After Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022, the necessity of free and accessible contraception has been a near-constant talking point. But the cost of contraception in the US is higher than you might think. Indeed, contraception accounted for 30-44 per cent of out-of-pocket healthcare costs for women before itContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has responded to Elon Musk after the tech tycoon said people should not go to the UK. The Tesla and SpaceX boss lashed out at the UK after it was reported he had not been invited to a major investment summit because of his social media postsContinue Reading
There's no evidence sunlight can cure acne. Irina Boriskina/ Shutterstock Social media is full of questionable advice. But one of the latest skincare hacks some users are sharing online is seriously worrying. Some content creators on TikTok are claiming that getting a sunburn or spending time in a tanning bedContinue Reading
The FTSE 100 rose on Friday, buoyed for a second consecutive day after news that China is launching a raft of measures to boost its economy, which in turn pushed global stocks higher. London’s premier index rose 35.85 points, or 0.43%, to end the day at 8320.76. Friday’s moderate riseContinue Reading
British scientists have hailed the US approval of a new drug for schizophrenia, saying it “has the potential to change the lives of millions of people”. The “major advance” in treatment offers a completely new drug approach to treating the condition, which can cause terrifying hallucinations, delusional thoughts and socialContinue Reading
The Government has written that a heat pump “generates 3 times more energy than it consumes”. Evaluation Heat pumps are highly efficient and can release three times as much heat energy into a home as they consume energy in the form of electricity, but this is not the same asContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves has been told changes to her crackdown on non-doms appear “sensible and pragmatic”, amid expectations she will water down some measures. The chancellor is considering rowing back on Labour’s manifesto promise to scrap concessions after former chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced plans to abolish the tax status. There areContinue Reading
A species of “walking” fish is helping shed light on how humans evolved to stand upright millions of years ago. The sea robin, a bony fish that lives at the bottom of the ocean, has six leg-like structures that it uses to scurry across the sea floor, and sometimes digContinue Reading
Teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer has died following a serious head injury at the Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland. Furrer was competing in her home country in Zurich when she crashed during the road race and had to be airlifted to hospital on Thursday. The following day, governing bodyContinue Reading
Labour’s flagship non-dom tax policy could reportedly be watered down experts say, as some economists predict that the measure would fail to raise the predicted funds. Announced before the election, Rachel Reeves presented the party’s scrapping of the controversial “non-domiciled” tax status as a cornerstone policy, designed to raise aroundContinue Reading
