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Britney Spears sparks ‘mental health crisis’ concerns at Chateau Marmont in LA as barefoot star is pictured wrapped in blanket and attended to by emergency services – in scene reminiscent of her 2008 breakdown

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Britney Spears sparked ‘mental health crisis’ concerns at the Chateau Marmont in the early hours of Thursday morning as shock photos showed the barefoot star wrapped in a blanket being escorted out to emergency services.

In scenes reminiscent of her 2008 meltdown, Spears, 42, who has sparked increasing concern with her recent behavior and is claimed to be ‘completely dysfunctional’, was seen clad in her underwear, clutching a pillow and appearing distressed as she left the hotel.

Spears had abrasions

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Is this the death of Aussie music? From Splendour in the Grass to Groovin the Moo, why almost every festival was axed in 2024 as artists share their concerns over the future of live gigs

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A string of Australian music festivals were axed this year in a huge blow to the live music industry.

Festival goers were left stunned when hugely popular events such as Groovin The Moo, Splendour in the Grass and NYE In The Park were called off due to poor ticket sales and the ‘impossible’ economic climate.  

Pandemonium Rocks managed to defy the odds and just barely managed to go ahead this month despite being cursed with a litany of issues.

Organisers

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World Cup 2026: Concerns over fans’ U.S. visa wait times – ‘Your window might already be closed’

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Concerns have been raised with the United States government, including an official meeting in the White House, over fears supporters may be deterred from the 2026 men’s World Cup owing to excessive wait times to process visa applications to visit the country.

The tournament begins in 777 days and it will be at least another 18 months before many countries will be assured of qualification, yet the wait times for U.S. visa interviews in two Mexican cities are already in

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BUSINESS LIVE: Wage growth slows; Persimmon profits slump; CMA flags vet sector concerns

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The FTSE 100 is up 1.1 per cent in afternoon trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Persimmon, Domino’s Pizza Group, H&T Group and First Group. Read the Tuesday 12 March February Business Live blog below.

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Synthomer shares top FTSE 350 risers

Domino’s Pizza tops FTSE 350

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Microsoft-Mistral AI deal raises concerns, European telecom standardisation elections launched – Euractiv

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“France shouldn’t boast and wave the word ‘sovereignty’ left and right. The government completely lacks coherence.”

– centrist Senator Catherine Morin-Desailly told Euractiv, commenting on the Mistral AI – Microsoft deal

Story of the week: The announcement of Paris-based company Mistral AI’s first commercial distribution partnership with US Big Tech Microsoft drew reactions from politicians in Brussels

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Why I won’t give my child the MMR jab: Brutally honest verdict of mother who insists she is not an anti-vaxxer – as a top expert debunks her widely-believed concerns in hope of convincing hesitant parents to get their kids jabbed

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A mother-of-two controversially won’t give her children the MMR vaccine because she fears the jab would do ‘more harm than good’.

Stacey Victoria, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, claims the vaccine — proven to be extremely safe and credited with saving the lives of tens of thousands of kids — was made too quickly.

‘Forcing’ her daughters Emily (nine) and Isabella (six) to get jabbed is ‘not fair’, she added. Neither have had any NHS-approved vaccines.

The 36-year-old, who herself hasn’t

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Two senior royals ‘mistakenly’ identified in Omid Scobie’s book as having ‘concerns’ over Archie’s skin colour are now named on UK TV: Monarchy ‘utterly dismayed’ as officials take legal advice – fury grows at ‘translation error’ and ‘spiteful’ stunt

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The monarchy is understood to be ‘utterly dismayed’ after Piers Morgan named the two senior royals who Omid Scobie claimed had ‘concerns’ over Prince Archie’s skin colour on UK television last night.

Meghan Markle first made the claim in the Sussexes’ infamous 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview when she revealed there were ‘several conversations’ between herself, Harry and Royal Family members about ‘how dark’ Archie’s skin would be. 

While the Duchess of Sussex chose not to name them amid fears it

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Grace Dent QUITS I’m A Celebrity on medical grounds after fans voiced concerns over ‘scarily unwell’ appearance

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Grace Dent has quit I’m A Celebrity after 10 days in the jungle. 

Shortly after she sparked concerns with her ‘unwell’ appearance, a show spokesperson confirmed that Grace has left the jungle on ‘medical grounds.’ 

The food critic, 50, has struggled since arriving in camp and last week threatened to quit the show.

ITV released a statement on Monday that read: ‘Unfortunately Grace Dent has left the show on medical grounds. She has been a great campmate and will be

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Would YOU want to be treated by a ‘medic’ with just two years’ training? Physician Associates help to reduce doctors’ workloads, but concerns have been raised about them diagnosing mental illness and even being allowed to help with brain surgery

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Peter Marshall was delighted when he finally got an appointment after calling his GP surgery for several days.

On the day, he saw a young medic who said his excruciating stomach pain was caused by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and suggested over-the-counter peppermint tablets to ease the discomfort.

And off the 69-year-old retired IT specialist went, happy to have a diagnosis and treatment.

In fact, Peter hadn’t had an appointment with a GP — he had been seen by a

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Experts raise EU Cyber Resilience concerns, Media Freedom Act adopted despite criticism – EURACTIV.com

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“EU cyber policymaking should be about reducing threat actors’ operational capabilities whilst increase EU citizen’s resilience to harm.”

– Stéphane Duguin, CEO at CyberPeace Institute

Story of the week: Over 50 cybersecurity experts signed an open letter expressing concerns about the vulnerability disclosure requirements, part of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). On Monday, the open letter was

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