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A new cancer treatment that uses light could remove the need for harsh chemotherapy or radiotherapy.Texas researchers have devised a way to use infrared light as a jackhammer that can tear cancer cells apart from the inside, showing in trials to have eliminated melanomas, the deadliest form of skin cancer. A synthetic blue dye often used in hospital imaging naturally binds to cancer cells.Researchers found that when the cancer cells were zapped with infrared light, it triggered violent shaking that tore through the cancer cell’s membrane, causing it to die without any heat or harsh drugs.The latest breakthrough method – known…
By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 16:03 BST, 11 June 2025 | Updated: 16:18 BST, 11 June 2025 Rents in the UK rose by nine per cent in 2024 with those living in London hardest hit by price rises. And the issue isn’t unique to the UK. Rental prices hit a record high in Spain in May while rents in Ireland climbed by more than three per cent between January and March in 2025. So cash-strapped European renters might find it hard to believe that there’s a housing complex on the continent where the rent hasn’t gone up in 500 years. Located within the city…
McDonald’s has announced a new summer menu with 12 tasty new additions including a fan favourite previously dubbed the ‘best burger ever’. Launching in McDonald’s restaurants across the UK on Wednesday, May 7, the new menu is set to feature the Biscoff McFlurry and Frappe, a spicy burger as well as a Pokemon Happy Meals for the kids. The ultra-popular Steakhouse Stack burger will make its much-anticipated return but it will set you back a little more than before. It features two juicy 100 per cent British and Irish beef patties, with cheddar cheese, crispy onions, red onion, lettuce, and a savoury black peppercorn sauce…
Sabrina Carpenter announced her new album Man’s Best Friend on Wednesday, but the cover art for the upcoming release sparked fierce criticism from fans.During an Instagram Live, the 26-year-old pop singer shared a video of herself flipping through a stack of records by Donna Summer, ABBA, and Dolly Parton, before stopping on her own, revealing Man’s Best Friend.The teaser gave a peek at the album cover, showing Carpenter on all fours while a person dressed in black slacks — whose face is not visible — pulls her blonde hair.She also posted a close-up image of a heart-shaped dog collar engraved…
Shocking footage has captured the moment LA police shot a British photographer in the head with a rubber bullet as the city was rocked by violent riots on Sunday evening. Father-of-two Toby Canham, who was on assignment for the New York Post, was filming videos of the chaos from an elevated level when a California Highway Patrol officer suddenly fired at him, leaving him with a severe head wound. Disturbing footage taken by Canham captured the moment he was struck in the forehead, which caused him to fall to the ground.’F**k, f**k, I just got shot in the head!’ the photographer can be…
By WILL GRIFFEE Published: 23:58 BST, 11 June 2025 | Updated: 00:48 BST, 12 June 2025 A consortium including NBA star Jimmy Butler ‘is set to make an offer of more than £143million’ to buy a stake in Crystal Palace. Palace, who are waiting to find out if they will be booted out of next season’s Europa League for contravening multi-club ownership rules, could sell 43 percent of the club owned by John Textor’s Eagle Football Holdings if they accept the offer. That could then allow Palace to compete in the Europa League but it remains to be see if any agreement can…
Investment trust Scottish Mortgage says its commitment to finding long-term, growth from disruptive companies should pay off as Donald Trump rattles stock markets.Few companies will be unaffected by changes in the global trading status quo, Scottish Mortgage says, warning the US administration is ‘accelerating that moment of reckoning [for the US and global economies]’.Tom Slater, the trust’s investment manager, said: ‘Equity markets offer no hiding places in such a landscape. Our task as investors is to seek out businesses with the adaptability to recalibrate and the cultural foundations to withstand disruption.’In spite of global volatility and fragile confidence, the trust…
Chris Pratt and Anna Faris reunited for the first time since 2018 weeks after he was blasted for failing to acknowledge her on Mother’s Day.Jurassic Park star Pratt, 45, and actress Faris, 48, were both in attendance for the sixth grade graduation for their 12-year-old son Jack in Santa Monica on Monday.The two – who divorced in 2018 after a nine year marriage, put on a united front as they flanked their only son while posing for a family snap together.The former married couple proved that all is fine between the both of them as they shared a hug at…
Scientists have found the source of a strange form of communication in the ocean that they say could help them locate extraterrestrial life in space.Researchers from the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) revealed that large ‘smoke ring-like’ bubbles coming from underwater were created by humpback whales, which researchers believe is their way of greeting nearby humans.It’s the first time scientists have seen whales sending out these unique rings while interacting with people in the wild, and the SETI team said they show an intentional attempt to get the attention of humans – just like saying hello.Until now, the bubble…
Millions of women taking the mini-pill could be at increased risk of developing a brain tumour, new research suggests.Experts found that women taking the progestogen-only pill—often dubbed ‘the mini-pill’ continuously for more than five years were more likely to develop a meningioma.Meningiomas accounts for a third of all brain tumours diagnosed in the UK each year.While usually non-cancerous they can still cause problems they grow larger inside the brain. In the new study, French researchers analysed data from over 8,000 women, with an average age of 60, who had surgery for this form of tumour.They found women who did were more likely to have been taking the…