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• Ozempic cuts risk of dementia, study suggests - The Telegraph

  07-04-2025 23:48 via news.google.com
  Ozempic cuts risk of dementia, study suggests  The TelegraphDrugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could slash risk of dementia  The IndependentOzempic weight-loss drug ‘cuts dementia risk by a third’  The TimesResearch suggests GLP-1 and SGLT2 diabetes medications may reduce dementia risk  diabetes.co.ukDrugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could significantly cut dementia risk  New Scientist
  
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• What They Found review – Sam Mendes’s debut documentary has the power to change viewers for ever

  07-04-2025 23:40 via theguardian.com
  
  This tale of two British army sergeants who filmed the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp uses their profoundly disturbing footage. It’s TV that could alter your whole world viewWhat They Found, the first documentary by the film and theatre director Sam Mendes, is a short, stark shock. The film straightforwardly combines two precious artefacts held at the Imperial War Museum in London: 35mm film, shot by Sgt Mike Lewis and Sgt Bill Lawrie of the British Army Film and Photog
  
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• The White Lotus season three finale review – the show’s least satisfying ending ever

  07-04-2025 23:40 via theguardian.com
  The most interesting character was sidelined, the deaths were riddled with lazy logic and it all felt frustratingly middling. Season four will have some redeeming to doWarning: this article contains spoilers for the finale of season three of The White Lotus. Do not read on unless you have seen episode eight, season three.In the Hollywood Reporter’s recent oral history, Mike White bristled at the thought of The White Lotus lapsing into a formula. For most of its third season, this didn&rsqu
  
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• O'Neill calls for public inquiry into murdered GAA official

  07-04-2025 23:36 via bbc.com
  
  Sean Brown was abducted and murdered in 1997.
  
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• Corrie legend, social star and an Oscar nominee: Celebrity Big Brother kicks off

  07-04-2025 23:24 via bbc.com
  
  The latest Celebrity Big Brother begins on ITV - with ex-MP Michael Fabricant and EastEnder Patsy Palmer among the contestants.
  
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• 'A little miracle': First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb

  07-04-2025 22:36 via bbc.com
  
  Grace Davidson gave birth to a baby girl two years after her sister's womb was transplanted into her body.
  
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• Many native New Zealand species face threat of extinction, report finds

  07-04-2025 22:31 via theguardian.com
  A three-yearly environmental update issues stark warning over biodiversity – and reports air pollution has improved in some areasA major new report on New Zealand’s environment has revealed a worrying outlook for its unique species and highlighted declining water health, while also noting some improvements in air quality.The ministry of the environment’s three-yearly update, Our Environment 2025, collates statistics, data and research across five domains – air, atmosphere
  
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• Trisha Goddard to make history with cancer treatment during Celebrity Big Brother - Metro.co.uk

  07-04-2025 22:25 via news.google.com
  Trisha Goddard to make history with cancer treatment during Celebrity Big Brother  Metro.co.ukTrisha Goddard reveals she's having palliative care in the Celebrity Big Brother house  The MirrorTrisha Goddard gives terminal cancer treatment update as she enters Celebrity Big Brother  Surrey LiveCelebrity Big Brother star given their own private bedroom in house – away from other stars  The SunITV Celebrity Big Brother Trisha Goddard's heartbreaking hea
  
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• Woman becomes first UK womb transplant recipient to give birth

  07-04-2025 22:19 via theguardian.com
  Grace Davidson gives birth to baby Amy Isabel after receiving her sister’s womb in 2023Surgeons are hailing an “astonishing” medical breakthrough as a woman became the first in the UK to give birth after a womb transplant.Grace Davidson, 36, who was a teenager when diagnosed with a rare condition that meant she did not have a uterus, said she and her husband, Angus, 37, had been given “the greatest gift we could ever have asked for”. Continue reading...
  
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• Man killed in shooting named as two arrested

  07-04-2025 22:10 via bbc.com
  
  A man and a woman are in custody following the death of a 60-year-old man.
  
