For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Some of the UK’s biggest banks are set to shed light on whether borrowers areContinue Reading
Vaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those small effects on mortality seem to have dissipated during the booster programme. That’s the conclusion of our new study, published in the European Economic Review. COVID-related deaths decreased significantly in most ofContinue Reading
Listening to music may help people recover following surgery, scientists say, by helping reduce heart rate and the perception of pain. Researchers conducted a review of existing studies on music and its role in helping people recover from surgery. They narrowed a list of 3,736 studies to 35 research papersContinue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has backed a takeover deal for Simply Be owner N Brown,Continue Reading
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free Niall Horan has shared a fresh tribute to his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne,Continue Reading
One of Europe’s largest snake species is crawling up walls and into attics in the UK, seeking warmth for breeding, scientists say in a new study. Aesculapian snakes, which grow up to 7ft long, are not native to the UK. They went locally extinct during the last Ice Age, andContinue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A record number of UK businesses are facing a serious financial strain, as post-Covid debtsContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves is considering around £3bn of cuts to the welfare bill over the next four years by restricting access to sickness benefits, it is understood, as the chancellor embarks on a brutal cost-cutting mission to fill a so-called £22 billion black hole left by the Tories. Under Conservative proposals, welfare eligibility wouldContinue Reading
Valtteri Bottas has opened up not yet finalising a contract extension with Audi. His deal runs out at the end of 2024, and the Finnish driver said: “I mentioned that I was hoping before Austin for it to be sorted, but still waiting for the final decisions. I think thatContinue Reading
London primary schools are being encouraged to introduce healthy relationship classes as part of a new attempt to tackle the influence of Andrew Tate and combat violence against women. Teachers will be provided with online courses and toolkits to help them run classes and workshops in every school, Sadiq KhanContinue Reading
