Patrick HughesSouth of England, Sandown BBC Benji and Balu have been living in an animal sanctuary on the Isle of Wight since June of this year Staff caring for two brown bears rescued from a small cage in Azerbaijan have said the pair are now relaxed and thriving. Benji and …
Read More »‘Absolute legends’ Mike Tindall and Martin Johnson to race
Maisie LillywhiteGloucestershire David Rogers/Getty Images Martin Johnson CBE and Mike Tindall will captain a team each in the head-to-head race to the Slater Cup in March A rugby star says he is honoured “two absolute legends” of the sport will go head-to-head in a team cycle race to raise funds …
Read More »Pope and new Archbishop of Canterbury make pleas over Gaza and immigration in Christmas sermons | UK News
The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury has warned in her Christmas Day sermon that “conversations about immigration continue to divide us, when our common humanity should unite us”. The Pope also held a service in the Vatican in which he lamented conditions for Palestinians in Gaza and called for the “clamour …
Read More »Key enzyme controls both weight gain and cholesterol levels in animal models
[ Obesity is a global epidemic and a major cause of morbidity and mortality because it increases the risk for comorbidities, including heart disease and fatty liver disease (MASLD). Rates of these disorders have risen as the world increasingly adopts energy-dense diets and sedentary lifestyles. Source link
Read More »US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules
The US State Department said it would deny visas to five people, including a former EU commissioner, for seeking to “coerce” American social media platforms into suppressing viewpoints they oppose. “These radical activists and weaponized NGOs have advanced censorship crackdowns by foreign states – in each case targeting American speakers …
Read More »Teenage Jehovah’s Witness can receive blood transfusion, judge rules
Getty Images Judge Lady Tait said it was in the child’s best interests to allow a possible transfusion, no matter her religious beliefs. A judge has given doctors permission to give a blood transfusion to a teenage Jehovah’s Witness, should she need on following an operation. The Court of Session …
Read More »Pep Guardiola to weigh players after Christmas but Sean Dyche won’t
Forest were beaten 1-0 at Fulham on Monday and are one place and five points above the relegation zone. Dyche says “there is a lot more attention to detail” in the modern game and, while he is “big on that”, he also wants to have a certain amount of trust …
Read More »Staffordshire bull terrier at Millbrook RSPCA wants forever home
A Staffordshire bull terrier cross is hoping for a home she can call her own this Christmas after arriving at an RSPCA centre more than 500 days ago. Jasmine was underweight, had sores and scabs, and was balding due to fleas when she arrived at the RSPCA Millbrook animal centre …
Read More »Wegovy pill approved by US FDA for weight loss
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, according to maker Novo Nordisk. It marks a first in this new era of weight-loss medications with Wegovy being the only so far to gain approval for the pill version of their GLP-1 drug, …
Read More »Hamzah Sheeraz: WBO orders fight with Diego Pacheco for super-middleweight title
Britain’s Hamzah Sheeraz has been ordered to fight Diego Pacheco for the vacant WBO super-middleweight title following Terence Crawford’s retirement. American Crawford left the sport last week, adding he has “nothing else left to prove” after beating Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvaraz in September to become the first man in the modern …
Read More »Birdfy’s Hum Bloom captures 120fps slow motion footage of hummingbirds
Ahead of CES 2026 getting underway in early January, Birdfy has announced two new camera-equipped smart bird feeders that can identify and capture visitors in slow motion. The Birdfy Hum Bloom is specifically designed to attract and record hummingbirds using a nectar bulb that mimics flowers they’re naturally attracted to, …
Read More »Alexander Isak: Is a leg break worse than an ACL tear?
The simple answer when comparing a leg break to any other injury is that it depends which bone has been broken, and how badly. The most common leg fractures in football occur in the lower leg bones – the tibia and fibula. Fibular fractions are among the quickest forms of …
Read More »British woman detained in Iran shares pain in Christmas poem
A British woman jailed in Iran for almost a year has spoken of the pain of separation from her family in a poignant Christmas message written in her cell. “At a time when we should be connected, we find ourselves alone, down, dejected,” Lindsay Foreman wrote in a poem entitled …
Read More »Manchester City: Pep Guardiola says players will be weighed before Nottingham Forest game
Guardiola is known as a strict coach when it comes to player fitness levels and in 2016 exiled some of his squad from first-team training until they met certain weight targets. Former City full-back Gael Clichy said Guardiola had told his players to avoid pizza, some juice and certain “heavy …
Read More »Williamson beats Simpson after four knockdowns in Leeds
Troy Williamson upsets the odds to stop Callum Simpson in brilliant fashion and win the British, Commonwealth and European super-middleweight titles in Leeds. BBC News
Read More »Boxing: Adam Azim to fight on BBC Two against Gustavo Lemos on 31 January
British light-welterweight Adam Azim will face Argentina’s Gustavo Lemos live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on 31 January at the Copper Box Arena in London. It will be the second time in 20 years that professional boxing has been on primetime linear BBC television after Jeamie ‘TKV’ Tshikeva and …
Read More »Sony’s XM5 headphones and the latest Kindle round out this week’s best deals
If you’re feeling the stress of having procrastinated on your holiday shopping — and you missed out during Black Friday and Cyber Monday — we’ve got you. We’ve found a variety of gadgets on sale that make for great gifts, many of which will ship in time for the holidays. …
Read More »Paul vs Joshua: Lennox Lewis, Chris Eubank Jr, Andre Ward reaction
Former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has said Jake Paul “wasn’t in good shape” for his fight against Anthony Joshua. The British heavyweight stopped boxing novice Paul when he failed to beat the count in the sixth round. “Paul wasn’t in good shape, especially for a big heavyweight like that,” …
Read More »Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua: American goes to hospital after fight
Jake Paul has gone to hospital with a suspected broken jaw after he was stopped by Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight fight in Miami. The American went six rounds with the two-time heavyweight world champion but failed to beat the count following repeated knockdowns. The YouTuber-turned-boxer hit the canvas twice …
Read More »Caroline Dubois: Briton retains world title with dominant display against Camilla Panatt
Dubois fought early in the night on the prelims in front of a lightly filled Kaseya Center – the 20,000-seat home of the Miami Heat. She walked to the ring singing along to Whitney Houston’s ‘I’m Every Woman’ and started confidently, moving in and out of range and repeatedly beating …
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