A NHS has spoken out and revealed what happens to your brain when you drink just one pint. It's not good news for pub fanatics as it appears just one , whether it be beer, wine or spirits, can have a "staggering" impact on the brain. Dr Sermed Mezher, an award winning doctor, that warned even your first drink can have a bad impact, let alone your second or even a heavy night out on the town. The GP has worked in the NHS for six years. He says booze can play a huge role in Speaking on , Dr Mezher said: "Alcohol can damage your brain more than dementia." "In fact, a recent study from the University of Oxford showed there was no safe drinking limit and that was on over 25,000 adults studied by [Dr Anya] Topiwala and colleagues. They found quite clearly that the more you drink, the thinner the cortex part on the outer part of the brain actually got, which is really important for executive function; things like consciousness, planning, memory." Come and join The Daily Star on , the social media site set up by ex-Twitter boss Jack Dorsey. It's now the new go-to place for content after a mass exodus of the Elon Musk-owned Twitter/X. Fear not, we're not leaving , but we are jumping on the bandwagon. So come find our new account on , and see us social better than the rest. You can also learn more about The Daily Star team in what Bluesky calls a . So what are you waiting for?! Let's The study conducted surveyed adults with an average age of 54. Through several brain scans they collected data on the affect of moderate alcohol consumption. The results revealed a link between drinking any amount of alcohol and the health of your brain getting worse. This is not limited to a particular type of alcohol, either. "We found no evidence to suggest alcoholic beverage type confers differences in risks to the brain. This supports the hypothesis that it is ethanol itself, rather than other compounds in the beverage, that is on the biological pathway to damage. "The associations of wine-drinking with higher educational level and socioeconomic status may explain the apparent health benefits." Dr Mezher added that just one unit of alcohol a week increases cognitive decline. They knew this happened already with age, but the research from 2021 shows booze speeds up the process. "Those who like to pick their poison, though, it's not all doom and gloom," he explained. "That's because crews and colleagues found that within just a couple of weeks of stopping drinking, your brain activities stem cell circuits that can regenerate neurons that have been damaged with long-term alcohol use."ubet63 cash in 。

WA’s regional housing market is once again outperforming its capital city counterpart, leading the way in value growth, rents and rental yields. The latest CoreLogic Regional Market Update found while the pace of growth has slowed since earlier in the year, WA and Queensland regions continued to dominate the top-performing lists, taking out the top eight spots for quarterly value growth areas. CoreLogic Australia economist Kaytlin Ezzy said Geraldton recorded the strongest annual increase with dwelling values up 28.7 per cent over the year to October, adding more than $100,000 to the median value. She said the lifestyle appeal, relative affordability and favourable conditions for investors were driving buyer confidence in these regions. “Regions like Mackay, Geraldton and Townsville are seeing exceptional growth, driven by affordability advantages compared to our major cities, as well as lifestyle appeal,” she said. “This will have contributed to the strong demand but even with the impressive growth, for those with the capacity to service a mortgage, they still remain attainable with medians less than $600,000.” Conversely, across Australia’s largest 50 non-capital city Significant Urban Areas, seven out of eight Victorian and 10 out of 21 NSW areas saw values fall over the three months to October. KPMG regional economist Terry Rawnsley said WA’s economy was running hot and drawing more people to the state. He said when homebuyers were priced out of the Perth housing market they moved further into the regions. “During the pandemic Perth was the first port of call, and then you got pushed down to Mandurah and then if you get priced out of that market, you end up in Busselton, for example,” he said. “There’s been such a huge inflow of people in a short period of time and that ripple effect’s really heading on out into the different regional areas. “So it’s no surprise that the regional markets are rising as Perth boom continues while back on the east coast, markets are softening with vendors discounting.” Regional rental markets have also continued to outperform their capital city counterparts with Albany the strongest regional rental market in the nation, with a 3 per cent quarterly increase in rent. Geraldton recorded a 14.6 per cent lift in annual rent, equivalent to a $66 per week rental increase – illustrative of strong rental demand, a shortage of available stock and possibly investor appeal, Ezzy said. “Rental markets where there have been strong quarterly increases are experiencing a combination of strong tenant demand and constrained supply,” she said. Regional WA also delivered the highest gross rental yields, with Kalgoorlie-Boulder recording a yield of 8.8 per cent for the quarter. Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter .Iconic El Pelón Taqueria in Boston's Fenway Bids Farewell After 25 YearsConstant rowing with my teenage son is really getting me down

