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Vitamin B12: the essential nutrient with a complicated cancer link
KhalifahFA/Shutterstock We’ve all heard the advice: eat your fruit and vegetables, get your vitamins, and stay healthy. For the most part, that guidance holds up. But some nutrients have a more complicated story, and vitamin B12 is a fascinating example. Also known as cobalamin, B12 is essential for life. ItContinue Reading
Children as young as four sent to NHS weight loss clinics
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 Children as young as four have been sent to NHS weight loss clinics as part of a nationwide scheme to tackleContinue Reading
BBC and ITV hire ex-Spurs bosses as World Cup punditry appointments confirmed
Former Tottenham Hotspur managers Ange Postecoglou and Thomas Frank are set to go head-to-head as pundits for rival broadcasters at this summer’s World Cup. The BBC and ITV are finalising their respective panels for the tournament, which takes place across Canada, Mexico and the United States. While the two broadcastersContinue Reading
Starmer latest: More than 100 Labour MPs urge PM not to resign after ministers join revolt
Why the path to No 10 is not an easy one for any of Starmer’s would-be challengers As his woes deepen by the hour, one of the reasons he is still in place is that the path to No 10 will not be an easy one for any of hisContinue Reading
Rachel Corp steps down as ITN chief executive with immediate effect
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 Rachel Corp has stepped down as chief executive of ITN with immediate effect, the companyContinue Reading
Starmer Confirms Public Ownership Plan for Scunthorpe
Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed that British Steel will be taken into full public ownership, ending months of speculation about the future of the loss-making Scunthorpe plant and drawing a line under fraught negotiations with its Chinese owner, Jingye. In a speech designed in part to head off a brewingContinue Reading
A blow-by-blow account of the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: From first vibrations to 100-metre megatsunamis
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 A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent fromContinue Reading
UK Borrowing Costs Hit 18-Year High as Starmer Future Rattles Bond Markets
The cost of UK government borrowing climbed to its highest level in nearly two decades on Tuesday, as mounting speculation over the future of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer collided with fresh inflation fears stoked by the Iran conflict, leaving the country’s small and mid-sized businesses staring down the barrelContinue Reading
Ireland to air Father Ted instead of Eurovision as it boycotts song contest over Israel
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 Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTE, is set to replace the final of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest with a classicContinue Reading
Greggs issues warning despite new menu helping to boost sales
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 Greggs has reported a boost in sales, driven by menu changes and expansion plans, butContinue Reading