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The hidden environmental cost of anti-wrinkle injections
marevgenna/Shutterstock The increasing number of injectable cosmetic treatments and fillers carried out around the world is driven by a seemingly universal need to look younger than we are. Most are administered to women, but a growing number of men are having them too. This beauty-is-youth belief has a geological cost.Continue Reading
Psychedelics might help terminal patients find peace
LBeddoe/Shutterstock.com In clinical trials around the world, a surprising treatment is showing promise for people with terminal illnesses: psychedelic therapy. For many, the hardest part of dying isn’t physical pain but the fear, anxiety and sense of meaninglessness that often accompany it. While palliative care in the UK is rightlyContinue Reading
Price rises set to cool in reprieve for households after September peak
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Grey’s Anatomy fans devastated as fall finale delivers crushing diagnosis for two lead characters
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 Grey’s Anatomy dropped one of its most chaotic fall finales yet, ending with the devastating reveal of two life-threateningContinue Reading
Despairing economists warn Reeves’s income tax U-turn will make system ‘too complicated’ – and will wipe out buffer zone
Sign up to our free Brexit newsletter for our analysis of the continuing impact of Brexit on the UK Sign up to our free newsletter for the latest analysis on Brexit’s impact Sign up to our free newsletter for the latest analysis on Brexit’s impact Rachel Reeves’s former top adviserContinue Reading
Royal Mail delivery delays grow ahead of controversial changes
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Innovation over inflation: UK SMEs double down on AI
Against a backdrop of rising costs and ongoing economic uncertainty, new research from Alibaba.com suggests that UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are choosing to innovate their way through adversity rather than retreat from it. According to a survey of 1,000 SME decision-makers, nearly half (48%) of UK SMEs areContinue Reading
Income tax – live: Markets spooked after Reeves U-turn on major Budget tax increase
Analysis: Reeves and Starmer look in power but not in control The Independent’s whitehall editor Kate Devlin reports: An under-pressure chancellor who does not have to raise income tax after all should be a moment of celebration for a government. And yet Labour look mired in chaos once again. ReportsContinue Reading
Former world boxing champion Joseph Parker faces ban after positive cocaine test
Joseph Parker, a former heavyweight world champion, tested positive for cocaine on the day of his defeat to Fabio Wardley. Parker was stopped in the 11th round by Wardley last month, paving the way for the Ipswich man to challenge Oleksandr Usyk. The conclusion of the match sparked a significantContinue Reading
Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack cost company nearly £200m
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) cost it nearly £200m, the company has announced. The UK’s largest carContinue Reading