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Weight-loss drugs fail: Users experience cravings comparable to heroin withdrawal

Weight-loss drugs fail: Users experience cravings comparable to heroin withdrawal

When Mercedes's doctor informed her in 2024 that she could be prescribed GLP-1 weight loss injections, she broke down emotionally. "When she said yes, I cried in her office. I didn't really stop crying for a week," she recalled. "Finally, after being

US Open 2026 Day Nine: Swiatek faces Zheng, Osaka takes on Rybakina in thrilling matches – live coverage

US Open 2026 Day Nine: Swiatek faces Zheng, Osaka takes on Rybakina in thrilling matches – live coverage

Day nine of the US Open 2026 brings a packed schedule of fourth-round action across the men's and women's draws. On Armstrong, Mirra Andreeva, now a grand slam champion, faces Anastasia Potapova. Andreeva has the potential to win multiple majors, but she faces a tough

Europe's centrist powers alarmed as Germany's far-right AfD secures state victory, raising fears of rising nationalism

Europe's centrist powers alarmed as Germany's far-right AfD secures state victory, raising fears of rising nationalism

AfD Doubles Its Vote Share in Saxony-Anhalt as the German Centre Collapses Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), a party that has used Nazi symbolism, distinguishes between “biological” and “passport” Germans, and has been rejected as too extreme by France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen, nearly doubled its result

Courtney Lawes 'not worried about legacy' as he aims to earn England return

Courtney Lawes 'not worried about legacy' as he aims to earn England return

Courtney Lawes was not anticipating inclusion in Steve Borthwick's pre-season England squad over the weekend. While the 37-year-old has indicated that his return to the Premiership with Sale Sharks is largely driven by his ambition to feature in a fifth World Cup next year, much

UN: Syrian reactor could have produced nuclear weapons if finished

UN: Syrian reactor could have produced nuclear weapons if finished

A nearly complete nuclear reactor constructed covertly during the tenure of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad would have had the capacity to produce fissile material potentially usable in nuclear weapons, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog disclosed. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited two

John Healey supports growth but insists Labour must be truthful about spending

John Healey supports growth but insists Labour must be truthful about spending

John Healey has stated that his primary goal as chancellor will be to boost economic growth, while acknowledging that Labour must be straightforward about controlling public spending at next month's budget. In his first major address since assuming the role in July, Healey said the leading focus of

Russia and North Korea Inaugurate Inaugural Bridge Linking Shared Border

Russia and North Korea Inaugurate Inaugural Bridge Linking Shared Border

Russia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge across their shared border, in the latest sign of the rapidly deepening ties between the two countries since the start of the war in Ukraine. The one-kilometre bridge spans the Tumen River between Khasan in Russia’s far east