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Watching sports is good for you – thanks to its social bonding effects
View Apart/Shutterstock Being a sports fan, whether you’re watching top flight football, the Olympic games or your favourite local team, can be a rollercoaster ride. Incredible highs if you win, depressing lows if you don’t, and lots of stressful feelings in between. Thankfully, the overall impact should be a positiveContinue Reading
How do we know the UK’s sugar tax is working?
The soft drinks industry levy came into effect in the UK in early 2018. The first study to investigate the effect of this “sugar tax” on individual-level consumption has just been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The headline finding is that adults reduced their daily addedContinue Reading
Food bank launches campaign to end subsidised ‘fine dining’ for MPs
The largest food bank in Westminster, home of the Houses of Parliament, has called for an end to subsidised “fine dining” for MPs, suggesting funds be redirected to combating poverty. The North Paddington food bank (NPFB) has launched the campaign “No Food in The House” urging Parliament to use theContinue Reading
More than 1,800 jobs at risk as Carpetright set for administration
Carpetright is set to enter administration, putting the future of its more than 1,800 staff at risk. The carpet and flooring retailer has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators. It is understood that experts from PwC are set to be appointed as part of the process, who willContinue Reading
The real reason Rishi Sunak held his disastrous snap election
The prospect of hundreds of thousands of voters suffering a steep rise in their mortgage bills drove Rishi Sunak’s decision to call a snap general election. The former prime minister feared the wrath of homeowners forced to pay an average of £240 more a month. Households would have to payContinue Reading
Tech fans get first taste of Apple’s Vision Pro as headset comes to UK
Apple’s Vision Pro headset, which blends the real world with digital content in front of the wearer’s eyes, has gone on sale in the UK for the first time. The “spatial computing” device – which is in essence a wearable computer that overlaps apps and other content on top ofContinue Reading
Sarah Parish says controversial police comedy Piglets is ‘silly, on steroids’
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 Sarah Parish, the lead star of ITV’s forthcoming police comedy Piglets, has said the controversial series is “silly, on steroids”. The show isn’tContinue Reading
Revealed: How mass tourism helped England after the Black Death
New historical research is revealing how medieval mass tourism helped revive key aspects of England’s economy after the Black Death. At least a third of the population died as bubonic plague devastated the country – especially towns – in the mid-14th century. Key parts of the nation’s financial system wentContinue Reading
Major supermarkets change opening times due to England Euro 2024 final
Supermarkets and pubs are preparing for a hectic weekend as fans are set to tune in to the Euro 2024 final. England will play Spain on Sunday following a last-minute 2-1 victory over the Netherlands. The clash is set to take place in Berlin, Germany, with kick of at 8pm.Continue Reading
Nanoplastics and forever chemicals may hinder child development by altering breast milk, study says
Toxic forever chemicals and nanoplastics can alter key proteins in human breast milk and cause developmental defects in children, two new studies have warned. Nanoplastics and polyfluoroalkyl substances, simply known as PFAS or forever chemicals, pose serious health risks by increasing the odds of cancer, hormone imbalance, fertility issues, andContinue Reading