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Does marriage prevent cancer? And who benefits the most?
Funda Demirkaya/Shutterstock.com Marriage, it turns out, may come with a side‑effect no one puts in the vows: people who have been married seem less likely to develop cancer than those who have never married at all. That is the provocative finding from a large new study that has raised interestingContinue Reading
FIRE saving plans don’t work any more – so what are people doing instead to retire early?
A movement known as FIRE – the dream of Financial Independence and Retiring Early – was all the rage during the pandemic as people started investing in stock markets and putting in place extreme saving strategies to be able to quit work in their 40s. But as salaries stagnate, costsContinue Reading
Starmer, Trump, and the unique conflict of UK-US communication | In The Room
Recently, there’s been a bit of trouble in paradise for the ‘special relationship’. For months, prime minister Keir Starmer has been contending with an increasingly unpredictable Donald Trump (who pulls no punches when discussing his British counterpart). Tensions have only mounted as the US-Iran war continues. In this clip fromContinue Reading
Michaela Coel says she ‘wasn’t ready’ for Black Panther sequel role: ‘What am I doing here?’
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 Michaela Coel has admitted she “wasn’t ready” for her role in the Black Panther sequel Wakanda Forever, saying sheContinue Reading
OpenAI Halts Stargate UK Data Centre Project Over Energy Costs and Copyright Row
Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to forge Britain into an artificial intelligence “superpower” has suffered its most embarrassing setback to date, after OpenAI quietly shelved its flagship Stargate UK data centre project, pointing the finger squarely at ruinous industrial energy prices and a muddled copyright regime. The ChatGPT developer confirmed onContinue Reading
Ancient Korea had ‘sacrificial caste’ killed to please royalty, skeletons reveal
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 Entire families were sacrificed in Korea about 1,500 years ago in rituals to honour royalty, according to a new analysis ofContinue Reading
Mandelson to be hit with fine of up to £300 for urinating in the street
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Peter Mandelson will be fined up to £300 after he was pictured urinating in the street last year.Continue Reading
Five experts pick their best funds for your ISA in the new 2026 tax year
Stock markets are as turbulent as they have ever been. Those not use to seeing their wealth jump and plunge from day to day might well be wary of trying them out for the first time. But by investing for the longer-term, investors who pick a stocks and shares ISAContinue Reading
Grand National Festival tips, results, odds, runners and racecard for Ladies Day
Rachael Blackmore is tipping a 16/1 shot to win tomorrow’s Randox Grand National. She told Express Sport: “I think Henry [de Bromhead]’s runner, Monty’s Star, has got a really good chance. “Henry is so good at preparing them for a day like the National and he’s got such a goodContinue Reading
Clarkson’s Farm producer shares reason why Jeremy Clarkson’s Amazon series will one day end
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 Clarkson’s Farm is on the cusp of returning for a brand new season – but its producer has openedContinue Reading