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For a whopping £375, a tearoom is selling the most expensive Swiss chocolate Easter egg in the United Kingdom. (left) Betty's Cafe Tea Rooms, a restaurant in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, is based on a menu that is popular with celebrities. It's dubbed 'Betty's Grande Easter Egg' and it weighs in at 5.4 kilograms and is 55cm high. It has 576 calories per 100g, which is a huge 31,104 calories in total. (right)

This summer, why not take a break with the most escapist new book trend - the destination thriller, or let's call it 'triplit'? Unsurprisingly, the vogue for escapist tomes set in exotic locales began to thrive even though we were all (including authors) stranded at home during the pandemic. But if you're hoping for sunshine and sangria, consider again: it's all about exposing paradise's volatile underbelly.

In the midst of a national shortage of 14 essential cancer drugs, a California man battling stage 4 cancer has had his chemotherapy treatments suspended. Michael Griffith has an unusual and aggressive form of cholangiocarcinoma, a bile duct cancer, and he has been taking Cisplatin, but he has been forced to miss five doses due to a shortage, and reports his cancer is increasing rapidly. During a trip to his doctor's office last month, Griffith learned of the disruption to his care. 'Just in the short amount of time, it's already grown,' he told CBS News Sacramento.' 'I really don't know how long I can make it keep growing,' he said.