The Prime Minister vowed to lop a further 2p off the main rate by 2027. In a surprise announcement, he also promised to completely abolish the main rate of self-employed national insurance to reward “risk takers” who set up their own businesses. The tax-cutting package, which also includes changes toContinue Reading
A major cyberattack has left GP practices in London only able to complete 400 blood tests out of 10,000 a day while thousands of patient samples are set to be destroyed, The Independent can reveal. The attack, which has crippled hospital services run by Guy’s and St Thomas NHS FoundationContinue Reading
A computer system which harnesses the power of AI to learn the “language of cancer” could help provide faster diagnosis, its developers have said. Researchers said the system is capable of spotting the signs of the disease in biological samples with remarkable accuracy, and can also provide reliable predictions ofContinue Reading
Archaeologists have discovered special scrapers used for hunting by early humans 400,000 years ago, shedding light on technological adaptations that enabled our ancient ancestors to diversify their prey. The Quina scrapers were first found at a cave site in France after which they were named. The tools are distinguished byContinue Reading
Shopping habits are changing; consumers are increasingly opting to buy or rent used items rather than purchasing brand new. Digital marketplaces are making this easier and easier, with 80% of refurbished goods now purchased online. The trend is only set to grow, with 44% of people stating they’re buying moreContinue Reading
A former senior Tory MP and GP has blasted the government and quit her job as an NHS chair in protest against continuous budget cuts to crumbling hospitals. Dr Sarah Wollaston, who was a Conservative MP for nine years and chair of the government’s health committee, said she has beenContinue Reading
A South East hospital has been affected by a major cyber attack on NHS testing services in London, The Independent has learned. Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is among multiple NHS trusts which run a small number of medical tests through the London-based pathology service that was hit by aContinue Reading
A diver was shocked to find part of a giant tusk on the sea floor. At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the bottom off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. It turned out to be something far rarer, Lundberg said: a large sectionContinue Reading
Despite Vladimir Putin’s war and the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, eight years after the vote, Brexit is among the most-cited reasons for declining public services, according to new research. Three in four Brits believe services are worse since the last general election in 2019, research by Ipsos found. A third (31Continue Reading
Customer data needs to be firewalled and if protected properly can still be used for valuable analytics In 2006, British mathematician Clive Humby declared that data is the new oil—and so could be the fuel source for a new, data-driven Industrial Revolution. Given that he and his wife helped TescoContinue Reading
