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Dame Deborah James has said she is “gutted” she will not live to see her second book published in a poignant Instagram post. The 40-year-old cancer campaigner, known online as Bowel Babe, has raised more than £6m through her internet fundraiser for cancer charities. She revealed on Tuesday evening that she has written book number

A reality star has called for more mental health support for people who have cosmetic procedures as he described going to the “depths of despair” after his nose surgery went wrong. The Only Way is Essex star Charlie King described how his career was “floored” after his cosmetic surgery did not go as planned. The

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I’ve personally tested dozens of electric scooters and covered hundreds more over the years, but never before have I rested my eyes, feet or butt on one quite as cool or weird as the Fiido Beast. It’s a novel design that, despite having a few issues, is a heck of a lot of fun to

Photographs of Amber Heard with red marks, bruises and swelling on her face – the result, she alleges, of her and Johnny Depp’s final fight – have been shown in court. It came as Heard told jurors of the “torture” of re-living “the most intimate, embarrassing, deeply humiliating and personal things” she has ever gone

Following three years of development, Squad Mobility has officially launched the SQUAD Solar City Car – a two-seater solar electric vehicle (SEV) that can be driven in several EU countries without a driver’s license. Designed for both private ownership and shared mobility, the compact SQUAD Solar City Car will soon be able to bridge the

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have reportedly married in Santa Barbara, California. Photos and video published by TMZ and People showed Kardashian, 43, and Barker, 46, outside “a courthouse in Anacapa”. The small ceremony is reported to have taken place just weeks after the couple’s “practice” wedding in Las Vegas. The reality TV star wore

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The lead singer of the Ukrainian band which won the Eurovision Song Contest has condemned the “sick lottery” of Russian missiles hitting residential buildings in his war-torn country.  Oleh Psiuk was speaking as Kalush Orchestra released a dramatic video of their winning song, Stefania, set against images from several cities near Kyiv – Bucha, Irpin,

After a week’s break, the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard libel trial resumes today – with the actor’s legal team set to begin their questioning of his ex-wife following her allegations of physical and sexual abuse. The hearing is taking place in Fairfax, Virginia, in front of jurors, who have now heard four weeks of

Electric cargo bikes, especially four-wheeled versions that function as mini delivery vans, are becoming an increasingly common solution for mail delivery around the world. As the USPS struggles with its own delivery van ordering scandal, the latest example of alternative lightweight and efficient electric four-wheeler delivery vehicles sees yet another European country demonstrating the effectiveness

Ukraine has won the Eurovision Song Contest in a huge show of support from the rest of the continent following Russia’s invasion of the country. Performing their folk-rap song Stefania, Kalush Orchestra stormed up the leader board, beating off strong competition from the UK and Italy. The group were out on the streets fighting off

Tesla is trying to help the grid in its new home state of Texas as rising temperatures is resulting in new record electricity demand in the state. The automaker is pushing a new in-car alert to encourage off-peak charging. Texas has a notoriously fragile grid that is having issues supporting increasing peak electricity demand. The

Ed Sheeran helped to pay for some of Tom Parker’s treatment for an inoperable brain tumour, the late Wanted star has revealed in his autobiography. The 33-year-old singer told his fans that he was suffering from an aggressive from of cancer back in October 2020, and after battling the disease for 18 months, sadly died

Heading into the weekend, Greekworks is kicking off its latest sale and discounting a selection of its popular electric mowers in the process. Taking 15% off a selection of ways to get the lawn in shape for spring, you’ll find high-end self-propelled models to go alongside more affordable ways to kick gas and oil to

Elon Musk announced that he is putting the Twitter acquisition deal on hold until the social media platform can prove less than 5% of its accounts are fake or spam. Is the Tesla CEO getting cold feet on the deal? Now that Twitter’s board has approved Musk’s offer to buy the company and take it

Coleen Rooney has admitted she “didn’t know how her marriage was going to work out” after her husband Wayne was arrested for drink-driving during her first testimony at her high-profile libel trial. The WAG is facing off against Rebekah Vardy at the High Court after she accused her of leaking “false stories” about her private

Ukraine and the UK are the favourites as the final countdown begins to tonight’s annual Eurovision extravaganza, taking place in Italy. Hundreds of millions are set to tune in for one of the world’s most-watched TV events, with a song about Meghan Markle and a track called Give That Wolf a Banana among the 25

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Ireland has failed to make it through to the Eurovision grand final. Brooke Scullion had been hoping to change Ireland’s recent fortunes in the contest but his performance of pop break-up track That’s Rich did not make the cut. The country has competed 54 times, triumphing on a record seven occasions, but has not won