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What long-term opioid use does to your body and brain
Matthew Perry’s colon ruptured as a result of his opioid use. Reuters/Alamy In his new autobiography, Matthew Perry reveals that his colon burst as a result of his addiction to opioid painkillers. The 53-year-old actor, who played Chandler Bing in Friends, was in a coma for two weeks following theContinue Reading
Lab-grown brain cells can play Pong – so should they have legal rights?
Andrii Vodolazhskyi/Shutterstock The story could have been straight out of science fiction – scientists have grown human brain cells in a lab, and taught them to play the video game Pong, similar to squash or tennis. But this didn’t happen on the big screen. It happened in a lab inContinue Reading
Ukraine war: lessons from the Blitz suggest Russia’s targeting of cities could backfire
Russian general Sergey Surovikin has a reputation for ruthlessness. Appointed the Russian military’s overall commander on October 8, the day the strategically vital Kerch Bridge was targeted by an explosion that badly damaged Russia’s main road and rail connection with Crimea, he has ordered savage drone and missile attacks onContinue Reading
Twitter Had a Plan to Fix Social Media. Will Elon Musk Follow It?
For years, the platform has funded a project that’s meant to create a better, decentralized online experience. Now Twitter’s new owner will decide its future.Continue Reading
The Wonder at the BFI London Film Festival movie review: Florence Pugh is her own wonder in this tense tale
Review at a glance F lorence Pugh’s acting is the miracle we take for granted. So it will be no surprise that the 26 year-old Brit dominates this adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s subversive gothic novel with a sensual, spry and increasingly wrenching performance. That – along with typically atmospheric cinematographyContinue Reading
Child sexual abuse review: listening to children and young people is crucial
The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA), set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris scandals, has published its final report. Commissioned by then home secretary Theresa May in 2014, the inquiry has spent seven years examining how state and private institutions failed to protectContinue Reading
Messi’s worst ever team-mates XI including Wigan and Sunderland flops and ex-Arsenal ace Song who failed at Barcelona
LIONEL MESSI is a record seven-time Ballon d’Or king, a four-time Champions League winner and is now hoping to fire Paris Saint-Germain to an elusive Champions League. The 35-year-old Argentine, who also secured his nation the Copa America last year, is quite rightly heralded by many as the greatest playerContinue Reading
Police officer resignations have risen by 72% in the last year – we asked former officers why
Brian A Jackson / Shutterstock Policing has long been known as a “job for life”. With low rates of leaving and high rates of loyalty, a career of 30 years or more was very much the norm. However, times have changed. Government figures show that the number of voluntary resignationsContinue Reading
The Great British Bake Off week eight roundup: pastry week
W elcome back to The Great British Bake-Off, and after a few detours, this week we’re finally back to a baking-centric theme with the dreaded Pastry Week. It also happens to be the quarter-finals, so naturally fear levels are high – but happily, all the bakers still have time forContinue Reading
The UK’s asylum system is in crisis, but the government – not refugees – is to blame
Kent Police are investigating an attack on a Home Office migrant processing centre in Dover, after incendiary devices were reportedly thrown at the building on Sunday October 30 2022. Reports have said that witnesses at the scene described these devices as petrol bombs, with one found in the car ofContinue Reading