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A British man who developed compulsive gambling and shopping habits after being prescribed medication for restless leg syndrome has received a 70,000 ($88,000) settlement from his doctor, according to his legal representatives. Philip Stevens, 66, from Hampshire, was prescribed Ropinirolea dopamine antagonist medicationin 2017. However, he was not warned about potential side effects, including impulse control disorders. Stevens, who had previously enjoyed …

\A woman has won a 36,000 payout after being ‘s3xually harassed’ at a work Christmas party. According to Mail Online, Fernanda Hermosilla claimed that she was subjected to ‘unwanted and inappropriate physical contact’ by a colleague at the staff dinner in December 2022. Another colleague who witnessed the incident lodged a formal complaint, prompting her employer, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission to investigate.  During the probe, Ms …

Sony Astro Bot brings together some of the biggest character designs from PlayStation’s past and present Astro Bot has won the top prize at the videogame industry’s biggest awards ceremony. The cute and colourful PlayStation platformer beat Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Black Myth: Wukong, Metaphor: Refantazio Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree and Balatro to be named Game of the …

India’s grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday, December 12. The 18-year-old Gukesh and defending champion Ding entered the last game tied and things appeared to be headed to rapid chess tiebreaks, but it was the youngster who was able to claim the …

Scottie Scheffler hit a sensational nine-under 63 as he capped a dominating year by retaining the Hero World Challenge with a six-shot winning margin. The world number one, who won the Masters and Olympic gold in 2024, claimed a record-equalling ninth title of the year with a bogey-free round to triumph on 25 under. The victory means he has won …

Britain’s Emma Finucane closed the gap in the women’s sprint standings as she claimed victory in the Track Champions League at Lee Valley VeloPark. The double world champion went into the penultimate round of this year’s series in fifth, way behind runaway sprint leader Alina Lysenko. But the Welsh rider, 21, won the sprint event in London and was second …

Britain’s Mia Brookes produced a superb final run to take women’s gold at the Big Air World Cup in Beijing. The 17-year-old slopestyle world champion was second after the opening run before a disappointing second run. With the best two runs to count, she scored 94.000 on her final run – the highest score of the day – for a …

Barcelona and Spain’s Lamine Yamal has won the 2024 Golden Boy award. The award, founded by Italian newspaper Tuttosport, is given to the best European men’s player under the age of 21, with journalists voting using a points system. Yamal, 17, established himself as a first-team regular for Barcelona last season before helping Spain to win Euro 2024. The winger …

Netflix drama, Adire has won the award for Best Cinematography at the 16th edition of the Best of Nollywood Award. In an Instagram post, the film producers and distributor made the announcement. “Another win in the bag! Thank you to the team that made this movie a success! Special shout out to @cinemmaofficial for his work on this film. Thank …

Third and fourth places for the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc reduced their deficit to McLaren in the constructors’ championship to 24 points with two races to go. Norris stopped for fresh tyres to take fastest lap in the closing stages to give McLaren an extra point. Verstappen, starting one place ahead of Norris in fifth place on …