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Philadelphia Police are on the hunt for another alleged organizer of the chaotic car meetups that turned violent two months ago, while they also announced a tenth arrest in the case. Police Inspector Raymond Evers on Monday announced the arrest of Ezra Walker, 20, of Enola, Pennsylvania, who authorities say was involved in the mayhem on the night of Saturday, Sept. 21 and early morning of Sunday, Sept. 22. Philadelphia news 24/7: Watch NBC10 free wherever you are Walker was arrested after his blue Chevrolet Camaro was found and confiscated from his place of employment near Reading, Evers said. The blue Camaro was identified by police as the same vehicle seen in video footage drifting at 25th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, near the Philadelphia Museum of Art. "He was active in the car meet and arrested last Thursday, and his car is still in our custody," Evers said. Police have also issued an arrest warrant for Sam Hoffman, a 19-year-old from Reading, Pa. who police allege was a "promoter" of the car meet that night. "[Hoffman] was involved in sharing content -- he monetized, was making money off of being a promoter," Evers said, adding that he used Instagram to promote and earn money off of the meetups. The series of chaotic car meetups occurred in a seven-hour span in Philadelphia in which officers were attacked, fires were set and vehicles were vandalized. Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood. "You are not going to attack my police officers," Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said during a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 7. "You’re not going to jump on our cars. And you’re not going to treat us and devalue the work that we do each and every day." "We’re here to serve the men and women of this community. But what I will not allow is my officers to be attacked by individuals who just want to come out and race around our city," Bethel said. "If you want to engage in this activity, you may get me the first time but I’m going to get you." On Monday, Evers reiterated the emphasis placed on this case by Philadelphia Police. "We still have more to go, Evers said. "As investigators would say, there's still meat on the bone and we will be looking for other individuals. We know there were 11 or 12 different locations -- we're using technology to figure out who was at the individual car meets throughout the city. We'll be sending target letters out to those individuals working with the district attorney's office." "We're taking a very, very strong stance on this. We've taken 32 cars, we've locked up ten people, and there's more people to be arrested." A night of chaos The car meetups took place between the night of Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, and the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. The first meetup began Sept. 21, at 9:30 p.m. on the 7400 block of Bustleton Avenue where around 50 cars were involved, police said. One of the drivers involved tried to evade police and drove directly at officers, crashing into a civilian’s vehicle in the process, investigators said. The second meetup occurred at 11:47 p.m. on 20 th Street and Pattison Avenue where over 100 vehicles were involved in reckless driving and drifting, police said. Then, at midnight, a police officer spotted a silver Nissan doing donuts in the middle of the street in the area of Columbus Boulevard and Pattison Avenue. The Nissan then moved towards the officer’s vehicle, police said. The officer managed to get out of the way and then followed the Nissan until it struck a pole on 300 Pattison Avenue, investigators said. Four males then fled from the Nissan. At 1:30 a.m., police responded to a report of gunshots on 25 th Street and Washington Avenue. When they arrived, they were met by a woman who said several cars were in the intersection when she was attacked by another woman and a man who threw an orange traffic cone at her, knocking her to the ground. As the woman spoke with the officers, they heard another gunshot coming from the direction of cars in the street. The vehicles fled the area and police recovered a spent shell casing and a live round. At 2:25 a.m., police responded to 11 th Street and Grange Avenue where there was an unruly crowd of people and a large group of cars. The responding officers were unable to disperse the crowd and were briefly surrounded, police said. One of the officers then called for backup and the crowd was dispersed once more police arrived. There were no reports of injuries, arrests or property damage at that location. At 4 a.m., police responded to Island and Bartram avenues where over 200 cars were involved in drag racing and drifting. The officers were attacked and a police vehicle was damaged, investigators said. The crowd dispersed once more police arrived. Finally, at 4:33 a.m., officers responded to 15 th and Market streets in Center City where more than 100 cars were drifting and members of a crowd were setting rubbish fires, investigators said. The responding officers were attacked and multiple police vehicles were damaged with broken windshields and flattened tires, police said. Arrests in car meetups Utilizing technology and witnesses, police identified 50 vehicles involved in the car meetups and recovered 31 of them. Deonte Vincent, 25, was arrested and charged in connection to the incident on Bustleton Avenue . On Oct. 23, 20-year-old David French was arrested in connection to one of the incidents and charged with rioting and other offenses. Vanore said French had previously been cited in March for drag racing on Cottman Avenue. Joseph Cavanaugh, 21, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, and James Hare, 20, of Philadelphia, were both arrested on Friday, Oct. 25, in connection to the illegal car meetups. Cavanaugh, who was arrested on Coral Lane in Levittown, is charged with aggravated