Health expert reveals how smoking impacts different areas of the body

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho and several South Korean creatives have called for a probe into the circumstances behind renowned actor Lee Sun-kyun’s death.Last month, the 48-year-old actor was found dead in an apparent suicide. At the time of his death, Lee had been undergoing a highly publicised investigation by South Korean police on suspicions of drug use.Earlier this week, the newly established Association of Solidarity of Cultural Artists released a statement calling for an investigation into Lee’s death, per The Korea Herald.

Overcast and cloudy weather is forecast for Greater Manchester this weekend - ahead of 'disruptive snow' hitting the UK from next week.

A shop assistant caught selling a packet of illegal tobacco has been slapped with a hefty fine.

The Mean Girls movie musical is out in theaters now!

Jelly Roll gave a tearful and emotional testimony in front of members of Congress as part of the fight against the fentanyl crisis.

Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of Covid-19 and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health officials have said.

BBC Radio 1‘s Live Lounge with a soulful cover of Taylor Swift’s ‘Cruel Summer’.Today (January 12), BBC Radio 1 released the soul-pop singer-songwriter’s piano-led rendition of Swift’s ‘Lover’ highlight, channeling his signature raspy vocals through Swift’s lyrics. In addition to his cover of ‘Cruel Summer’, the soul-pop singer also performed his hit song ‘Lose Control’, off his debut full-length ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1)’, which was released in 2023.Watch Teddy Swims’ cover of ‘Cruel Summer’ below:Teddy Swims is the latest to offer a rendition of ‘Cruel Summer’, following Bombay Bicycle Club’s recent cover of the track, which they also performed in an appearance on BBC Radio 1.In October, ‘Cruel Summer’ reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 four years after it was first released as a non-single track on 2019’s ‘Lover’.

Netflix‘s Stranger Things, has revealed that he will not return for season five.While appearing on the Steve Varley Show on YouTube for an interview, Franco was asked why he had not been involved in the cast photo to kick off filming of the hit sci-fi series’ fifth and final season.Franco was then asked if Argyle will return for season five, to which he replied: “It’s nice to hear that there’s, there’s some sort of, you know, concern or something, you know what I mean? But I never got a phone call, so I think that’s it.”The character of Argyle was introduced in season four of the Netflix series, where he provided the role of comedic relief during more tense moments alongside the rest of the show’s cast.It is currently unclear if Franco’s absence from Stranger Things season five will last its entire production process, or if he just hasn’t been brought back yet as he isn’t scheduled to shoot for the time being. Netflix has yet to confirm Franco’s claims.A release date for Stranger Things‘ fifth season has yet to be announced.

A Scots Airbnb owner has been left devastated after puppy breeders took over and trashed her pristine Highland holiday home. Tracey Parsons hit out after she discovered two litters of "emaciated" young Golden Retrievers and a horrific trail of damage at her holiday let in the Torbreck area of Inverness on Tuesday, January 9.

The Pentagon is reacting to a conspiracy that Taylor Swift is a “psyop” or has been hired by the government.

The Chicago Fire showrunner is dishing on the hit NBC show’s upcoming 12th season!

Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir, written together with her daughter Riley Keough, will be released later this year.The singer-songwriter and daughter of Elvis Presley will posthumously release the book via Pan Macmillan on October 15. The memoir’s title has yet to be announced.

Twenty years after its release, Mean Girls remains a classic teen movie that viewers continue to reference to this day. It’s just that fetch!

Summer House is finally returning for it’s upcoming eighth season!

demons in front of Congress Thursday, when he gave a powerful speech against the deadly use of fentanyl in America. The rapper and country music star, whom won the new artist of the year award at the 2023 CMA Awards, addressed the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and urged legislators to establish a bill to combat the supply and distribution of the synthetic opioid in the U.S.

A group of men reportedly 'hurled abuse' at passengers on board a train, including a person in a wheelchair. The incident, on a service from Manchester Airport, is being treated by police as a hate crime.

Brandi Glanville must not be too happy about the latest development in her facial disfigurement ordeal.

More details are being released regarding Food Network star chef Darnell Ferguson‘s arrest, and they’re extremely disturbing… On Wednesday we reported the “SuperChef

We took a mental health day and headed down to CES in Las Vegas to check out @ChillTheaters and enjoy some Taylor Swift! Perez needed this!!! He also needs someone to go out with him because this would be the cutest date night activity! Chill Theaters is launching this month in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their website is already taking reservations! And, they plan to expand to Vegas, Los Angeles and Austin later this year! What movie would U want to watch here? We gotta do this for P’s birthday to host a Showgirls screening party! Not kidding!!!

