Weight-loss jab ‘cuts heart disease deaths by 20%’

Millions of middle-aged Britons should be routinely prescribed weight-loss injections to cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes by a fifth, according to a trial set to revolutionise medical practice. The largest study ever into semaglutide, also known as Ozempic or Wegovy, found the drug...Millions of middle-aged Britons should be routinely prescribed weight-loss injections to cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes by a fifth, according to a trial set to revolutionise medical practice. The largest study ever into semaglutide, also known as Ozempic or Wegovy, found the drug...Millions of middle-aged Britons should be routinely prescribed weight-loss injections to cut their risk of heart attacks and...

Secret papers reveal Hamas plan to set up base in Turkey

Hamas planned to establish a secret base in Turkey and other terror cells elsewhere to co-ordinate attacks against Israeli targets in neighbouring countries, including Nato members, according to files captured by the Israeli army in Gaza and seen by The Times. The printed document titled “Founding a base in Turkey” was discovered in the...Hamas planned to establish a secret base in Turkey and other terror cells elsewhere to co-ordinate attacks against Israeli targets in neighbouring countries, including Nato members, according to files captured by the Israeli army in Gaza and seen by The Times. The printed document titled “Founding a base in Turkey” was discovered in the...Hamas planned to establish a secret base in Turkey and other terror cells elsewhere to co-ordinate attacks against Israeli...

Trump’s hush money ‘was to help him win — not protect Melania’

Donald Trump was more concerned about how the story of his alleged affair with a porn star would impact his presidential campaign than his marriage, his former attorney and fixer has testified. Michael Cohen, the star witness at the criminal trial in New York, said he was acting purely at the direction of his...Donald Trump was more concerned about how the story of his alleged affair with a porn star would...Donald Trump was more concerned about how the story of his alleged affair with a porn star would...

Crocodile attack twin receives gallantry medal

Georgia Laurie, left, and her sister Melissa on the boat before the crocodile attack in Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Rwanda flights blocked in Northern Ireland by Belfast judge

Soldier who lost leg on duty was given infected blood

Couple’s yacht sinks after orca attack in Strait of Gibraltar

Melinda Gates quits foundation with $12.5bn for philanthropic work

Sleepwalking specialist barrister ‘dozed off’ during inquest

Tiny beachfront ice cream hut on sale for £1.5m

Cambridge University balls tone down as quiet rooms replace fireworks

Castle that helped soldiers conquer PTSD to be torn down

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Roman Kemp: I had to switch antidepressants. They gave me a low libido

When Roman Kemp was four, his godfather bought him a driveable mini Batmobile. When he was five, his teachers started...When Roman Kemp was four, his godfather bought him a driveable mini Batmobile. When he was five...When Roman Kemp was four, his godfather bought him a driveable mini Batmobile. When he was five...

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At nearly 60, I’ve learnt to keep ‘the internet’ at arm’s length

Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals, is “good for your...Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals...Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals...

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Mass protests fail to hinder ‘Kremlin-style’ law in Georgia

The suspected pro-government thugs who attacked Dimitri Chikovani, an opponent of Georgia’s divisive “foreign agent” law, were waiting for him when he got out of his car outside his home in Tbilisi, the country’s capital. Video from CCTV cameras shows the assailants kicking and punching Chikovani...The suspected pro-government thugs who attacked Dimitri Chikovani, an opponent of Georgia’s divisive “foreign agent” law, were waiting for him when he got out of his car outside his home in Tbilisi, the country’s capital. Video from CCTV cameras shows the assailants kicking and punching Chikovani...The suspected pro-government thugs who attacked Dimitri Chikovani, an opponent of Georgia’s divisive “foreign agent” law, were...

Philippines accuses China of building military base on disputed islet

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Philippines Coast Guard ships are patrolling a remote coral atoll in the South China Sea after evidence revealed that China has been secretly attempting to build it up into a new military base. Filipino vessels have found ground up coral dumped on Sabina Shoal, suggesting efforts to reclaim land around the tiny island which is claimed by...Philippines Coast Guard ships are patrolling a remote coral atoll in the South China Sea after evidence revealed that China has been secretly attempting to build it up into a new military base. Filipino vessels have found ground up coral dumped on Sabina Shoal, suggesting efforts to reclaim land around the tiny island which is claimed by...Philippines Coast Guard ships are patrolling a remote coral atoll in the South China Sea after evidence revealed that China has...

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Cohen’s credibility is crucial — and in doubt

Michael Cohen lied to Congress, to a New York district court, to the Internal Revenue Service and to his bank. He put his wife at risk of jail by having her sign, over several years, a joint tax return that understated his income by $4 million. He went to jail for fraud and perjury. The role of Cohen, 57, as the...Michael Cohen lied to Congress, to a New York district court, to the Internal Revenue Service and...Michael Cohen lied to Congress, to a New York district court, to the Internal Revenue Service and...

There’s no such thing as female solidarity, says Meloni

Meloni said women are ‘less loyal than they say’ in a podcast to coincide with Mother’s Day

Blinken arrives in Ukraine after months of battlefield setbacks

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Former Kazakh minister gets 24 years in jail for beating wife to death

Tech billionaire suffers setback in battle to keep his beach private

Calm down and drive like a woman, Frenchmen told

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As Denmark and Taiwan show, with the right environment a handful of innovators can revitalise whole economies

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Eurovision’s anti-Israel mob behaved like brats

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