
Algerian president names a new prime minister ahead of elections next year
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has dismissed the prime minister and replaced him with the head of his cabinet ahead of national elections next year and at a time when economic anxieties are running high
2023-11-13 01:17

French police thwart €600,000 champagne heist
Thieves steal two truckloads of expensive bubbly but the loot is recovered after a high-speed chase.
2023-11-13 00:50

Jonnie Irwin says he ‘never thought’ he’d be alive to see his 50th birthday amid terminal cancer diagnosis
TV star Jonnie Irwin has admitted that he “never thought” he’d be alive to see his 50th birthday, which is next week. Irwin, 49, who is best known for presenting property TV shows A Place in the Sun and Escape to the Country, was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2022. In January, Irwin threw an early 50th birthday party, ahead of the actual date next week, with a huge part with 170 friends and family. But in a new interview, the presenter has said he will be jetting off on holiday to Spain with his family for his actual birthday. “I never thought I’d be here,” Irwin told The Sun. “I’m really looking forward to some time with [wife] Jess and the boys.” Irwin shares three young sons with his wife, Jessica Holmes. He has been praised for his transparency about his condition, and his experiences with various cancer treatments. Since his diagnosis, Irwin has followed a strict diet and spends one to two hours a day in an O2Worx hyperbaric oxygen tent. Some studies have shown that flooding the body with oxygen does not promote tumour growth and has been linked to preventing cancer growth. In July this year, Irwin discussed his “really good” experience with palliative care, which focuses on improving the quality of life for anyone facing a life-threatening condition. Irwin said that he has been in palliative care since the day he received his terminal cancer diagnosis. He was first diagnosed with lung cancer in August 2020, but only publicly shared the news in November 2022 after the cancer spread to his brain. His hospice experience was a “delight”, Irwin said, challenging his initial perception that such facilities were “very much a boiling hot room full of people who looked frail and towards the end of their days”. In September, the presenter made his long-awaited return to TV when he hosted a new episode of Escape to the Country on BBC One. Looking back at his time in a hospice six months ago, Irwin said he was “on the cusp of death”. “Lying in the hospice, I thought I’d had it,” he told The Sun. ​​“But at my weakest point I thought, ‘This is it, this is the beginning of the end.’” ​​Irwin returned home and resumed his strict diet, drinking protein shakes and spending time in the oxygen tent to attempt to curb the growth of his cancer. “I won’t let cancer define me,” Irwin told the publication from his newly renovated home in Newcastle. “A friend of mine told me, ‘Your body achieves what your mind achieves’, and I want to live by that.” Read More Jonnie Irwin jokes he’s ‘whacked’ after attending The Streets gig in Newcastle Billy Connolly shares health update on Parkinson’s disease: ‘Every day gets stranger’ What are the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and how can it be treated? Billy Connolly shares health update on Parkinson’s disease: ‘Every day gets stranger’ What are the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and how can it be treated? Tracey Emin says she ‘totally accepted death’ following cancer diagnosis
2023-11-13 00:29

Storm Debi: Severe wind and rain weather warnings for NI and ROI
A red alert, the highest level, has been issued in the Republic, with a yellow warning for NI.
2023-11-13 00:17

FTX Adds a Complex Chapter to the Financial-Fraud History Books
When former crypto titan Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy on Nov. 2,
2023-11-12 23:27

Wegovy's heart benefits due to more than weight loss, Novo says
By Patrick Wingrove PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk on Saturday said the heart protective benefits of its wildly popular Wegovy obesity
2023-11-12 22:48

Explore the Secret World of Elephants With the American Museum of Natural History’s New Exhibition
A new exhibit coming to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City examines elephants’ past, present, and future.
2023-11-12 21:55

What’s the Kennection? #88
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
2023-11-12 21:46

Ugandan army officers sacked for cowardice in attack on Somalia's Bulo Marer Atmis base
More than 50 soldiers were killed in the attack by al-Shabab fighters in May.
2023-11-12 20:20

A fragile global economy is at stake as US and China seek to cool tensions at APEC summit
The United States and China are the two global economic heavyweights
2023-11-12 20:16

South Africa’s ‘Too White’ Farms May Lose EU, UK Access
South African farms deemed “too white” will no longer be able to export their produce to the UK
2023-11-12 19:18

Dubai air chiefs summit, sponsored by Israeli firm, avoids discussing strikes as Hamas war rages
As Israel unleashes one of the most-intense aerial bombing campaigns the Middle East has ever seen, leaders from the world’s top air forces are meeting in the United Arab Emirates to talk about almost anything that isn’t an airstrike
2023-11-12 19:15