-week campaign, their lead stands at 20 points – down nearly two points. Overall, Labour has fallen in the polls from 44.8% on 22 May to 40.7% on 2 July – two days before polling day. But this has not...

Farage amasses 39 billion video views as Reform dominates social media election battle

Farage amasses 39 billion video views as Reform dominates social media election battle - Facebook is the right-wing party’s biggest stronghold, while Farage and Labour both rack up billions of views on X videos

DWP one-year cash warning to thousands of households over Universal Credit move

Having money, savings and investments totalling more than £16,000 usually means you can't claim Universal Credit - but there are exceptions

Jo Whiley praises Glastonbury medic for helping her get through festival

Jo Whiley praises Glastonbury medic for helping her get through festival - The legendary broadcaster lost her voice just two hours into the five-day festival

British Airways flight departs Heathrow and arrives back in London after 11-hour ‘flight to nowhere’

British Airways flight departs Heathrow and arrives back in London after 11-hour ‘flight to nowhere’ - The Hong Kong-bound plane returned to Heathrow due to a ‘technical issue’

‘All the best’: Midfielder says goodbye to Liverpool after 4 years on Merseyside

Liverpool parted with another player this summer after four years on Merseyside.

Uninhabitable rotting 'shack' in Sydney sells for eye-watering price

A rotting timber house in Enfield, in Sydney 's inner-west, is not exactly what comes to mind when you imagine a $2.5million property in the city.

Hackney head teacher wins £100,000 after being unfairly sacked for tapping son’s hand

Hackney head teacher wins £100,000 after being unfairly sacked for tapping son’s hand - Shelly-Ann Malabver-Goulbourne was sacked from role as head despite being cleared by police

New Dutch PM vows to carry out ‘strictest-ever’ immigration policy

The Dutch king has sworn in former spy chief Dick Schoof as prime minister of a government promising to deliver the Netherlands’ “strictest-ever” immigration policy. Mr Schoof takes over from Mark Rutte, the longest-serving prime minister in Dutch history, 223 days after Geert Wilders won a shock victory in an election that stunned Europe. He prese...

Dozens injured after severe turbulence rips apart Boeing jet

Rupert Murdoch launches free Netflix rival in UK

Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation has launched a free streaming service in the UK, adding a new player to a crowded market that already includes Netflix, Disney, Apple and Amazon. Tubi, a free service supported by advertisements, has already garnered 80m viewers in the US. The platform has more than 20,000 films and television shows, according to th...

UK water companies at risk of claims after Supreme Court sewage ruling

LONDON (Reuters) - British water companies are at increased risk of lawsuits over pollution after a landmark ruling from the United Kingdom's Supreme Court on Tuesday, amid public outrage over discharges of raw sewage in Britain. The Manchester Ship Canal, which owns the Victorian-era canal in northern England, won an appeal that means it can sue United Utilities over discharges of water

Surge in tenants asking to be made homeless

“More and more tenants” are asking their landlords to serve them Section 21 notices so they can access council housing, a law firm has claimed. Landlord Action, a solicitor firm which specialises in evictions and housing law, said tenants “regularly” ask their landlord clients to serve them eviction notices, rather than the other way round. If a te...

Urgent health warning as 'slow-motion pandemic' with a '50 percent mortality rate' makes jump to humans

Scientists are urging the world to wake up to a deadly pandemic 'unfolding in slow motion' and take active measures to prevent human-to-human transmission. The warning comes amid an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza A (H5N1), or bird flu in dairy cows in the US. On April 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed what is be...

Massive fire reported in Russia's Kursk city center, possibly at military base

A fire broke out today in the city center of Kursk, Russia. A military base may be the likely site of the emergency, according to the interim governor of the Kursk region and local Telegram channels. 60 firefighters and 10 units of special equipment are involved in the firefighting. The fire has been reportedly localized. Official sources do not sp...

Man Utd in dreamland as ‘significant’ first Ashworth signing thunders towards completion and journalist reveals exact fee

Ashworth is to kick-off a new era at Man Utd by signing a swooping to sign a top Bayern star with the player's feelings on a move and the fee required coming to light

Paloma Faith hits out at 'appalling' criticism of female Glastonbury headliners

Paloma Faith hits out at 'appalling' criticism of female Glastonbury headliners - The Only Love Can Hurt Like This singer - who performed at the festival herself - urged people to ‘give women a goddamn break’

Martin Lewis warns UK tourists will be 'turned away' from July and August holiday

Mr Lewis appeared on ITV today, opposite Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley, where he moved to help Brits by "slashing the price of your next trip."

Liverpool signing could make Anfield move early thanks to Darwin Nunez

Latest Liverpool news and gossip as Darwin Nunez could have a role in seeing a new Reds signing arrive on Merseyside earlier than expected

The 100 days that cost Rishi Sunak the election

Two months into Rishi Sunak’s stint as chancellor, more than half the electorate said he was doing a good job. No other politician since Sir Tony Blair had enjoyed such positive ratings with the public, and no chancellor had been as popular since Labour’s Denis Healey in 1978. In the four years since then, his personal rating has hurtled headlong d...

Ukraine to be told it is too corrupt to join Nato

Ukraine will be told it is currently too corrupt to join Nato, in a major blow to Volodymyr Zelensky. The alliance will request “additional steps” from Kyiv before membership talks progress, a senior official in the US State Department said. The position will be set out in writing in the Nato communique to be signed at the alliance’s annual summit ...

