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PA MediaPrince Harry has formally accepted an invitation to stay at Buckingham Palace for part of his visit to London this week, a spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex has confirmed.His stay at the palace will take place as part of a trip to the UK to get ready for the Invictus Games, which will be held in Birmingham next year, and charity events.It is understood that he will not be accompanied by his wife Meghan and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, when he visits London, after it was confirmed that the family would not be provided with taxpayer-funded…
Watch: Venezuelan girl’s story of grit and survival amongst the rubbleKarina Blanco was just about to start the spinning class she teaches when the earth began to shake. The tremors kept getting stronger, so she grabbed her bag and ran outdoors with everyone else.”When I realised the magnitude of it, I started screaming ‘my daughter, my daughter’. I sat in my car and drove as fast as I could,” said Karina.Her only daughter, Fabiana, 12, was at their home when two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela within seconds of each other on 24 June. The second quake was one of the…
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GettyAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised after remarks he made about Kylie Minogue were labelled ‘disrespectful’Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised “unequivocally” for comments he made about popstar Kylie Minogue in a podcast interview last week.The leader had made an appearance on the Bush Deep podcast with comedian Nikki Osborne, who asked him during a 20-minute interview whether he would “shag, marry or date” Minogue, actress Nicole Kidman and entertainer Rhonda Burchmore.After initially trying to avoid the question, Albanese said “Oh, Kylie, clearly”. He was quickly met by a wave of backlash, with some MPs calling his remarks…
Getty ImagesA weight loss pill can now be bought privately in pharmaciesThe once-a-day Wegovy weight loss pill is now available to buy privately from High Street and online pharmacies in the UK – but is not yet on the NHS.It contains the same ingredient – semaglutide – as the Wegovy weight loss injections but is still advised to be used alongside a healthy diet and increased physical activity.So, what do you need to know about this pill version of the skinny jab?Tablets vs injectionIf you don’t like needles, the tablet may be a better option for you.But if you don’t…
BBCWhen Alice Webb went for a non-surgical Brazilian butt lift (BBL) – a procedure involving the injection of large volumes of dermal filler into the buttocks – at a pop-up clinic inside a rented beauty salon one morning in September 2024, she expected to be finished in time for the afternoon school run.But Alice, 33, never returned home.The mother of five died less than 24 hours after undergoing the treatment, becoming the first person in the UK known to have died following a non-surgical BBL procedure. An inquest will be held in the autumn to establish the cause of her…
Djokovic breaks Federer’s Wimbledon record to reach quartersNovak Djokovic claims the all-time record for most men’s singles match wins at Wimbledon by beating qualifier Roman Safiullin to reach the quarter-finals.2 hrs agoTennis
Getty ImagesBags from French designer label Louis Vuitton are among the most popular in the fake designer marketWhen Vietnam’s police raided a pair of nondescript warehouses in outer Ho Chi Minh City earlier this year, they discovered more than 23,000 pairs of slippers bearing the logos of Nike, Adidas, Crocs and Gucci.Except those brands had nothing to do with the warehouses. The slippers were all counterfeits.The raid, which led to the seizure of goods worth VND 2 billion (£57,559; $76,053 USD), was part of a crackdown on a black-market industry that has thrived in the public eye for decades.Just 30km…