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• Audio-Technica celebrates Record Store Day with a gold edition of its best-selling turntable - Digital Trends

  07-04-2025 21:47 via news.google.com
  Audio-Technica celebrates Record Store Day with a gold edition of its best-selling turntable  Digital TrendsAudio-Technica's limited edition gold turntable is the perfect excuse to go shopping this Record Store Day  inklGetting into vinyl? This RSD-exclusive turntable is a golden start  Trusted Reviews
  
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• Met Police assessing report accusing Britons of war crimes in Gaza

  07-04-2025 21:32 via bbc.com
  
  Officers are deciding whether to investigate, a Counter Terrorism Policing spokesperson said.
  
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• Asylum seeker jailed for glorifying terrorism

  07-04-2025 21:27 via bbc.com
  
  Turkish national Hakan Barac posted videos celebrating terrorists such as Osama bin Laden.
  
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• Neighbouring council to help clear bin strike waste

  07-04-2025 21:25 via bbc.com
  
  Lichfield District Council says it will help clear the rubbish that has accumulated on the streets of Birmingham.
  
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• It was about censorship, says MP denied entry to Israel

  07-04-2025 21:21 via bbc.com
  
  Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were barred entering from the country over the weekend.
  
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• Thibaut Courtois admits Real Madrid are worried about Arsenal set pieces

  07-04-2025 21:09 via theguardian.com
  Goalkeeper reveals side have trained to deal with them‘The first thing is not to concede too many corners’Thibaut Courtois has revealed that Real Madrid are wary of Arsenal’s prowess from set pieces and have been preparing specifically for the challenge of facing them.The reigning European champions come into Tuesday’s first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Emirates following a 2-1 home defeat by Valencia in La Liga that left them four points behind lead
  
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• Thick stench and piles of bin bags: Birmingham bin strikes five weeks on

  07-04-2025 20:54 via bbc.com
  
  Bin bags have continued to pile up in many areas and attract rats and other vermin as the strikes continue
  
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• Couple who ran Swedish eco-retreat fled leaving behind barrels of human waste

  07-04-2025 20:10 via theguardian.com
  Flemming Hansen and Mette Helbæk, now in Guatemala, had racked up large tax debt at Stedsans forest retreatA Danish chef couple who attracted international acclaim with a “forest resort” in Sweden have been tracked down to Guatemala after apparently going on the run from tax authorities, leaving behind 158 barrels of human waste.Flemming Hansen and Mette Helbæk founded their purportedly eco-friendly retreat, Stedsans, in Halland, southern Sweden, after claiming to have &l
  
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• Man charged with assault after derby match incident involving Man City's Grealish

  07-04-2025 20:07 via bbc.com
  
  A 20-year-old man is charged with assault after Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish was allegedly slapped following Sunday's 0-0 draw with rivals Manchester United.
  
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• Burglar who targeted Grindr app users sentenced

  07-04-2025 19:50 via bbc.com
  
  Villian Kesel was the ringleader of a group who arranged to meet app users and later robbed them.
  
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• MPs expelled by Israel receive show of support from Commons colleagues

  07-04-2025 19:41 via theguardian.com
  Ministers and more than 70 MPs attended photo call with Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed whose travel ban was called unacceptableCabinet ministers and more than 70 parliamentarians staged a show of solidarity with two MPs who were detained and barred from entry to Israel in what was the first time British MPs had been banned from the country.The health secretary, Wes Streeting, and the chief secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, joined the photocall in Westminster Hall on Monday with the MPs, al
  
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• The Guardian view on Starmer’s choices: time to be bold | Editorial

  07-04-2025 19:27 via theguardian.com
  Navigating a ‘new era’, the government must shed some of its old assumptions and begin to hug Europe closeIn his speech to the Labour party conference in 2005, Tony Blair used a seasonal analogy to make the case for embracing disruptive but inevitable change. “I hear people say we have to stop and debate globalisation,” Mr Blair told delegates. “You might as well debate whether autumn should follow summer.”Twenty years on, to quote the billionaire US hedge fun
  
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• The Guardian view on early years education: new nurseries must be the start of something bigger | Editorial

