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Former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse has given birth to her first child.The 33-year-old professional dancer posted a picture of herself, her husband, and her newborn on Instagram on Christmas Day. “Merry Christmas. Wishing you all a wonderful festive season and special memories with loved ones,” the caption read.She announced she was expecting a child with her husband Marius Lepure in August.Mabuse had previously said they stopped trying to conceive because it “just got too much”. Image: Mabuse at the BAFTAs this year. Pic: AP She met her Lepure when they became dance partners after she left South Africa…

The UK economy has performed worse than previously thought and below the expectations of economists, new official figures show, meaning the country has taken the first step towards recession.There’s been a downward revision to GDP, a key measure of economic growth, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday morning. Rather than remaining stagnant, as first thought, the economy contracted 0.1% in the three months from July to September.Economists had been expecting growth of 0.2%.A country is technically in recession after two three-month periods of a shrinking economy. If the final data for the fourth quarter of 2023, from…

A man who had heartburn that was so severe he would sometimes regurgitate his food has finally been cured with a “revolutionary” new surgical procedure.Jeff Cohen had trouble swallowing more than a mouthful or two because acid had been rising up from his stomach for so long that it impaired the normal muscle contractions in his oesophagus, or gullet. He told Sky News that it made eating, particularly in public, unpleasant.”It would sit there, heavy in my chest, like a blockage,” he said.”But now I can eat without having to worry. The food goes straight down, like normal.” Read more:Turmeric…