assault, causing risking catastrophe, criminal mischief, RIOT, criminal conspiracy, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault, fleeing a police officer, disorderly conduct-hazard and reckless driving. Hare, who was arrested on Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia, is charged with causing risking catastrophe, RIOT, recklessly endangering another person, criminal conspiracy, possessing an instrument of crime, fleeing a police officer, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct-hazard and reckless driving. Police described Cavanaugh of the organizer of the car meetups and Hare as a participant. "Joseph Cavanaugh's social media was identified as being the creator of 'Project X,'" Deputy Commissioner Vanore said on Friday, Nov. 8. "He was the promoter of the car meetup. He was utilizing his social media. He was making money." Vanore said Cavanaugh encouraged people in Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and Delaware to participate in the meetups. According to investigators, of the nine people who were arrested, only three are from Philadelphia. The others are from Maryland, Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania suburbs and New Jersey, officials said. Police said the most recent arrest occurred on Nov. 7. Juawan Williams, 21, of Maryland, was arrested and charged with filming the car meetups by illegally flying a drone within the city and then posting the videos to social media. Police said they are working with Meta to shut down the websites that paid for and posted the drone footage. Despite the arrests, police continue to investigate all of the incidents that occurred. "We ain't gonna stop," Bethel said. "We're going to lock up every person who came into our city, disrespected my men and women, disrespected our city and what we stand for." If you have any information on the car meetups, call Philadelphia Police at 215-686-TIPS (8477).Buttermints made right here in Utah are today's countdown to Christmas gifts ideas from Pirate O's

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Isaac Newton’s wealth ‘intimately connected’ with slavery, author saysPolice have arrested an Ontario woman for allegedly selling fraudulent tickets to Taylor Swift’s Toronto concerts in a scam they say cost victims nearly $70,000 combined. Police said Tisor would ask victims to pay her in full by electronic transfer and that the tickets would become available a few days before the concert. When the concert date arrived, the victims did not receive the promised tickets. When they asked for their money back, “the accused alleged that the money was gone,” police said. “Police believe there may be more victims. TPS is working with the Halton Regional Police Service on this ongoing investigation,” police said in the release. Using the alias ‘Denise Blackhawk,’ Tisor provided dates and seat locations for tickets through Facebook, police said. She allegedly sold fraudulent tickets as early as August 2023, when concert tickets first became available. Swift’s Toronto shows took place between Nov. 14 and Nov. 23 at Rogers Centre. Tisor is facing charges of fraud over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. She has also been charged with 32 counts of fraud under $5,000, and 32 counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, according to officials. Tisor is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Jan. 10, 2025. An offence of fraud over $5,000 can result in up to 14 years in prison under the Criminal Code. In cases where there is a risk of losing more money, victims should notify their financial institution and change passwords to their accounts, including social media accounts, police say. Victims should not make major financial decisions until their accounts are secured. Authorities also warn against sending personal or banking information via email or any other social media platform.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Genesis Bryant scored 27 points, Kendall Bostic secured her third double-double this season with 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 19 Illinois beat Maryland Eastern Shore 75-55 on Tuesday in the Music City Classic. Illinois (6-0) moved to 6-0 for the second time under third-year coach Shauna Green. Illinois scored the opening nine points of the game and took a double-digit lead for good with 2:11 left in the first quarter when Makira Cook made a 3-pointer to begin 13-2 run. UMES scored 13 straight points midway through the second quarter to get as close as 32-22, but Cook answered with a basket to end Illinois' three-minute drought. Bryant finished the first half with 14 points and Cook added 13 to help Illinois build a 43-26 lead. The pair combined to make seven of Illinois’ 14 field goals. UMES was 9 of 36 (25%), including 0 of 7 from 3-point range at halftime. Illinois also got 15 points from Cook and a career-high 11 rebounds from Brynn Shoup-Hill. Bryant, who reached double figures in the first quarter, scored 20-plus for the first time this season. Zamara Haynes led UMES (4-3) with 20 points and Mahogany Lester added 14. Illinois stays in Nashville to play No. 14 Kentucky on Wednesday. UMES travels to Piscataway, New Jersey, to face Georgia Southern in the Battle on the Banks on Friday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketballSelection process for Fort Worth City Manager comes under fire after the council narrows down the final candidate

