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Female footballers should be banned from heading because they have weaker neck muscles than men, researchers have suggested. There have been calls for heading to be outlawed from the male game as studies increasingly show the danger of concussions on the brain. But, while less studied, the burgeoning ladies sport carries a greater risk, according…

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Julia Roberts has revealed that she and her co-star Sean Penn hugged in complete silence after filming a ‘challenging’ fight scene for their new political thriller Gaslit. The actress, 54, said she has been close friends with the Academy Award winner, 61, for years and they have always wanted to work together, having met when…

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My friends and I have a trip booked in May with P&O Cruises, traveling around Scandinavia for two weeks. It has been postponed and rescheduled multiple times since 2020, so we are keen to finally get our holiday – but having seen recent news about P&O Ferries sacking many of its staff, I am concerned…

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Boris Johnson will promise to sell more arms to India when he meets Narendra Modi for crunch talks in New Delhi today. But the Prime Minister yesterday came under fire after posing at a JCB plant while its bulldozers were used to clear Muslim slums. Human rights campaigners branded Mr Johnson’s visit as ‘ignorant’ amid…

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NatWest is offering customers mortgages up to the age of 75, as the rising retirement age and surging house prices mean many are working and paying off their home loans for longer. Customers applying to the bank via a mortgage broker, and existing customers switching products, are now able to apply for terms of up…

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The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (15, 107 mins) Rating: Verdict: A very Cagey affair All The Old Knives (15, 101 mins) Rating: Verdict: Regrettably blunt Where you stand on Nicolas Cage, or indeed whether you wouldn’t mind standing on him, will determine your view of The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent, in which the…

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How do you turn a young Californian former model into the smouldering, hip-swivelling King of Rock ‘n’ Roll? Answer: by sending him to ‘Elvis school’ to watch hours of footage of Presley; then putting him through a full year of voice coaching (before the cameras even rolled); and finally, employing the crack British choreographer who…

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Tom Schwartz said he didn’t kiss Raquel Leviss at Coachella this past weekend. The Vanderpump Rules star, 39, replied to a fan on Twitter who shared a screenshot of a message alleging that he and his 27-year-old co-star were ‘boldly holding hands and making out.’ Schwartz reply was simply, ‘Guys hate to break it to…

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We call this the robot kitchen because it used to be a Chinese restaurant until three years ago, ‘says Khalifa Al Qama, director of Dubai Future Labs. The unassuming applied research and development laboratory, which specializes in robotics, artificial intelligence and automation, could not be further from the emirate’s image of blingy buildings, super-swanky hotels,…

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