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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A little-known opioid that’s deadlier than fentanyl has led to a growing number of overdose deaths in recent years. Nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids, were originally developed as pain relievers in the 1950s, but were never approved for use due to …

A former assistant to a far-right member of the European Parliament has gone on trial accused of spying for China.  Jian G worked in the parliamentary office of Maximilian Krah, a member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, who sat in the European Parliament between 2019 and 2025. Prosecutors …

The City watchdog has provisionally banned former star fund manager Neil Woodford and fined him and his former fund company almost £46m. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it planned to prevent Mr Woodford from holding senior manager roles and managing funds. The watchdog also aimed to fine him £5.89m …

“Josh, Ben and Kasey have played an important role in our success over recent years and all three have secured winner’s medals with the club,” Somerset director of cricket Adam Hurry told the club’s website, external. “All three players were offered contract extensions, however, they have taken the decision to …

Sheehan’s ambition is obvious. The sense is that having missed out on the very top level as a player – and having been there only briefly as a coach – the 38-year-old is determined to work his way back to the Premier League. Achieving that goal at Swansea will be …

Members of Nigeria’s national female basketball team are to receive a cash reward of $100,000 (£75,000) each following their victory at the Fiba Women’s AfroBasket Championship over the weekend in Ivory Coast. At a special reception held in honour of the team, known as D’Tigress, Vice-President Kashim Shettima also promised …

Matthew Hill West of England health correspondent BBC One of the walls of the unit was damaged during an incident earlier in the year Nurses have been assaulted and “punched in the face” amid violent behavioural problems at a hospital’s children’s unit, staff have told the BBC. Since April, nurses …

Adopted Derry girl and aspiring scientist Skhululekile Mupemhi has pledged to use her involvement in the Miss Africa Ireland pageant to empower young women to “embrace their diversity and celebrate their culture”. Skhululekile, 19, is the only contestant from Northern Ireland to be a finalist in the competition, which will …

Liberato Cacace has watched every episode of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ – now he himself will feature in the Disney+ documentary. The left-back is among Wrexham’s summer signings, joining from Empoli on a three-year deal as the club pepare for life in the Championship. Some might raise eyebrows at a player …

Earth’s rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven’t had any effect on daily life, but they also haven’t gone unnoticed by science. Tuesday, Aug. 5 is the next date when Earth’s rotation is …

“Pac-Man [the character] was designed to represent the core concept of the game, ‘to eat’, in the simplest way possible,” Michiko Kumagai, the licensing manager for the iconic character at the game’s publisher, Bandai Namco, tells the BBC. “Just like the McDonald’s arches, he’s become an internationally recognised symbol. At one …

[ Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels The simple daily habit of standing up more often may impact heart health for postmenopausal women, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego. Researchers reported that women experiencing overweight or obesity who increased daily sit-to-stand movements saw measurable …

A school bullying incident in southern China has sparked a series of protests and calls for more justice for the 14-year-old victim. A video of the girl being slapped, kicked and forced to kneel by three other minors went viral in the Jiangyou city in Sichuan province last week. The …

BP has signalled an accelerated effort to bring down costs ahead, refusing to rule out further job losses as artificial intelligence (AI) technology helps drive efficiencies. The company, which revealed only in January that it was to axe almost 8,000 workers and contractors globally as part of a cost-cutting plan, …

One of the things we looked at is the quality of player in each league, based on international caps across all formats. We looked at the average number of international caps held by the starting XIs in each game and here is where the ILT20 comes out on top (423), …

Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan has said he expects the club to be able to play their opening game of the Championship season against Leicester City on Sunday. The Owls have had a tumultuous off-season as players and staff have had wages delayed during May, June and July, registration embargoes …

Universtity of Limerick Gena Heraty was among those taken from the privately-run Sainte-Hélène orphanage in Kenscoff during the early hours of Sunday morning The family of an Irish woman kidnapped from an orphanage in Haiti has said they are “absolutely devastated” and described the situation as “deeply worrying”. Gena Heraty, …

Follow Trump100 on your podcast app. Tim Myers is challenging much more established candidates in the race to be the next lieutenant governor of California – the number two role in a state that’s now the fourth-biggest economy in the world. He’s also one of the founders of the pop …

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail ahead of his sentencing on prostitution-related charges. Judge Arun Subramanian said the hip-hop mogul had failed to show sufficient evidence he is not a flight risk and also cited admissions of previous violence made during his trial. Combs, 55, has been in prison …

Reuters There should be “greater transparency” around the immigration status and ethnicity of crime suspects, and guidance for police forces on when to disclose this information “needs to change”, the home secretary has said. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called on police to release details of two men arrested …