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Flavanols are linked to better memory and heart health – here’s what foods you can eat to get these benefits
Two-and-a-half cups of green tea contain the recommended daily amount of flavanols. granata68/ Shutterstock There are plenty of good reasons to make sure you’re eating enough fruit and vegetables each day. Not only do fruit and vegetables contain many of the important vitamins and minerals our body needs to functionContinue Reading
Brightest cosmic explosion of all time: how we may have solved the mystery of its puzzling persistence
An x-ray of the brightest ever gamma ray burst reflected off dust layers, creating extended 'light echoes' of the initial blast. Nasa First detected accidentally by US military satellites in the late 1960s, cosmic explosions known as gamma ray bursts (GRBs) have come to be understood as the brightest explosionsContinue Reading
Tánaiste conscious of inflation warnings as concern raised over potential tax cuts
Ireland’s public finances are strong and the Government is conscious of advice to watch inflation, the Tánaiste has said. Micheál Martin was speaking after the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council said the Government must plan to manage windfalls and keep the public finances on track. Mr Martin responded saying the GovernmentContinue Reading
Rishi Sunak ‘not worried’ about being ‘embarassed’ by Covid inquiry messages
R ishi Sunak has denied that the Government is resisting the release of messages to the Covid inquiry because he fears embarassment. Speaking to the BBC, the Prime Minister insisted the Government was acting with “candour and transparency” despite a judicial challenge against the inquiry over its demands to handContinue Reading
Scottish deposit return scheme delayed to October 2025 ‘at the earliest’
T he Scottish Government has insisted it had “no option” other than to delay its deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks can and bottles until October 2025 at the earliest. Scottish circular economy minister Lorna Slater announced a further delay to the scheme, which had already been pushed back from August thisContinue Reading
Central Bank warns of risks to financial system as inflation lingers
The risks facing the Irish financial system have increased as inflation is weighing heavily on the global economy, the Central Bank has warned. Persistent inflation and higher interest rates continue to pose challenges to an otherwise resilient Irish economy, according to the Central Bank’s financial stability review which was publishedContinue Reading
Squeeze on real wages in UK to last until Christmas, say OECD economists
T he squeeze on real wages in Britain is set to last at least until Christmas with inflation remaining the highest among key major economies, leading economists warned on Wednesday. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development predicted that the UK’s headline inflation rate was set to be 6.9 perContinue Reading
Labour bring vote on release of Government correspondence over Teesside inquiry
L abour will bring a vote on the release of correspondence relating to the Government’s decision-making over an inquiry into a major development project. Shadow communities secretary Lisa Nandy has been calling for the National Audit Office (NAO) to lead the probe into Teesworks. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove hasContinue Reading
Yousaf vows to keep lobbying India for release of jailed Scottish Sikh blogger
S cotland’s First Minister has vowed to keep lobbying for the release of a Scottish Sikh blogger who has been jailed in India for more than five years. Humza Yousaf made the pledge during a meeting with the brother of Jagtar Singh Johal at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday afternoon.Continue Reading
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says BBC is ‘biased on occasion’
L ucy Frazer has said she believes the BBC is “on occasion” biased but refused to provide a specific example of partiality. The Culture Secretary told MPs the corporation has a duty as a public service broadcaster that it “doesn’t always get it right” but insisted she was broadly aContinue Reading