Month: July 2023

Shaven-headed, doe-eyed, a solitary tear trickling down her pale cheek – an unforgettable balance of anger and vulnerability is the image by which Sinead O’Connor will always be remembered. The raw emotion in those close-up shots in the video for 1990 single Nothing Compares 2 U, the cover that eclipsed the Prince original, was matched
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For someone who’s supposed to be a details man, Rishi Sunak clearly doesn’t like being subjected to forensic interrogation. At a painful appearance before the Infected Blood Inquiry, it didn’t help the prime minister’s mood when he was loudly heckled early on by members of the public listening to his evidence. But it got worse
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The Federal Reserve – the US central bank known as the Fed – has recommenced its programme of interest rate increases. The rate has been increased by 0.25 percentage points in an effort to further bring down inflation. The Fed had decided to hold interest rates last month, after 10 consecutive rises, as inflation fell
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Kevin Spacey has been found not guilty of committing sexual offences against four men in the UK between 2001 and 2013. The 64-year-old Oscar winner cried as he was cleared after a trial which started at the end of June, during which he was described as a “sexual bully” by the prosecution. On his birthday,
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The UK is reviewing diabetes medicine and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Saxenda after some patients reported suicidal or self-harming thoughts. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it was reviewing safety data on a class of drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists. It includes Ozempic, sold by Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, which contains
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A former US Navy pilot who claims to have experienced UFOs “first-hand” has accused his country’s government of downplaying the threat they pose. Ryan Graves said the number of unidentified flying objects, or UAPs (unidentified anomalous phenomena), was being “grossly underreported” and was an “urgent” issue. “Military air crew and commercial pilots are frequently witnessing
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