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Tata Steel hails milestone as contract signed to deliver electric arc furnace
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 Tata Steel has signed a contract with a leading metals technology manufacturer to deliver aContinue Reading
Rafael Nadal retirement plan in tatters as Andrey Rublev has emergency surgery
Danielle Collins has confirmed that she will not be retiring at the end of this season as had been previously planned, she will return for the 2025 campaign. The American had planned to quit tennis in order to start a family, but revealed in an emotional Instagram post that herContinue Reading
UK banks to shed light on consumer confidence as cheaper mortgages hit market
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Vaccinating care home residents reduced deaths, but the effect was small – new study
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 speed up recovery from surgery, scientists say
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
Frasers Group backs N Brown takeover as Mulberry pursuit continues
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Niall Horan recalls last conversation with Liam Payne: ‘I didn’t know I was saying goodbye forever’
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
Invasive two-metre-long snake breeding inside walls, attics across UK, scientists warn
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
Record number of UK firms facing serious financial strain – report
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Rachel Reeves to push forward with £3bn sickness benefits cut in Budget
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