The new Mean Girls movie is now in theaters and the film puts a musical twist to the original film, 20 years after it was originally released.

The Night Agent is one of Netflix’s most popular shows of all time and its coming back for a second season, likely sometime in 2024.

The Only Way Is Essex star Sam Faiers has opened up on her difficult week, as she unfortunately suffered from a painful injury in her abdominal muscles. The mum-of-three, who shares children Paul, seven, Rosie, five, and baby Edward, one, with her partner Paul Knightley, explained her situation on Instagram. Taking to her stories, the 33 year old looked like she was struggling as she shared a snap of herself getting treatment for the pain.

The second series of The Traitors is currently on our screens and has gripped viewers yet again after the success of the first season. Throughout the show, a select few 'Traitors' picked by presenter Claudia Winkleman 'murder' one Faithful every night so they can try and walk away with all of the £120,000 prize pot earned in the team's daily missions. In turn, at round tables each evening, the whole group votes individually to 'banish' one of the cast members, hoping that they will discover it was a Traitor to whom they gave their marching orders.

The Traitors fans have worked out Paul's "villain origin story" after discovering his previous TV appearance. Before joining the cast of The Traitors, Paul made an appearance on the popular gameshow Deal or No Deal, then hosted by Noel Edmonds, but it didn't go entirely how he likely wanted.

Nick Cave has written about the importance of his Australian nationality to his identity, saying it is in “everything” he does.The beloved singer-songwriter was responding to a pair of questions on his site Red Hand Files, in which he was asked about his emotional relationship with his home country, given that he has been based in the UK for the last several decades.“When I’m dead and gone and they put my remains in the ground, it will more than likely be into British soil that I’ll go – because the life I have built is here, in England, specifically London and Brighton, two cities I have come to love,” he wrote.“But the essence of those dusty, mortal remains will be fully and resolutely Australian. This essential Australianness is in everything I do, and finds its fundamental difference in every place I go.”“We Australians can assimilate quite happily, people generally like us, but we can never suppress our antipodean nature.

NCT’s Haechan is being fined.

Chicago Med is coming back soon with a new star.

Dr. Shaun Murphy is canceling his appointments and retiring from San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital.ABC said its veteran hospital drama “The Good Doctor,” starring Freddie Highmore, will end after its upcoming seventh season, which premieres Feb.

“The Sopranos” is hands down one of the most remarkable television series in history.Twenty-five years after the mob crime drama premiered on HBO, the cast and James Gandolfini’s son, Michael, united at an anniversary bash on Wednesday to celebrate the series’ legacy.The party, thrown by Max, was held at Da Nico Ristorante, which renowned “Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli himself has endorsed as one of his favorite Italian restaurants in New York City.A-listers in attendance included Steve Buscemi, Julianna Margulies, Robert Funaro, Al Sapienza, Vincent Pastore, Kathrine Narducci and more.Guests munched on an Italian feast and partied the evening away.Michael, 24, also an actor, stepped out at the anniversary event with his girlfriend Mia Healey. James died in 2013 at the age of 51 in Rome due to a heart attack.

Instagram amid Isabella’s brain tumor diagnosis. “I’m so lucky to have the most amazing sister and best friend in the world,” Sophia, 19, wrote on Thursday. “The last few months have been so much harder than we could have ever imagined, but it’s made me realize just how strong you are.

More bad news for Kanye West.

Dorit Kemsley and her husband Paul “PK” Kemsley are struggling to see eye-to-eye as she deals with PTSD following a horrifying home invasion in 2021.

The Traitors began last week, and, only three episodes in, the contestants are already starting to turn on each other and cause drama.However, the mind-games, deceiving and sabotaging required in the show will likely have psychological effects, say experts.The programme, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, involves a group of 22 ordinary people. Of the group, some are selected to be ‘traitors’ who must lie to the others, hide their identity and try and sabotage the rest of the group’s chance at winning the prize fund, all while trying to not get caught.

hit the hardest at the start of the new year, you’re not alone: The post-holiday comedown is certainly real. But does that mean “Blue Monday” is the saddest day of the year? That’s up for debate.Coined in 2005 by UK travel company Sky Travel, the term Blue Monday typically refers to the third Monday of each January (in 2024, that’s January 15).

As the mercury continues to drop, homes across the UK will be staying warm thanks to central heating, but it could be impacting your health.

