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Public wants ‘positive, proactive’ vision from Budget – poll
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 The public wants to hear a “positive, proactive vision” for growing the economy and restoringContinue Reading
The Simpsons finally answers confusing Homer question after 35 years
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Top Labour donor Dale Vince says rich fleeing capital gains tax raid can ‘f— off’
Wealthy individuals threatening to leave the UK to avoid expected tax increases should “f— off,” according to Dale Vince, green energy tycoon and major Labour donor. Vince, who has donated £5 million to Labour, dismissed as “profoundly stupid” the idea that higher taxes could harm UK entrepreneurship, asserting that thoseContinue Reading
Poor sleep may lead to higher risk of dementia, scientists find
People who have difficulties falling or staying asleep may have a higher risk of developing dementia later in life, scientists have found. Scans of nearly 600 middle-aged people showed sleeping badly aged the brain by nearly three years and was associated with poorer brain health years later – despite adjustingContinue Reading
UK data centre investment stalled by lack of electricity supply
Data centre investment in the UK is being stymied by delays in securing electricity supply, according to David Sleath, CEO of Segro, one of the country’s largest commercial property developers. Speaking on Times Radio, Sleath expressed his frustration at the long wait times for grid connections, which can stretch toContinue Reading
Budget 2024 live news: Minimum wage to rise as Reeves pledges millions for NHS appointments
Keir Starmer refuses to rule out raising national insurance contributions Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rachel Reeves will announce Labour’s first Budget in 14 years tomorrow, leading one of the most anticipated fiscalContinue Reading
Man sees deadly brain tumour shrink by half thanks to new radioactive therapy
A man has seen his deadly brain tumour shrink by half thanks to a new radioactive therapy, which experts hope will eradicate the disease. Doctors at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) are running a clinical trial to treat glioblastoma, a type of cancer which kills most patientsContinue Reading
BP profits slump as faltering demand hits refining margins
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CT scans finally reveal how 3,000-year-old Egyptian ‘locked mummy’ was enclosed in sealed coffin
X-ray scans have finally unravelled the mystery of how a famous ancient Egyptian “locked mummy” was placed inside a coffin with seemingly no entry point. Out of the over dozen Egyptian mummies housed in Chicago’s Field Museum, the one of an aristocrat Chenet-aa who lived 3,000 years ago has stoodContinue Reading
Anguiculus dicaprioi: New Himalayan snake species named after Leonardo DiCaprio
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 new snake species discovered in the Himalayas has been named after Hollywood star LeonardoContinue Reading