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Getty ImagesThe soups and shakes contain the right balance of nutrientsPeople can reverse their type 2 diabetes by going on a strict 900-calorie-a-day liquid diet offered by the NHS. Sticking to it may be challenging though, results suggest. Dieters must endure a few months of consuming only shakes, soups and meal-replacement bars, before healthy solid foods can be gradually reintroduced.Of many thousands invited, hundreds completed the year-long programme, findings published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal reveal. A third shed lots of weight – nearly two-and-a-half stone (16kg) – and put their diabetes into remission. The programme is being…

ITV/ShutterstockEd Balls, pictured with Kate Garraway, is a regular presenter of Good Morning BritainITV has been criticised after Good Morning Britain presenter Ed Balls interviewed his wife, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, on Monday’s programme.The former Labour MP and his co-host Kate Garraway interviewed Cooper following the recent wave of violent unrest across England.Police officers have faced attacks in recent days, while shops have been broken into and cars set on fire.In response to accusations that the interview represented a conflict of interest, an ITV spokesman told the BBC it considered its interviews “fair and duly impartial”.”Following a weekend of rioting…

Getty ImagesMs Hasina has overseen Bangladesh’s economic progress but critics say she has also turned autocraticBangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed has resigned and left the country after weeks of student-led protests spiralled into deadly, nationwide unrest.The 76-year-old fled in a helicopter on Monday to India, reports said, as thousands of protesters stormed her official residence in the capital Dhaka.This brings an unexpected end to the reign of Bangladesh’s longest-serving PM, who has been in power since 2009 and ruled the country for more than 20 years in total. Credited with overseeing the South Asian country’s economic progress in recent…

Stock markets across Europe and Asia tumbled on Monday, spooked by fears that the US economy is heading for a slowdown.In London, the FTSE 100 index opened 2.3% lower while the Euronext 100 tumbled by 3.5%.They followed sharp falls across Asia with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropping 12.4% or 4,451 points in the biggest fall by points in history.It follows weak jobs data in the US on Friday which sparked concerns about the world’s largest economy.Meanwhile, the yen has been strengthening against the US dollar since the Bank of Japan raised interest rates last week, making stocks in Tokyo more expensive…

Getty ImagesThousands of young people in the UK were tricked into paying money for non-existent Premier League football tickets last season, according to an estimate by Lloyds Bank.It said that football ticketing fraud against its customers was up by around a third compared with the previous season, and warned fans to be on their guard.Banking industry group UK Finance said that tickets sell out quickly, and criminals can take advantage of people looking for offers.It urged social media firms to take more action to stop fraud, and asked customers to be vigilant.About 6,000 UK football fans fell victim to fraud…

BBCThe AI model analyses CT scans to identify patients at risk of a heart attack within the next 10 yearsTechnology that identifies people at risk of a heart attack in the next 10 years has been hailed as “game changing” by scientists.The artificial intelligence (AI) model detects inflammation in the heart that does not show up on CT scans, which involve a combination of X-rays and computer technology.A pilot project, supported by NHS England, is running at five hospital trusts in Oxford, Milton Keynes, Leicester, Liverpool and Wolverhampton.A decision on its use within the NHS is expected within months.Its developer,…

Footage from the CBS News Sunday Morning interview with Jane PauleyThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have discussed the online threats facing children in their first formal broadcast interview since their conversation with Oprah Winfrey three years ago.Speaking on CBS News Sunday Morning, the couple drew on their own experience as parents, saying all they wanted to do was “protect” their son Archie and daughter Lilibet.Prince Harry added that “one of the scariest things” was knowing that any parent could lose a child to suicide as a result of exposure to harmful content. The pair recently launched a new programme…

Ten thousand pairs of underwear which were used in Charli XCX and Billie Eilish’s latest music video have been donated to charity.Guess, a remix of the Brat original, dropped on Thursday night and showed Billie smashing into a party on a bulldozer surrounded by thousands of bras and knickers.During the video’s credits, a message appears saying all the unworn garments would be donated to I Support The Girls. The US-based charity works internationally to distribute underwear and period products to women experiencing domestic violence, homelessness and hardship.It says it has received 10,000 pairs which have “overtaken” its warehouse.”We’re so lucky…

Sales at Apple rebounded this spring, overcoming weakness in China and a dip in iPhone sales, delivering some good news to jittery financial markets. The tech giant said it took in $85.8bn (£67.3bn) in revenue over the three months to June, up 5% year-on-year – a return to growth after a slump at the start of 2024.The report came as the three major share indexes in the US closed lower, and investors sold off big names, including Amazon, in after-hours trade.Shares in Intel plunged by more than 19%, as the chip-maker responded to a sales slump with a cost-cutting plan…

The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned.It includes £800m for the creation of an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and a further £500m for AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI.Both funds were unveiled less than 12 months ago.The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said the money was promised by the previous administration but was never allocated in its budget.Trade body techUK said the government now needed to make “new proposals quickly” or the UK risked “losing out” to…