Marisa Abela becomes Amy Winehouse in the first trailer for the forthcoming musical biopic Back to Black.

EastEnders fans have been left cringing over Penny Branning's (Kitty Castledine) nickname for her dad Jack (Scott Maslen). Following her dramatic return to Albert Square, Penny has been referring to her dad as "Big Man Jack", something that fans have complained has left them feeling rather grossed out.Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one viewer complained: "'Big man Jack' is not cute. It’s a really weird name to give your own dad.

A renowned Russian round-the-world yachtsman is feared to have been lost in storms off the coast of Scotland.

The first walk of the year for Our Lady of Lourdes Hiking Club saw a packed bus of members and visitors striding out in bright, fresh conditions towards the UNESCO listed village of New Lanark.

Michael Rosen has shared an update on his own health battle and praised Kate Garraway following the tragic death of her husband, Derek Draper.

The ashes of a number of members of the Star Trek cast are set to float in space forever.The ashes of DeForest Kelley (Dr McCoy), James Doohan (Scotty) and Nichelle Nichols (Lt Uhura) were on boad The Peregrine spacecraft, which was set to give the actors a final resting place on the Moon. However, the jet has since suffered a fuel leak and now only has a few hours of power left. Astrobotic, the company behind the project tried an "improviesed manoeuver" to recharge the craft's batteries by pointing it towards the Sun.

Love Island All Stars cast member Toby Aromolaran has admitted he's nervous about the prospect of losing his job by appearing on the brand new series, which launches Monday 15 January. Toby, 24, who was a runner-up on the 2021 summer series of the original show, broke up with his ex-girlfriend Chloe Burrows in October 2022. Since then, the reality TV star has concentrated on his football team and various TV appearances, but is now worried he could lose his spot on the squad.

Labour leader Keir Starmer has set out what he would do for Greater Manchester if he becomes Prime Minister. In a wide-ranging interview with the Manchester Evening News, Sir Keir spoke about transport, housing and devolution as well as the conflict in the Middle East.

Lee Sun-kyun died at age 48. Lee starred as the father of a wealthy family in “Parasite,” which was the first non-English-language movie to win best picture in the Oscars’ 92-year history.

after his daughter, Isabella Strahan, revealed that she was diagnosed with brain cancer. The University of Southern California freshman, 19, opened up about her condition for the first time alongside her famous dad, 52, on “Good Morning America” Thursday.

Andy Cohen jokingly called Al Roker a “jackhole” on “Watch What Happens Live” on Wednesday.The reason? Hours earlier, the Bravo executive producer, 55, was grilled by Roker, 69, on the “Today” show about being scammed by hackers.“Today’s ‘Jackhole’ goes to Al Roker for being a troublemaker this morning on the ‘Today Show’ and asking this question after my segment about being scammed by hackers,” Cohen said on “WWHL.”During his “Today” interview with Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb, Cohen recounted how, after losing his bank card, he received an e-mail that appeared to be from his bank’s fraud-alert system.When he logged in, it allowed scammer access to his bank account.Cohen tried to log out, but the damage was done — and, he said, multiple “sizable wire transfers” were initiated from his account because he had also inadvertently given the hackers his phone number, allowing them to make the wire transactions.Roker turned to Cohen and asked if he might have been scammed by “one of the Housewives,” alluding to Cohen’s association with the “Real Housewives” franchise, whose cast members are frequent guests on “What What Happens Live.”Cohen appeared flustered by Roker’s question as Guthrie asked him “Who is the most likely?” to have scammed him.“You know — well, there is someone most likely,” Cohen replied on “Today.” “We’ll talk about that later. I’ll explain.”Roker then shrugged his shoulders and arched his eyebrows — while Cohen told him he was “a smart man.”Cohen told the “Today” hosts he filed a report with the NYPD’s cybersecurity unit but was told “when money is wired out of your account, it’s gone.”“Trust no one who calls you,” he said.

Isabella Strahan, daughter of TV personality and former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, gave an inside look into her 19th birthday, which she marked one day after undergoing emergency surgery for brain cancer in October 2023.In a vlog post, which was uploaded to YouTube on Thursday, the college freshman revealed that she “celebrated” her birthday by having the cancerous tumor removed on Oct 27. “So, Isabella is going into surgery now,” a woman — presumably her mother, Jean Muggli — says, showing Isabella lying on a hospital bed as a staffer works nearby.

A motorcyclist was left with leg and arm injuries after a collision with a 4x4 in the city centre on Thursday morning (January 11).