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Early flu season: why you should get your jab sooner this year
Studio Romantic/Shutterstock.com Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows more flu activity in September than in the same month of the past four years. However, flu is still circulating at relatively low levels in the community. If cases continue to rise over the coming weeks, this would suggestContinue Reading
Outbreaks of bedbugs are becoming increasingly common. An expert says why
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Insecticide resistance and increased travel could be fuelling a rise in bedbug infestations, experts have warned, after a plane was grounded and the pests wereContinue Reading
Wayfair and Appliances Direct among firms fined £6m for misleading sales tactics
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Three major firms have been fined £6 million for misleading sales tactics, the competition watchdog said. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined Wayfair £4.8Continue Reading
The village from Graham Norton’s reality TV show could be yours for £7.5m
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in An entire private holiday village in Derbyshire, which was used as the filming location for Graham Norton’s reality series The Neighbourhood, has been put upContinue Reading
Jeanette Loeffler on Managing Growth in the Medlegal Industry
Her company, Vantage Medlegal, LLC, provides back-office support to medical experts who work with attorneys on evaluations, the kind of behind-the-scenes coordination that keeps a case moving without ever showing up in a courtroom transcript. Loeffler founded the Sacramento-based company in 2020. Since then it has grown at roughly 30%Continue Reading
Millwall row erupts as match suddenly halted after serious allegations
Millwall boss Alex Neil has sparked outrage after bemoaning the decision to halt his side’s defeat to Swansea due to alleged racist abuse aimed at Eom Ji-sung.Continue Reading
World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off coast of Turkey
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Archaeologists have found the world’s oldest-known shipwreck off the coast of Turkey, dating the Early Bronze Age vessel to between 4,400 and 4,700 years ago.Continue Reading
Chancellor targets Amazon and Temu in tax crackdown to deliver Budget for ‘white van man’
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Which AI Meeting Tools Are Best for Client Calls in 2026?
The strongest AI meeting tools for client calls account for four practical realities: Clients meet on different platforms. Recording rules differ by company and industry. Notes must attribute statements to the right speaker. Outputs have to plug into existing reporting and documentation workflows. This comparison reviews capture methods, speaker labeling,Continue Reading
SNL stars and alum weigh in on Shane Gillis’ sexist monologue
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Shane Gillis’s Saturday Night Live appearance riled the internet, as well as some of the show’s stars and alums. The controversial comedian, 38, set offContinue Reading