'Misstiano Penaldo': John Terry brands BBC 'a disgrace' for dig at crying Cristiano Ronaldo over penalty miss

'Misstiano Penaldo': John Terry brands BBC 'a disgrace' for dig at crying Cristiano Ronaldo over penalty miss - BBC coverage of the Euro 2024 did not go down well with the former Chelsea captain

‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ cosmic event to appear in night sky after star explodes

‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ cosmic event to appear in night sky after star explodes - The T Coronae Borealis, or Blaze Star, will appear as an extremely bright object in the night sky in the coming days

Arsenal cast eye on Euro 2024 star after concerns for 250,000-per-week duo

Arsenal employees have cast their eyes on a Euro 2024 star recently, following some concerns within the club over a 250,000-per-week duo.

90s TV legend has career overhaul as he becomes ordained as a vicar

Princess Anne issues statement on cancelled engagement after leaving hospital

Princess Anne issues statement on cancelled engagement after leaving hospital - The Princess Royal spent five nights in hospital after reportedly being injured by a horse

Orban urges Zelensky to accept Kremlin ceasefire offer

Viktor Orban has made a surprise visit to Kyiv where he urged Volodymyr Zelensky to accept the Kremlin’s offer of a ceasefire. The Hungarian leader, Vladimir Putin’s strongest EU ally, praised a Ukrainian-organised peace summit in Switzerland last month and said that a ceasefire would speed up negotiations to end the war. “I asked the president whe...

Lukashenko asserts high-degree alert of Belarusian and Russian forces due to Ukrainian Armed Forces activation

Due to the alleged activation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the border, the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of Belarus and Russia have been put on "full alert", according to the self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. According to Lukashenko, the Polonez and Iskander missile systems have been deployed on-station. He added th...

Tragic development in Jay Slater case 15 days on since Brit teenager reported missing in Tenerife

The mum of missing Brit teenager, Jay Slater, has spoken of the family's 'pain and agony' over two weeks on from the disappearance of 'our beautiful boy'

'Yellowstone' season 5 part 2: Everything we know so far

The final episodes of Taylor Sheridan's Western drama 'Yellowstone' are the way. Here's everything you need to know.

Enzo Maresca's 'role' in Chelsea transfer for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall speaks volumes

New Chelsea boss Maresca has been given an early indicator of what life will be like at Stamford Bridge after the club agreed a deal for Leicester midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

Nigel Farage plans to knock down £575,000 Kent coastal home and replace with three-storey newbuild

Nigel Farage plans to knock down £575,000 Kent coastal home and replace with three-storey newbuild - The three-bed property, currently in a state of disrepair but boasts sea views, was bought for £575,000

North Korea clamps down on cultural influences in crackdown

North Korea is intensifying repression against its citizens, according to the latest report published by South Korea. Western music, films, and even sunglasses are banned. – Kim Jong-un is aware of the power of information. That's why the reaction is so brutal, explains an expert. South Korea has published an alarming report on human rights violati...

COVID-19 pandemic linked to increased low birth weight incidence in India

The incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame. Globally, 1 in 4 newborns has a low birth weight (less than 5.5 pounds), and the problem disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countri...

Expert warns to check for expired Covid-19 tests as 'FLiRT' variant surges in UK

If you find yourself coughing, feverish or completely ill, it may be tempting to whip out a dusty Covid-19 test and check for the illness. But be warned, these tests do have an expiry date

Summer wave of Covid in England: how worried should I be?

What’s the current situation? Getting a true picture of the prevalence of Covid is tricky given that few people now test for infection. In addition, the Winter Covid infection survey, run by the Office for National Statistics and UK Health Security Agency, has ended. However, evidence suggests that levels are rising. According to the latest data from UKHSA, Covid hospitalisations in England for the week of 10 June rose to 3.31 per 100,000 from...

New Netflix rival is streaming films you can't see anywhere else in the UK for free

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The stance on Steve Clarke's future from the SFA revealed as Scotland boss controls his own fate

The nation was left floored after our boys went out with a whimper at Euro 2024.

Gov. Newsom fuels speculation he is preparing to step in for Biden

Gavin Newsom is headed to New Hampshire to canvas for Joe Biden, which won't stop those speculating he'd replace the president on the ticket.

Can Trump’s hush money conviction be overturned after Supreme Court immunity ruling?

Can Trump’s hush money conviction be overturned after Supreme Court immunity ruling? - ‘There’s really no credible argument that can be made that covering up the payment of hush money to a porn star is part of the core constitutional duties of the President of the United States,’ attorney Duncan Levin says

Newcastle in contact for "excellent" 38m star with same agent as Tonali

After narrowly missing out on European football last term, Newcastle now have the chance to bring in a quality defender with international experience.

TV tonight: the maid who inherited a castle she is not allowed to sell

Storyville: Inheriting the Castle 10pm, BBC Four Justina, 60, has lived and later worked as a maid in a crumbling, eccentric mansion in rural Argentina since she was five. When Justina’s socialite employer died, she left her the property, with one stipulation – she must not sell it. Is she the owner or still a servant? This fascinating and emotionally complex documentary follows Justina, an Indigenous Argentinian, and her grownup daughter,...