  07-04-2025 19:27 via theguardian.com
  Raising standards, including safety, should be at the heart of Labour’s plans for preschoolFigures showing a steep increase in the number of safety incidents involving children at nurseries in England are a reminder that the government-funded expansion of early years education needs to be monitored closely. The increased entitlement to free places, which was announced by the last government and is being rolled out gradually, is hugely welcome. Bridget Phillipson’s decision to priorit
  
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• Gaza paramedics shot in upper body ‘with intent to kill’, Red Crescent says

  07-04-2025 19:01 via theguardian.com
  PRCS calls for international investigation after postmortem results add to evidence contradicting Israel’s accountAutopsies conducted on 15 Palestinian paramedics and civil emergency responders who were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza show they were shot in the upper body with “intent to kill”, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, which is demanding an international investigation into the attack.The killings took place in the southern Gaza Strip on 23 March, days into a
  
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• Chief constable retires amid misconduct inquiry

  07-04-2025 18:52 via bbc.com
  
  Scott Chilton was told he was under investigation over two alleged previous work relationships.
  
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• When is this Labour government going to break its silence on Gaza? | Letters

  07-04-2025 18:32 via theguardian.com
  Readers respond to the killing of Palestinian paramedics and aid workers by Israeli forcesI have given up expecting anything but silence on Gaza from this Labour government. In fact, I am expecting nothing other than what I did from its predecessors, ie a complete refusal to condemn these most atrocious and clear examples of war crimes and genocidal actions, and also of the denial of our right to peaceful protest. I don’t expect much different from our European neighbours, and as for the U
  
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• Smaller housebuilders have a greener focus | Letters

  07-04-2025 18:32 via theguardian.com
  Jon Di Stefano on the environmental credentials of smaller developers. PlusMike Leonard on how the future homes standard should ensure low-carbon constructionCraig Bennett of the Wildlife Trusts highlighted some issues with the way UK housebuilders are delivering (or not delivering) housing (UK housebuilders ‘very bad’ at building houses, says wildlife charity CEO, 1 April). But should we be lumping every housebuilder together?In December, the Federation of Master Builders
  
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• Life 'unbearable' for parents after baby killed in nursery

  07-04-2025 18:24 via express.co.uk
  
  The distraught parents of baby Genevieve who died at nine months old have called for stronger safeguarding measures.
  
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• PM: I'll only sign US tariffs deal if it suits UK

  07-04-2025 18:19 via bbc.com
  
  The UK hopes to limit the impact of President Trump's tariffs in an economic agreement with the US.
  
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• Mum run over trying to get on bus that left early

  07-04-2025 18:19 via bbc.com
  
  Helaleh Cheraghmakani banged on the door to be let in before being run over and killed, an inquest hears.
  
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• The tiny pub located on its own island that's perfect for sunny days

  07-04-2025 18:08 via express.co.uk
  
  The idyllic pub occupies a unique position sandwiched between a river and a canal.
  
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• Wonder drug or waste of money? The truth about fish oil supplements

  07-04-2025 18:00 via theguardian.com
  We asked experts on what are the benefits and risks of taking the highly touted supplement. This is what they saidFish oil is a perennial wellness topic, partly because there’s so much conflicting information.“People perceive fish oil to be a wonder supplement,” says Amelia Sherry, clinical nutrition coordinator at the Mount Sinai hospital. Continue reading...
  
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• Plastic surgeon guilty of trying to kill colleague

  07-04-2025 17:55 via bbc.com
  Graeme Perks was stabbed after being disturbed by a break-in at his home on 14 January 2021.
  
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• 'What the hell is going on?' - UK's reputation 'in the pan' as US worried about Britain

  07-04-2025 17:48 via express.co.uk
  
  From immigration to net zero, to grooming gangs and the boats, citizens of the United States are seemingly concerned for the UK.
  
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• Disability groups 'stepping back' over benefit cuts

  07-04-2025 17:40 via bbc.com
  
  A number of disability-led organisations say they are considering “stepping back” from engaging with the government over benefit cuts
  
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• Tell us about about a positive community tourism initiative

  07-04-2025 17:34 via theguardian.com
  We want to hear about a community-based project or travel company that made your trip memorable. The best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakWhen it comes to planning a trip, how we travel is just as important as where we go – the connections we make, the insights into different cultures and, hopefully, a sense that our visit is having a positive impact on the communities that host us. We’d love to hear about the community tourism initiatives that you’ve encountered o
  
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• Extremist set to return home despite risk warnings

  07-04-2025 17:24 via bbc.com
  Haroon Aswat, who was jailed for 20 years, is expected to return to Yorkshire to live with family.
  
