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RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is to deliver a keynote address at an anti-vaccine conference in Washington, DC, hosted by Children’s Health Defense (CHD), the organisation he formerly led. He will share the platform with Andrew Wakefield, the discredited former doctor stripped of his medical licence over a fraudulent, retracted study that falsely…
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Jeremy Clarkson and David Cameron are credited with sparking huge rise in prostate cancer checks
Jeremy Clarkson and Lord David Cameron have been credited with driving a huge increase in men checking their risk of prostate cancer after both revealed their own diagnoses. Prostate Cancer UK reported an 11-fold rise in visits to its online risk checker following the disclosures, a surge the charity says has directly saved lives by…
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Deadly bacteria detected as NYC orders emergency cleaning of cooling towers
New York City health officials have ordered emergency cleaning and disinfection of ten rooftop cooling towers in the South Bronx, including one at Yankee Stadium, after tests detected traces of Legionella bacteria linked to a growing Legionnaires’ disease cluster. The outbreak has sickened nine people and killed one, prompting concern given the neighbourhood’s history of…
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Hyrox athlete triggers debate over how far people should go after soiling herself on way to victory
Australian Hyrox competitor Joanna Wietrzyk, 22, won a fitness event in Beijing at the weekend despite suffering bowel incontinence partway through the race, with images showing her continuing to run, perform burpees and carry weights while visibly soiled. The victory has triggered a backlash, with rival athletes accusing organisers of allowing a biohazard to persist…
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Will Poulter to Be Honored at Heartland Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Actor Will Poulter is to be honoured at the 35th Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis, where he will attend a special screening of his drama “Union County” on 17 October before being recognised at the festival’s awards brunch. The film, released by Oscilloscope Laboratories, stars Poulter alongside Noah Centineo as brothers navigating a court-mandated drug…
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British Columbia ends drug decriminalisation after study finds no overdose reduction
A pilot scheme in British Columbia that decriminalised small amounts of hard drugs, including fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and crack cocaine, has failed to reduce overdose deaths, according to a new study, and has since been scrapped. Launched in January 2023, the programme allowed people carrying under 2.5 grams of drugs to be directed towards support…
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Weight-loss drugs driving decline in Scottish pub trade
Pub landlords across Scotland say the growing use of weight-loss injections such as Ozempic and Wegovy is contributing to falling trade, as customers eat and drink less when they do go out. The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) says the drugs, alongside persistent cost-of-living pressures, are reshaping customer behaviour and adding to the difficulties facing…
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TransUnion overhauls credit scores as Whyalla steelworks cuts 500 jobs
UK credit scoring shifts to a 999-point scale, Australia’s Whyalla steelworks axes hundreds of roles, and Altman warns AI could go badly wrong; plus Wizz Air’s mistaken-identity mix-up, NFL scoring records and Rangers’ Celtic rout.
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Husband sobs as he admits 60 charges of drugging and raping wife over 20-year period
A 64-year-old man broke down in tears as he pleaded guilty to 60 charges of drugging and raping his wife over a 20-year period, in a case heard at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. The offences, which took place at the couple’s family home in Stockport, Greater Manchester, included rape, assault by penetration, sexual assault,…
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More than 200 Brit ‘drug mules’ are detained overseas in Thailand-linked smuggling cases, Foreign Office reveals as tourists are warned they face death penalty in some countries
More than 200 British nationals are currently detained overseas in cannabis smuggling cases linked to Thailand, according to new Foreign Office data. Recruits, often young people targeted via social media, are lured with promises of free holidays, easy money and “low risk” opportunities, sometimes being told their luggage contains clothes, gold or cash when it…