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Plans to use mandatory chemical castration on serious sexual offenders

Trump confronts South African leader with ‘white genocide’ video in Oval Office ambush

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Paul Mescal’s gay drama The History of Sound is severely anticlimactic

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Ancient Roman statue found at Hadrian’s Wall by amateur archaeologists

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Process for allowing Afghan troops to UK ‘a disaster area’, court told

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President Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with advanced, incurable prostate cancer. But how could a disease like this go undetected in one of the most medically monitored men in the world? Leah Hardy explains why current tests are notorious for false negatives – and why the new ones on the horizon could change everything...

Why the standard test for prostate cancer often misses dangerous types

President Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with advanced, incurable prostate cancer. But how could a disease like this go undetected in one of the most medically monitored men in the world? Leah Hardy explains why current tests are notorious for false negatives – and why the new ones on the horizon could change everything...

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<p>Angela Rayner has made no secret of her desire to succeed Keir Starmer – one day</p>

Could Rayner head a Momentum-style rebellion against Starmer?

<p>Angela Rayner has made no secret of her desire to succeed Keir Starmer – one day</p>

Could Rayner head a Momentum-style rebellion against Starmer?

<p>The world’s biggest celebrities were in court, one to tell her harrowing story and others to stand trial, shining a light on what being in the public eye really entails</p>

The week that A-listers took the stand and fame went on trial

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<p>The challenge of self-care is there is no ceiling: It’s a never-ending activity of quick fixes</p>

I spend £8,000 a year on self-love – have I got it all wrong?

<p>Use it or lose it: the semicolon has plummeted in popularity since 2000</p>

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Justin Bieber walks back shady comments about wife’s Vogue cover

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<p>We looked for running shoes that were comfortable and durable</p>

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<p>Emma Raducanu has sparked injury fears ahead of the French Open</p>

Raducanu suffers injury scare ahead of French Open

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