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• Tesco launches new way for customers to help struggling families this Easter

  07-04-2025 17:15 via express.co.uk
  
  Tesco customers can pick up an extra bag to put through the checkout this Easter to support families facing financial difficulties during the school holidays
  
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• UK beauty spot swarmed by tourists 'crumbling' as 4 idyllic cottages under threat

  07-04-2025 17:06 via express.co.uk
  
  It is a very popular place with people from Asia after filming took place for a reality show and a music video at the location.
  
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• Why Keir Starmer's response to Donald Trump tariffs is recipe for job losses

  07-04-2025 16:41 via express.co.uk
  
  It is crucial that the Government reverses course, there is still time to save jobs and factories.
  
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• Doctor lists 14 risk factors that contribute to developing dementia - five are 'sneaky'

  07-04-2025 16:19 via express.co.uk
  
  Experts have claimed these preventable health and lifestyle habits could be making your chance of developing dementia more likely than others
  
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• Market turmoil and a new London tunnel: Monday’s photos of the day

  07-04-2025 16:15 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• Helpless man watched as worst fears confirmed on CCTV

  07-04-2025 16:11 via express.co.uk
  
  Rishi Prem, from Birkenhead, called the fire service after spotting flames at Birkenhead Park - only to realise it was his own motorbike that had been set on fire
  
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• Family grew suspicious of mum's sudden lavish lifestyle as horrifying truth came out

  07-04-2025 16:06 via express.co.uk
  
  Luana Dougherty, 50, stole her elderly mum's £216,000 life savings so she could buy furniture, set up a dog breeding business and spend "thousands" on her two dogs
  
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• Mum 'dragged under bus' and killed as she ran to catch it

  07-04-2025 15:59 via express.co.uk
  
  Helaleh Cheraghmakani suffered horrific injuries when she was struck by a bus on October 22 last year in Nottingham city centre.
  
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• Former PMs and home secretaries may face asylum centre inquiry

  07-04-2025 15:43 via bbc.com
  An internal Home Office document says allegations of failures at the holding centre in 2022 are likely to be “reputationally damaging” for the department.
  
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• Stars so bright you gotta wear shades: backstage at the Olivier awards 2025 – in pictures

  07-04-2025 15:42 via theguardian.com
  Guardian photographer David Levene was at the Royal Albert Hall to snap Cate Blanchett, John Lithgow, Lesley Manville, Naomi Campbell and many moreGiant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumphFull list of winners‘To my wife for managing my vast collection of neuroses!’ – best quotes Continue reading...
  
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• Apple's encryption row with UK should not be secret, court rules

  07-04-2025 15:22 via bbc.com
  The UK government sought to keep details of its row with Apple over requested access to its encrypted cloud storage tool private.
  
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• Israeli strike on hospital camp used by Gaza journalists kills 10 people

  07-04-2025 15:09 via theguardian.com
  Dozens seriously injured as fire engulfs tents used by Palestinian journalists in hospital complex in Khan YounisMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn Israeli airstrike on a tent camp within a hospital complex in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis has killed 10 people, including a journalist, while seriously injuring dozens more after their encampment caught fire.Images and video from the courtyard of Nasser hospital in Khan Younis showed people desperately attempting to extinguish the fi
  
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• From no-show couriers to food banks: my quest to rehome everything we test on the Filter

  07-04-2025 14:06 via theguardian.com
  This week: what happens to products after we review them; spring gardening gear; and anti-ageing essentials (including sunscreen)At the Filter, we test a LOT of products. We’ve put everything from mattresses to treadmills through their paces to try to help you make better-informed shopping decisions. However, that means our expert testers can accumulate a lot of products. After all, you can’t find the best air fryer without taking a few for a spin. So, with sustainability – as
  
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