MILLIONS of households can expect to see lower water bills next year. Water companies will pay out £114million to bill payers after failing to meet key targets. Targets for reducing pollution, leakage and supply interruptions were all missed, and customer satisfaction continues…
SHOPS near schools should be banned from selling vapes to protect children, world health chiefs say. The World Health Organisation said schools are “uniquely positioned” to crack down harder on pupils smoking and vaping. In a guide published this week the WHO…
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SCIENTISTS have developed a new weight loss drug that mimics the effects of exercise to burn fat. The medication, called SLU-PP-332, helped mice lose around 12 per cent of their bodyweight in a month, US researchers found. It convinces the body’s muscles…
After a six-year run, Google Podcasts will be shutting down next year. Instead, the internet company plans to double down on making YouTube Music the preferred destination for podcasters and listeners. YouTube announced that in 2024, it will be “increasing our investment…
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Married At First Sight UK is back on our TV screens and this year's series is already proving to be filled with drama with plenty still to come. Eight brides and eight grooms star in the new series, which began airing on…
Deborah Roberts is taking up co-anchor duties at ABC News’ “20/20,” the latest in a line of distinguished anchors that includes Barbra Walters, Hugh Downs, Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung and Elizabeth Vargas who have led the long-running newsmagazine. Roberts is no stranger…
The brutal reality of life in America’s ‘most MISERABLE’ city: Residents of Gary, Indiana – former ‘murder capital of US’ – lay bare horrifying tales of poverty and crime, admitting they’re scared to walk in the street over fears of being robbed…
Chevy Chase appeared on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast (via Rolling Stone) and claimed that “Community,” the NBC sitcom he starred on for 83 episodes, was “not funny enough for me.” Chase played millionaire Pierce Hawthorne on “Community” for four seasons. His costars…