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A parasitologist with the Sleeping Sickness programme, and an entomologist from the National Sleeping Sickness Program Entomologist, Guinea, dissect a tsetse fly outside of the Dubreka laboratory.

How a country wiped out sleeping sickness - the disease where a deadly drug is the cure

World February 23, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Dan Meyer Sword Swallower

'I practiced 15,000 times over four years to be able to fit a sword down my throat'

World February 22, 2025 By Jasper King

Image with blue background with Alex Pettyfer, Taylor lautner, and Rege-Jean Page

The stars who were meant to be Hollywood's next leading man

Showbiz January 12, 2025 By Laura Harman

Image of exciting entertainment you can expect to see at Butlins this 2025

Save 25% on Butlins breaks for 2025 including Big Weekenders and fun for the whole family

Shopping December 30, 2024 By Sarah Bradbury

'Depression rooms' and 'sociopath chats'- do you know where your kids go on Roblox?

UK December 17, 2024 By Kirsten Robertson

11 alternative Christmas songs you haven’t heard but need on your festive playlist

Music December 18, 2024 By Robert Oliver

?Family Stone is absolutely bats**t - here?s why you should watch it this Christmas?

Family Stone is bizarrely toxic - here’s why you should watch it this Christmas

Film November 20, 2025 By Brooke Ivey Johnson

Vanessa Hudgens as Brooke and Josh Whitehouse as Sir Cole embrace each other in a scene from movie The Knight Before Christmas

I've worked out why we love Christmas rom-coms and it's actually depressing

Film December 7, 2024 By Laura Harman

Laura Rees as record label executive Gina, raising an eyebrow in Love Actually

‘I steal the scene in your favourite Christmas rom-com - but I’m unknown’

Film December 2, 2024 By Ruth Lawes

How bank robbers who tried to steal £8,000,000 were stopped at the final hurdle

UK November 17, 2024 By Gethin Hicks

Musician who composes with his nose hopes to break barriers in music industry

US November 10, 2024 By Luke Alsford

Berlin Wall creative graphic.

A simple question and a silly mistake that changed the world forever

World November 9, 2024 By Jasper King

The ex-detective helping to solve crimes from 400 years ago

UK November 3, 2024 By Brooke Davies

nuclear

Secret files from the 90s reveal UK knew about huge nuclear war secret

UK November 3, 2024 By Josh Layton

Image of a TUI plane in the sky and a separate image of a cockroach

Passengers delayed for eight hours after 'disgusting' cockroaches found on TUI flight

Travel November 2, 2024 By Luke Alsford

What I Own/Rent feature in Aberdeen Picture of home owned by Fiona and Tim McKay 22 Sutton Circle Craibstone South Bucksburn AB21 9PZ PIC DEREK IRONSIDE / NEWSLINE MEDIA

What I Own: We downsized to buy a £550,000 retirement property mortgage-free

Property November 2, 2024 By Eleanor Noyce

Pictures from Israel-Gaza war.

How Lebanon became a 'hostage' in the 'struggle between Iran and Israel'

World October 29, 2024 By Jasper King

Tony Blackburn in a light grey blazer and patterned shirt, with faded images of him in the background

BBC radio legend Tony Blackburn says 'modern music won't last' 60 years

Music October 26, 2024 By Simon Gage

How I ended up on a weekend break in a warzone... and why I'd love to go back

World October 26, 2024 By Angela Kennedy

Inside the radioactive island with mutant sharks that was used to test nuclear bombs

World October 27, 2024 By Josh Milton