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Christopher Scott Ellis has died at the age of 39 it Oklahoma City, it was revealed on Wednesday. The mechanic passed away after an apparent heroin overdose, TMZ reported, and had been dead for several days when he was found slumped in a chair near a syringe and spoon at his home on September 9. … Read more
Star Trek: Discovery is set to introduce the show’s first ever transgender and non-binary characters in series three. Producers have confirmed that the new roles will make a debut on the third season next month. Ian Alexander will be taking on the role of transgender character, Gray, while Blu del Barrio will play the non-binary Adira. … Read more
Cell engineering company Horizon Discovery Group hit by lockdown decline in academic research work The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, but makes its products in Colorado CRISPR is a gene-editing technology that could potentially cure genetic defects Horizon’s earnings fell by over 40% in April compared to the same month in 2019 By Harry Wise … Read more
Malaria breakthrough could help speed up discovery of Covid-19 treatments, scientists claim Drugs primarily target the disease-causing pathogen itself in treatment But researchers found key enzymes in human red blood cells which are involved It is hoped that targeting these proteins could help treat malaria Researchers also believe the same pathway could be used to speed up … Read more
The number of archaeological objects officially unearthed in Britain has reached the 1.5million mark – with the discovery of a seal belonging to a 13th century pope. The medieval find, which is more than 750 years old, was a seal of Pope Innocent IV and may have links to an English monarch. Born Sinibaldo Fieschi, … Read more
Lunch together was my mother’s idea. I was 18 and had returned home briefly between trips to Israel and America on a gap year before university. How lovely, I thought. Perhaps this was a chance for us to get to know one another better, because although she hadn’t been a bad mother, our relationship was … Read more
Ancient Viking settlement found in Iceland dates back to 800 AD and challenges records of the first colonists who arrived nearly 75 years later Two Viking longhouses were unearthed in an eastern region of Iceland The oldest was built in 800 and was used as a seasonal hunting camp The younger one was created some … Read more
Ssssports Direct! Discovery of 6ft snake forces store to close on its first day trading since High Street lockdown ended The discovery of a 6ft snake forced a Sports Direct store to close on Monday A Honduran milk snake was spotted in the Newton Abbot store, Devon The shop manager stopped customers from entering and … Read more
Brittany Murphy’s death at the age of 32 is the subject of a new Investigation Discovery documentary. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office declared her death accidental and said ‘multiple drug intoxication,’ pneumonia and anemia were to blame. However her late father Angelo Bertolotti gave his final interview for the new documentary, which raises questions … Read more
A mother-of-one who had a hysterectomy aged 30 revealed how she still hopes to have another biological child using ovarian tissue that was frozen before her operation. Rachel Mason, 31, from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, who lives with husband David, 37, and their son George, two, was launched into surgical menopause last year after undergoing a full … Read more