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By XANTHA LEATHAM DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 19:31 EST, 26 November 2024 | Updated: 20:10 EST, 26 November 2024 Getting your hair and nails done are one of life’s little pleasures.Now, experts have discovered that as well as giving ourselves a boost they also make us behave more kindly towards others.A study has found that people who take small steps to improve their appearance are twice as likely to donate to charity.The team, from Tel Aviv University, conducted a series of experiments, some in a virtual setting and others in a lab.In one, participants were asked to use a filter…

An ‘exfoliating’ beluga whale, a honey badger covered in porcupine quills and a brave gecko putting up a last fight are among the animals featured in the shortlist for 2024’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. In total, there are 25 contending photographs selected from more than 59,000 entries from 117 countries and territories, in addition to the 100 winning images announced earlier this year by the Natural History Museum (NHM) and an international judging panel. What’s more, which photograph wins is in your hands.Dr Douglas Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum, says: ‘The People’s Choice Award allows members of…

Incoming White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles announced Tuesday that the Trump team had signed a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ with President Joe Biden’s White House to get the presidential transition rolling after a three-week delay. The announcement ends the stand-off between the outgoing and incoming administrations, but Trump’s team indicated they will not be handling the transition in the traditional fashion.  They will not sign a separate MOU with the General Services Administration, which has office space and secure IT support at the ready. They vowed to abide by their own pre-existing ‘Ethics Pledge’ and will continue to use private funding for…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has claimed that illegal immigrants are responsible for higher incidences of rape in Italy and that police presence in cities must be upped to make public spaces safer.Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with Italian women’s magazine Donna Moderna yesterday – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – Meloni acknowledged she would be labelled a racist for delivering the message so bluntly.The Italian Premier said that combatting mass illegal immigration would help contribute to efforts to make public spaces safer for women. ‘Now I will be called a racist, but there is a…

Arizona lawmakers have sued the Biden Administration earlier this year for protecting some one million acres of what used to be Native American land around the Grand Canyon.The native tribes, who call the area their ancestral home, are now joining the federal government to fight back.The Arizona Legislature, which reportedly supports opening more uranium mines in the now federally-protected area, argues that what the president did harms the state’s economic development and amounted to an ‘unlawful land grab.’President Joe Biden signed a proclamation last August creating a national monument called Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni, known in English as the Ancestral Footprints of…

The reigning NBA MVP got a dose of reality from an All-Star teammate after the Philadelphia 76ers fell to 2-11 with Monday’s loss in Miami.As reported by ESPN, Sixers center Joel Embiid was called out in a team meeting by point guard Tyrese Maxey for being late ‘for everything’ amid the dismal start to Philadelphia’s season. Maxey’s point, sources told the Worldwide Leader, was that Embiid’s tardiness impacts everyone in the Sixers’ locker room from coaches and players down to the staff.Maxey and Embiid remain close friends, but frequently hold each other accountable, sources told ESPN. ‘Tyrese loves Big Fella,…

Ministers will consider whether the English Defence League should be banned following riots on the streets of Southport, Angela Rayner suggested today. The deputy PM said the government ‘will look at various different groups’ amid widespread condemnation of violence that broke out after the horrific knife attack on children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Angry politicians have blamed ‘lies and propaganda’ on social media for igniting the chaos, while heartbroken Southport families have accused hoodlums of showing ‘no respect to a town that is grieving’. Tributes have poured in for the three girls killed who police yesterday named as six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old…

This former reality star was completely unrecognizable on her first public sighting in nearly a decade as she stepped out for a stroll with her dog on Monday. The Denver native has undergone an dramatic makeover since making a name for herself as the breakout star of VH1’s highest rated reality show Rock Of Love 2 with Poison frontman Bret Michaels.Although she was known for her long platinum blonde locks, edgy style and tattoos, the TV personality, who is a cousin of retired boxing great Oscar De La Hoya, has since removed her extensions and dyed her hair a vibrant shade of blue and…

A retired FBI agent has revived interest in an alleged case of stolen Civil War-era gold hidden for over 160 years in Pennsylvania.’This is a conspiracy theory that keeps me up at night,’ confessed retired bureau Special Agent Stewart Fillmore, now a ‘true crime’ author and podcaster.A treasure hunter claimed he had found buried gold in 2018 and tipped off the FBI to help recover the treasure, but ‘nothing was found’ after a three-day investigation.The treasure, worth $41 million in today’s dollars, had been destined for the Philadelphia Mint in 1863, where it would help support the Union’s ‘enormous cost of conducting the war,’…

For two couples in California who were victims of an IVF mix up, Thanksgiving looks a little different than most.   Alexander and Daphna Cardinale birthed a stranger’s baby in 2019 and raised her, May, as their own for months until DNA tests revealed their embryos had been swapped with another couple’s – who was now raising the Cardinale’s biological daughter, Zoe, as their own.  When DNA tests revealed May belonged to Annie and her husband, who used a nickname and remained anonymous for privacy reasons, both couples decided to turn over their daughters to the biological parents.For the last five years,…