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Ringo Starr takes scathing swipe at The Who's Roger Daltrey over son's 'insane' firing

Starr’s son, Zak Starkey, was fired from The Who in April after 29 years as the band’s drummer — before being rehired and seemingly axed again

Evening Standard

The Netherlands hiked cigarette taxes to get smokers to quit. Many are buying tobacco abroad instead

The Dutch public health agency said policy changes are needed to prevent smokers from evading the country’s high tobacco taxes by buying these products abroad.

Euronews

‘Active breaks’ can combat the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle, but what kind of exercise is best?

Technological advances and the habits of modern life have drastically reduced levels of physical activity around the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) now warns that inactivity and sedentary lifestyles are one of the main risk factors for health problems and premature death.

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20 Years Ago, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Set An Impossible Standard

"The Parting of the Ways" changed sci-fi TV finales forever. Here's why this 2005 'Doctor Who' finale holds up.

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“I got it right and Roger got it wrong... he came in a bar too early”: Zak Starkey offers a detailed explanation of the on-stage incident that led to him being fired from The Who

It seems that it all stemmed from the decision to play a Who’s Next album track

MusicRadar

Hospital admissions up as new Covid variant spreads

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The Independent UK

"What happened was I got it right and Roger got it wrong": Zak Starkey reveals the story behind his departure from The Who... and says he might yet return

This year's most complicated sacking just got even more complicated

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Newly knighted Roger Daltrey said he ‘didn’t care’ about honour in 2022 interview

The Who frontman once claimed he had been ‘too critical of our leaders’ to be considered for the honour

The Independent UK

The Who’s Roger Daltrey ‘very humbled’ by ‘dream come true’ knighthood

The singer is being honoured for services to charity and music.

Evening Standard

Nimbus variant could start summer surge

As COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 spreads around the world, concerns about vaccine accessibility are rising

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Does coffee fight ageing? What the science really shows about it being good for your health

Coffee comes with some health benefits, but that doesn’t mean aficionados should drink as much as they want.

Euronews

9 best earplugs for concerts and festivals to protect your hearing

Reduce the amount of noise at your next event with these protective accessories

The Independent UK

What is behind the global spread of new Covid strain NB.1.8.1?

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The Independent UK

Why has there been a global surge of new Covid variant NB.1.8.1?

Scientists and experts believe the ‘Nimbus’ strain is more transmissible than previous variants

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Measles cases are surging globally. Should children be vaccinated earlier?

Measles has been rising globally in recent years. There were an estimated 10.3 million cases worldwide in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022.

Al Jazeera

What is driving a surge in COVID cases in India, other countries?

All we know so far about the symptoms and spread of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1.

Al Jazeera

UN warns of surge in acute malnutrition among Gaza’s young children

Children requiring hospitalisation for complications due to severe malnutrition rising as health system ‘collapsing’.

Inverse

15 Years Ago, the Oldest Sci-Fi Show Perfected a Winning Formula

How does historical TV travel drama actually work? Here's when 'Doctor Who' created a classic with "Vincent and the Doctor."

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NB.1.8.1 Variant Arrives As COVID Policy Regresses

A new Covid variant, NB.1.8.1 or nimbus, has reached America and may be set to become the dominant variant of the virus this summer. At...

Euronews

Digital weight loss: How online Ozempic buyers bypass prescriptions

Weight loss drugs can be purchased online with ease, and a boom in sales exposes consumers to risk.

The Independent UK

Millions of doses of ‘pandemic-ending’ HIV jab at risk over Trump’s aid cuts

INTERVIEW: The funding for 2 million people to receive the twice-yearly preventative treatment lenacapavir is ‘receding in the chaos’ of the US president’s decision, the doctor behind the trial of the drug tells Rachel Schraer

Inverse

38 Years Later, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Is Repeating A Troubling Pattern

The Rani? A short season? The future uncertain? It's the '80s all over again. Here's why 2025 'Doctor Who' feels very 1986.

Inverse

Ncuti Gatwa Made Me Excited to Start 'Doctor Who' — Until His Rushed Exit

'Doctor Who' was closer than ever to winning novices over, but its last-ditch callback in Season 2 alienated them all over again.

Evening Standard

Chief medical officer ‘anxious’ about US leaving World Health Organisation

Sir Gregor Smith said the move leaves a ‘gap’ in how experts understand emerging diseases.

The Independent UK

What is new ‘Stratus’ Covid strain? Symptoms to look out for as UK cases grow

New XFG.3 variant accounts for a larger proportion of infections than any other

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