Analyst Scoreboard: 5 Ratings For GlaukosJudge grants dismissal of election subversion case against TrumpFacebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save OCEAN CITY — The cost of a short stay in the city could go up under an ordinance introduced by City Council creating a 3% fee on stays in hotels, motels or other lodgings booked online. A public hearing must take place before a final vote, planned for 10 a.m. Dec. 5 on the third floor of City Hall, 861 Asbury Ave. The original ordinance was written only for accommodations booked online through third-party services like Vrbo or Airbnb, what the ordinance describes as the “transient space marketplace.” There are currently no local taxes on those rentals, which have become a significant part of the summer rental market. Council President Pete Madden suggested moving the ordinance forward as proposed, and revisiting the potential addition of hotel and motel rooms at a later date. As city attorney Dottie McCrosson described it, there had been discussion of including hotel and motel rooms, but those visitors already pay a 5% state occupancy tax and a 6.625% sales tax, adding 11.625% to the total bill. Jersey Shore restaurants shift gears to survive in offseason Friday’s New Jersey high school football playoff scores Not too late! Voting closes at noon for The Press Football Player of the Week Galloway Township gymnastics center co-owner charged with sexually assaulting minor Offshore wind company to buy vacant 1.5-acre Atlantic City lot for $1 million Atlantic City International Airport's 1 carrier, Spirit Airlines, files for bankruptcy Which players did the Cape-Atlantic League coaches pick as the best of the best in fall sports? 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Council member Terry Crowley recommended against the move, at least without more research. The city hopes to have the new tax in place before Jan. 1. “I would encourage you to really research that,” Crowley said. “There’s a downside there as well. I don’t think we’re considering everything.” A red sticker on a Glenn Cove bulkhead indicates work has come to a halt on boat slips in Ocean City’s smallest lagoon, at least for now. He said the city could approve the ordinance as written and then bring the local room tax up later. “This version is kind of the cleanest way to kickstart the process, to look to bring in additional revenue to the town. It’s been done in many other towns,” Crowley said. “By doing it this way, we're really not incurring any administrative costs. We’re not going to have to hire the anyone else.” At one time, it was difficult and cumbersome to tax third-party rental systems. Now, Vrbo, Airbnb and others are set up to include local fees and taxes, and McCrosson said the state has recently empowered towns to add the additional taxes. Mayor Jay Gillian said the idea has been talked about for some time and was previously raised by former Council member Bob Barr, who is now on the Cape May County Board of Commissioners. McCrosson said she did not intend to single out Airbnb and Vrbo, but those are the two largest online rental marketplaces by a significant margin. As originally proposed, the ordinance would not have applied to rentals through Realtors or directly from the owner, or for hotel stays booked through the hotel’s own website or through the front desk. Some hotel owners have requested some sort of local fee. “There was a perception among hotel (and) motel owners in town that there was not a level playing field,” McCrosson told council. “That Ocean City should somehow tax them or put license fees on them. At that time it was not an easy thing to do.” With the current state law in place and systems created for the third-party rental systems, it is now relatively simple to impose and collect an additional tax on the rentals. Barnes presented the issue as a matter of fairness. Ocean City officials announced Thursday that a 3rd Ward meeting to be led by City Council member Jody Levchuk will be moved from council chambers in City Hall to the larger Chris Maloney Lecture Hall at the Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave. Plans for the former Gillian's Wonderland are expected to be part of the discussion. “I don’t want to see anybody pay more taxes than their competitor, but I want to make sure that they’re all paying the same,” he said. He also questioned where the additional fees paid by hotel visitors end up. “It leaves Ocean City,” McCrosson said. “It’s various fees, but it leaves Ocean City.” McCrosson told council the ordinance was their decision, and that a majority of members could amend the ordinance prior to introduction or introduce a new ordinance at a later meeting. “The concern of the administration is, if you’re going to do it, lets get it in place by January,” she said. Barnes, Hartzell, Winslow and Council member Tony Polcini voted to amend the ordinance prior to introduction to include hotel and motel rooms, with votes against from Crowley, Madden and Council member Jody Levchuk. The same 4-3 majority voted to introduce the ordinance, the first step toward a potential final adoption in December. Other communities have imposed local taxes on hotel and motel rooms. In Cape May, the charge is 3%, while in Atlantic City, a $2 surcharge per day in casino rooms, in addition to the 9% Atlantic City luxury tax familiar to any Monopoly player, joins sales and occupancy taxes and other fees. In Ocean City, many hotels also charge additional fees beyond the room rate, such as resort fees covering the use of the pool or other offerings. Ocean City also charges a license fee for rental properties. At the Thursday meeting, McCrosson emphasized the distinction that it was a fee rather than a tax. Contact Bill Barlow: 609-272-7290 bbarlow@pressofac.com Twitter @jerseynews_bill Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Author email {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.

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