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Royal Mail misses delivery targets yet again amid £500 million overhaul
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Business growth accelerates to four-month high amid hot weather boost
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We put cottage cheese through an evidence check – and the health claims didn’t stack up
New Africa/ Shutterstock Cottage cheese is having a moment. It’s being added to dips, mixed into batters and even used in pizza and brownies. It’s touted as a high-protein food that can help build muscle and lose fat. But the research supporting these benefits is not quite as abundant asContinue Reading
St Clare’s Monastery: Remains of long-lost medieval convent discovered under sports field in Denmark
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The remarkably well-preserved remains of a 13th-century convent have been uncovered beneath a Danish sports field. Archaeologists were left astonished toContinue Reading
UK retail sales fall 0.5% in July as heatwave hits spending
UK retail sales fell 0.5 per cent in July as shoppers cut back during record temperatures, according to the Office for National Statistics, reversing the rise recorded in June at the start of the warm summer and the Fifa men’s World Cup. The monthly fall was in line with expectationsContinue Reading
Transfer news LIVE with three Man Utd moves as Spurs agree £85m deal
Express Sport brings you all the latest transfer news including rumours and done deals as the deadline rapidly approaches.Continue Reading
Retail sales weaken in July as demand for clothing falls
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Chinese stem cell therapy reverses heart failure in 90% of patients, landmark trial finds
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A groundbreaking stem cell therapy could reverse severe heart failure in 90 per cent of patients in a landmark clinical trialContinue Reading
Ludwig season two review – the TV equivalent of a comforting but slightly tasteless cup of tea
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter It feels appropriate that the slight drop in temperature and the oncoming onslaught of rain should coincide with theContinue Reading
Newly discovered New Guinea snake species named after Guns N’Roses guitarist Slash
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A new snake species discovered in the forests of New Guinea has been named after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. TheContinue Reading