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SuppliedMilo weighed just less than 2lb (0.9kg) when he was bornA hospital trust has apologised to the parents of a baby who was given another mother’s breast milk after being born prematurely.Melissa and Callum say they were “let down repeatedly” during their son Milo’s treatment at Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) and Leicester General Hospital (LGH).Milo, who was born at 26 weeks in March, was fed stored breast milk from a woman who was not his mother on three occasions.University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL), which runs the hospitals where Milo was treated, apologised to his parents and said changes…

Getty ImagesX was suspended in Brazil during the early hours of SaturdayBrazil’s Supreme Court has upheld a ban on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.A majority of three out of five justices have already voted in favour of the measure, meaning the ban will stay in place even if the two remaining justices were to vote against it.X has been suspended in Brazil since the early hours of Saturday after it failed to appoint a new legal representative in the country before a court-imposed deadline.It is the culmination of a feud between Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes…

Focus FeaturesWilliams came up with the idea to be depicted as a Lego figureA new film about the life of musician Pharrell Williams, told entirely using Lego, has made most critics happy, judging by early reviews.Williams, who also produces the film, is known for hits such as Happy and for being one half of production duo the Neptunes, who worked on some of the biggest hits of the last two decades.The new film, titled Piece by Piece, uses Lego bricks to predict Williams’s early life in Virginia through to his rise to fame. After its world premiere at the Telluride…

Getty ImagesRaising the windfall tax on the UK’s oil and gas companies will hit the government’s main goal of growing the economy, the industry has said.Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) said the planned hike would cause investment in the sector to plunge and result in a loss of £13bn to the UK economy from 2025 to 2029, putting 35,000 jobs at risk.The warning came as a leading business group warned that talk of tax rises and employment rights has “dented confidence in the environment for business in the UK”.A Treasury spokesperson said the government was committed to a “constructive dialogue” with…

BBCCai says violent and disturbing material appeared on his feeds “out of nowhere”It was 2022 and Cai, then 16, was scrolling on his phone. He says one of the first videos he saw on his social media feeds was of a cute dog. But then, it all took a turn.He says “out of nowhere” he was recommended videos of someone being hit by a car, a monologue from an influencer sharing misogynistic views, and clips of violent fights. He found himself asking – why me?Over in Dublin, Andrew Kaung was working as an analyst on user safety at TikTok, a…

Getty ImagesA vaccination programme to protect newborn babies and older people against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is being rolled out in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Monday, following a similar scheme in Scotland.RSV is one of the common viruses that causes coughs and colds in winter, but it can cause severe and sometimes life-threatening breathing difficulties.For the first time, women who are at least 28 weeks’ pregnant and elderly people aged 75 to 79 will be offered the vaccine.Scotland began its RSV vaccination programme last month.Andrew Gwynne, England’s minister for public health, launched the new jabs and said: “This…

Donald Trump has signalled that he will vote in favour of legalising marijuana for personal use in his home state of Florida, ahead of a ballot on the issue in November.The Republican presidential nominee wrote on his Truth Social platform that voters are highly likely to approve the measure “whether people like it or not” and therefore “it should be done correctly”. The former US president’s stance puts him at odds with other senior Republican figures, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has argued that legalising recreational cannabis use would “be bad for quality of life”.Medicinal marijuana was made legal…

Getty ImagesNoel (left) complimented Liam in an interview last month, the first sign a reunion was on the cardsThe first sign that the sibling warfare between Noel and Liam Gallagher was beginning to calm came during an interview last month.Reflecting on the band’s sound, Noel told journalist John Robb: “It’s difficult to explain – when I would sing a song it would sound good, when [Liam] would sing it, it would sound great.”Hearing Noel compliment his brother publicly after 16 years of insults certainly turned a few heads. But few people expected that just days later, the band – who…

Getty ImagesAir travellers who hoped the era of “tiny toiletries” was nearly over are facing fresh disappointment, as European airports re-introduce strict cabin bag rules. Some EU destinations had scrapped the 100ml limit for liquids being carried in hand luggage.But from Sunday, they must all bring it back due to a “temporary technical issue” with new security scanners. It follows a similar move by the UK earlier this summer.It means if you have been on holiday, you cannot buy a large bottle of suncream, perfume or a local tipple before you get to the airport and expect to carry it…

BBCA picture posted to one of the drugs channels by a memberAbout nine months ago while researching a story, I found myself added to a large Telegram channel which was focused on selling drugs. I was then added to one about hacking and then one about stolen credit cards.I realised my Telegram settings had made it possible for people to add me to their channels without me doing anything. I kept the settings the same to see what would happen.Within a few months, I had been added to 82 different groups.I changed my settings to stop it, but now every…