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By VICTORIA ALLEN SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 05:00, 18 February 2025 | Updated: 05:04, 18 February 2025 Watch out if you don’t put the toilet seat down before flushing, because of nasty bacteria which shoot up into the air.Flushing the toilet sends a plume of tiny water droplets into the air surrounding it.Among the most common potentially harmful airborne bacteria propelled from the toilet bowls of indoor bathrooms are E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus).These can be inhaled, raising the risk of getting a nasty stomach bug or respiratory infection.Researchers measured the two types of bacteria in two bathrooms within…
By PERKIN AMALARAJ Published: 09:50, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 14:33, 6 February 2025 This is the shocking moment a group of furious female workers beat up a British tourist at a Thai bar with their high heels before kicking him out. The middle-aged holidaymaker and a friend were buying drinks for a group of young girls at a bar in Sin City Pattaya in eastern Thailand. But the man sparked fury among the women and the bar staff after he allegedly refused to pay the full bill for the girls he was drinking with, whose drinks had a 50 percent markup.Chaotic…
By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 17:00 EST, 4 December 2024 A gold miner backed by property magnate Nick Candy has bought a rival in a £90million deal. Metals Exploration swooped on Condor Gold with a bid of £67.5million up front in cash and shares. Condor shareholders will also be entitled to £22.6million in the future if it hits gold production and resource targets. The tie-up came after the Mail revealed Metals Exploration – 38 per cent-owned by Candy – was prepared to go hostile with its bid. But Jim Mellon, Condor’s chairman, and other investors supported the move. Mellon, 67, owns 26 per cent…
After a decade of French dining courtesy of Raymond Blanc, first-class Eurostar passengers from November 4 will be tucking into food onboard by British chef Jeremy Chan and a former ‘world’s best pastry chef’ as part of a brand-new menu.Eurostar promises a ‘journey through flavours’.Jeremy’s restaurant, Ikoyi, on the Strand in London, has two Michelin stars and is ranked the 42nd best eaterie in the world. Spices feature heavily, with guests paying £350 for a tasting menu experience that includes dishes such as mussel custard with saffron and caviar, and hibiscus and fermented Scotch bonnet.Jeremy’s high-speed train dishes – he’s…
By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 04:35 EST, 27 December 2024 The boss helming a rapid expansion at India’s flag-carrier airline has warned that the UK could miss out on a boom in demand for flights from the sub-continent – thanks to Rachel Reeves’ Budget tax raids. Campbell Wilson, who took over running Air India in 2022, told the Mail that increases in air passenger duty (APD) would be ‘in the back of our minds’ as the airline assessed its route plans for the years ahead. It follows fierce criticism of the Chancellor from other airline bosses after she unveiled plans to increase the…
A Peloton instructor who kept falling asleep on the subway is sharing her story to spread awareness about the condition she was diagnosed with.Hannah Corbin described in an essay for the Huffington Post how she constantly felt exhausted, and would fall asleep on the subway as it traveled into different boroughs.She said she spent years going to different doctors, until she was finally diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease – an autoimmune condition that is the most common form of hypothyroidism or under-active thyroid.The thyroid produces hormones that contribute to regulating your weight, energy and other bodily functions – and when the thyroid…
Wendy Williams has denied that she has dementia as she revealed if she would ever work with the network Lifetime again after an explosive lawsuit and conservatorship.The 60-year-old former talk show host – whose battle with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia was revealed in May 2023 – was the subject of a troubling documentary from the network called Where Is Wendy Williams? airing last year.The star – who was seen drinking in bed and acting erratically in the documentary – surprisingly revealed that she would work with the A&E subsidiary again despite her conservators suing them last year after her documentary dropped.Speaking on The Breakfast Club podcast on…
Nathan Cleary’s relationship with Mary Fowler has reached a turning point if a photo of the NRL superstar supporting his girlfriend in Europe is anything to go by.The Penrith premiership-winner has been catching up with the Manchester City star in England and on the continent after winning this year’s grand final with the Panthers, with the couple sharing photos of their moments together.Now Fowler’s Matildas teammate Katrina Gorry has revealed a photo of Cleary holding her daughter Harper during the Aussies’ recent win over Germany. It’s the first proof that the 26-year-old is spending time with his partner’s great mates…
This is the terrifying moment a woman was bitten by a shark while diving off a paradise island. Travel influencer Lilian Tagliari was swimming among a group of 50 nurse sharks in the Maldives early last month when one suddenly took a bite out of her right leg. Footage viewed more than 18 million times shows Lilian screaming in pain underwater.Blood can be seen coming from her leg with teeth marks clearly visible on her calf and shin.Lilian said she thought she was bitten because one of the sharks mistook her for a fish due to their ‘bad eyesight’. She said: ‘I would say [there…
By LIVE COMMENTARY Updated: 04:01 EST, 10 December 2024 The FTSE 100 is down 0.5 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Thames Water, Ashtead, Games Workshop, Boohoo and Centrica. Read the Tuesday 10 December Business Live blog below.> If you are using our app or a third-party site click here to read Business LiveAshtead eyes New York primary listing switch as profits disappoint Equipment rental firm Ashtead is set to become the latest British business to shun the London Stock Exchange with plans to switch its primary listing to New York.Ashtead,…