Image copyright St George’s Hospital A carpenter whose hand was left hanging by skin and bone after a horrific accident with an electric saw has had it successfully reattached by surgeons. Anthony Lelliott, 46, almost completely severed his left hand in two places while cutting floorboards with the power tool. It took surgeons at St […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLook out for Michelle Obama’s “lemongrass” dress, designed by Isabel Toledo Isabel Toledo, the acclaimed fashion designer best known for creating the dress worn by Michelle Obama at her husband’s presidential inauguration in 2009, has died aged 59. Toledo’s fashion defied catwalk trends, embracing diversity and difference.
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Image copyright Twitter RBS and NatWest suffered major problems with their websites as the UK went back to work after the Bank Holiday weekend. The sites stopped working at around 09:00 BST according to reports and were still out of action five hours later. Both banks tweeted that customers could use other methods to access
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A type of critically endangered frog that is the main ingredient in a smoothie-type health drink in Peru is being saved from extinction with help from a zoo in the Czech Republic. A Titicaca water frog breeding program at Prague Zoo produced its first batch of tadpoles last month. A dozen other zoos in Europe
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Marc Gasol is 34 years old, which means he’s particularly fond of offseasons. He didn’t get much of one this year. There’s a very good reason for that — a most unusual and, he thinks, worthwhile opportunity. After helping the Toronto Raptors win the NBA championship in June, Gasol is now looking to lead Spain
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Sir Keir Starmer says MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit have to come up with a strategy this week to stop it in its tracks. The shadow Brexit secretary called on people from all sides of the Commons to “put aside the fantasy politics” of who wants what, and focus on working together. He told
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In an age when comfort is king and shoes like Tevas and Birkenstocks have gone from fashion faux pas to wardrobe pre-requisites, Keds’ versatile style has a staying power all on its own. You wouldn’t necessarily put Keds in the “ugly shoe” category: They are classically plain, a shoe that doesn’t necessarily scream stylish but
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Taylor Swift closed out a cruel summer with a rainbow-infused performance at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. The singer made her triumphant return to the VMAs stage opening the 36th annual ceremony on Monday night in her first major televised performance following the release of her seventh studio album, “Lover.” Swift took the stage at
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Clemson fans should get used to seeing several new faces on defense this season, especially up front. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said some of the competition to replace the seven vacancies from last year’s national championship squad is so tight “we don’t know who’s going to run out there first.” Swinney will have to figure
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Nigel Farage has promised his party will fight the Conservatives “the length and breadth of the UK” if Boris Johnson attempts to pass a version of Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement. The deal, reached between Mrs May and Brussels, sets out how the UK would leave the EU. However, Mr Farage said implementing it would be
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