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Watch The Vaccines air new song ‘Ten Years Too Far’ at Mad Cool 2026
The Vaccines debuted a new song, ‘Ten Years Too Far’, during their set on the opening night of Mad Cool Festival 2026 in Madrid on 8 July, with footage of the performance circulating online. The airing of the anthemic, previously unheard track marks fresh material from the indie band, who are also marking the 15th…
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Brian Potter, British songwriter behind hits for Glen Campbell, Take That and more, dies aged 87
Brian Potter, the Essex-born songwriter and producer regarded as one of the most versatile British hitmakers of his generation, has died aged 87, having lived with Alzheimer’s disease in recent years. Working chiefly with his American partner Dennis Lambert, Potter shaped an extraordinary run of 1970s hits across pop, soul, soft rock, country and disco,…
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Dr Oz links obesity to chronic disease surge, says GLP-1s can ‘jumpstart’ better health
Dr Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has publicly endorsed the use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic as a way to tackle obesity and the chronic illnesses it drives. Speaking to Fox News Digital at the Great American State Fair in Washington DC on 6 July, he…
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Dragon Age’s former lead writer thinks the series is probably dead, but he’d be happy to take it off EA’s hands and ‘go somewhere dark and dangerous’ with it
Rescue mission.
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Warning over surge in ‘virtually untreatable’ sexually transmitted diarrhoea disease that’s climbing in the UK
Experts have warned that sexually transmitted shigellosis, a bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhoea, is becoming a “growing and urgent public health threat” as it grows increasingly resistant to treatment. Researchers say the disease is becoming “virtually untreatable”, with cases in England having risen by a quarter since 2023, raising concern among health officials in…
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Killing every cockroach at The Moor Market in Sheffield ‘is possible’, expert says
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Devastated mother’s desperate battle with a hospital to keep her baby son on life support – as seven-month-old boy fights rare disorder
A mother in Sydney, Thuy Linh Phan, is engaged in a dispute with a hospital that plans to withdraw life support from her seriously ill seven-month-old son, Liam. The baby was recently diagnosed with SMARD1 (Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress Type 1), a rare and fatal inherited disorder, and his parents are seeking more…
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Heatwaves creating new pressures for NHS hospitals
Soaring summer temperatures are placing NHS hospitals under strain comparable to their traditional winter pressures, senior health figures have warned. Zara Jones, Acting Chief Executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, said heatwaves created additional demands on staff, patients and buildings, and that “operational pressures are no longer confined to winter months”. The warning matters…
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Melbourne doctor Ryan Cho’s cache of 4,500 images after he spied on almost 1,000 workmates in the toilets of Austin Hospital, Royal Melbourne and the Peter MacCallum Centre
A Melbourne doctor, Dr Ryan Yi Cho, 28, has pleaded guilty to secretly photographing and filming hundreds of people as they used hospital toilets, showers and bathrooms. Appearing at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, he admitted 13 consolidated charges involving close to 900 victims, in a serious breach of trust within the healthcare settings where…
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One of Meta’s Offices Was Briefly Overtaken by a Rogue Squirrel
A squirrel got loose inside one of Meta’s offices in Bangkok, Thailand, this week, scampering past staff for at least 20 minutes before being caught, according to an internal memo seen by WIRED. The animal minorly injured a janitor during its escapade. The incident matters chiefly as a rare light-hearted moment for a workforce that…