Month: June 2022

First Dates barman Merlin Griffiths is undergoing treatment in hospital for bowel cancer complications. The star of the Channel 4 dating show, 47, shared a selfie from his hospital bed on Monday, with the hashtag ‘complications’. In April Merlin underwent robotic surgery to remove a tumor, after medical tests last year unearthed the stage three…

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Love Island contestants have been showing off their incredible tan transformations after just three weeks in the Mallorca villa. The sizzling singletons came looking for love on June 6 and although some haven’t found it, they have discovered the Spanish sun. Paige Thorne, who is not used to the sunny weather hailing from Wales, looks…

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Should you feel the urge to harness your inner Max Verstappen, then the hi-tech arm of F1 racing group Red Bull has just the thing – announcing plans today for a scintillating new 200mph British-built two-seat hypercar aimed at super-rich owners . With prices for the RB17 starting from a cool £6million (£5million plus VAT),…

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The heartbroken best friend of an ‘angel’ law graduate ambushed and beaten to death in an ‘opportunist stranger attack’ today revealed their final texts less than 36 hours before her murder. Zara Aleena, 35, died from severe head injuries after she was followed and attacked in the street while walking to her mother’s house in…

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A super fit PE teacher and mum-of-two has shared her top tips for enjoying alcohol while maintaining her enviable physique – and insists it’s possible to enjoy a ‘balanced’ lifestyle and stay in peak in shape. ‘It’s hot topic and one I’m asked daily so let’s talk alcohol consumption and how to create a balanced…

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A female Blockade Australia protester was shoved to the ground by police officers as the group charged down the streets of Sydney for another day of wild climate change demonstrations. The activist had a large banner for the group ripped out of her hands by one officer, before another aggressively pushes her over, sending her…

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It’s a problem that affects millions of us which can be really debilitating — and it’s one of the most common reasons people see their GP. I am talking about constipation, a subject that we don’t discuss nearly enough, even though it can have a major impact on our health and quality of life. Every…

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Love Island’s Paige Thorne awkwardly dumped Jay Younger in favor of Jacques O’Neill during Monday’s episode of the ITV2 reality show. The paramedic, 24, admitted she and the rugby player, 23, had been ‘getting on’ and were ‘solid’, even though she had been getting to know Jay all the while. However, with the striptease challenge…

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The casual observer might easily overlook the small sprig of wire hooked over Sandra McDonough’s left ear. Yet this seemingly innocuous home-made little stick has, she claims, given her back the speech and mobility she lost after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2002, just before her 40th birthday. Unable to speak without stuttering, to…

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We all have days whose importance we fail to realize at the time. For me, it was June 29, 1992, when I took my place for the first time in Dictionary Corner as Countdown’s resident lexicographer — and pretended I knew what I was doing. Alongside me was the immaculate Rula Lenska, behind whose luxuriant…

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