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'It's no wonder people feel insecure about their bodies': Shoppers left shocked to spot fast fashion site Shein advertising a size 10 loose-fitting cardigan as an XL
A cardigan being sold by Shein which is only available up to a size UK10, has gone viral on social media after users were shocked to see a UK10 described as equivalent to size XL. The China-based fast fashion retailer listed the DAZY Drop Shoulder Pocket Patched Cardigan for £27.49 on its website, showing a model wearing the loose-fitting item on top of a striped blouse and black trousers... read more
Face masks MUST be brought back in secondary schools to curb surging infections, Independent SAGE member says
Face masks should be brought back in secondary schools immediately, a member of Independent SAGE claimed today. Guidance saying children should wear coverings in classrooms was dropped in mid-May as part of ending lockdown restrictions. But with the number of children testing positive for Covid having soared to its highest level since the pandemic began, some academics now want them to return... read more
Not at home to collect your parcel? Now you can get it delivered to your CAR! Ford teams up with Hermes to let delivery drivers drop packages off in your boot
Ford owners can now opt to have their parcel delivered to their car boot, thanks to a partnership between the car maker and delivery service Hermes. As part of a pilot, UK Ford owners can get delivery drivers to leave parcels in the boot of their vehicle if it's located at their home address, as a safe space location. The option is suited for those who aren't at home to collect their parcel... read more
Texas boy, 17, 'told police he was SLEEPING when he stabbed his twin sister to death in her bed and only realized he wasn't dreaming when he pulled the knife out of her neck'
A 17-year-old Texas boy has allegedly confessed to killing his twin sister but told authorities he was sleeping when he repeatedly plunged a knife into her neck. Benjamin Elliott was booked into the Harris County Jail on Thursday on a count of murder for the brutal slaying of Meghan Elliott, which took place inside the family's home in Katy early Wednesday morning. During a Thursday... read more
Reveller, 36, who thrust his hand down woman's cycling shorts at Notting Hill Carnival a month after launching similar sex attack at Camden Reggae Rest event is jailed for three years
A reveller who thrust his hand down a woman’s cycling shorts at the Notting Hill Carnival a month after he carried out an almost identical attack has been jailed for three years. Simon Levy, 36, sexually assaulted the woman at Europe’s largest street party in west London on August 26, 2018. He also sexually assaulted another victim exactly four weeks earlier at the Reggae Rest dance party... read more
Blindness breakthrough as two patients robbed of their perfect vision as children are able to see their family and make out colors again thanks to pioneering gene-editing CRISPR therapy
Blind patients have been able to recognise family members for the first time in years after volunteering for a pioneering gene-editing experiment. Michael Kalberer, 43, and Carlene Knight, 54, both suffer from an incurable eye disease which robbed them of their vision in adulthood. Earlier this year, they were among seven patients who allowed scientists to modify their DNA by injecting them... read more