Brexit risks thousands of untimely deaths as cost of fresh fruit and veg soars
Researchers say that many more people may die over the next decade if Britain presses ahead with Brexit because the UK is "heavily dependent" on fruit and veg imports
Day: January 28, 2019
Fire brigade rescue tot with head stuck in a toilet seat
Toilet training can be a real nightmare
No deal Brexit would see food disappear off shelves warn supermarkets
As MPs are due back in parliament to debate Brexit, Britain's food retailers warn that a no deal Brexit would affect the country's food security. Food retailers including Sainsbury's, Co-Op, Lidl, KFC, Asda, Pret-A-Manger, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer warned MPs “our supply chains are closely linked to Europe — ...
AI set to transform dentistry
Set to permeate all fields of healthcare and already doing so in many, artificial intelligence (AI) is now being embraced by the world of dentistry, which has recognised it as the powerful and progressive technology that it is. Indeed, it is very much an obligation of the healthcare industry as ...
Marvel superhero spotted shopping in village high street driving new Iron Man Hyundai
Marvel superhero Iron Man was spotted shopping in the Clifton Village area of Bristol. He was driving around doing chores as baffled passers-by stared at the Marvel hero. The iron-clad superhero was driving the new Hyundai Kona Iron Man Edition due out in the spring. The limited edition superhero-styled car will do ...
Lowering blood pressure could prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Getting it below recommended levels slashed the risk of memory problems by about a fifth and of developing full blown dementia by a sixth
Black holes shed new light on expanding universe
Astronomers at Durham University used the huge amounts of radiation supermassive blackholes emit as "beacons" to track the expansion of the early universe
Britain’s youngest named female paedophile jailed for abusing two toddlers
Sophie Elms, 18, plead guilty to sixteen charges against two young children aged just three and two years
The violence that marred weekend’s FA Cup clash between Millwall & Everton was “worst seen for some time.”
The level of violence was unusual but it was "too early to say if this was a return to the bad old days of football."
Student cracked coded religious documents which academics baffled for centuries
Jonny Woods has become the first person in the world to read some of the hundreds of pages of shorthand notes left by famous Baptist leader Andrew Fuller.
Patient gets preliminary cancer diagnosis hours after being turned away from hospital
Joy Vivien Lee, 61, was in so much pain that she rang 999 just hours after being snubbed by Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, and this time doctors at Wakefield's main hospital discovered the truth behind her chronic pain
The latest austerity figures show there is little common ground in a nation of haves and have nots
Last week the Queen took time out of her busy schedule to appeal to the nation to find “common ground” in a divisive “modern age”. Addressing a women’s group in Sandringham, she said she prefers the tried and tested recipes “like speaking well of each other and respecting different points ...
When to Take a Business Loan
As a businessperson, you likely are keen on managing risks and maintaining a steady flow of income. So, it’s only reasonable to want to find out whether it is a good idea to take a business loan, or not. Well, in an ideal world, you’d never really need a loan ...
Britain’s first legal cannabis farm given planning permission
London-based company to set up seven-and-a-half acre greenhouse costing £10m at undisclosed site in rural Wiltshire
Valentine’s Day card sent 139 years go but never opened is being auctioned
The sealed love token was sent by a mysterious admirer in 1880
Kind-hearted community rallies round to help pensioner after police find him living in squalor
Francis Tracey was found by officers living with no food, electricity or heating
Footwear fanatics given chance to land dream job as part of Sneaker Intelligence Unit
Footwear fanatics have been given the chance to land their dream job as part of a Sneaker Intelligence Unit – but they will need to pass an IQ test to have a chance at landing the position. The test was devised by a global fashion platform who is on the ...
A woman was diagnosed with cervical cancer 14 months after ‘positive’ smear test
Hayley Wareing, 36, was forced to undergo a hysterectomy and months of gruelling chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Former Trump aide Roger Stone looks worried pre-arrest in Russia investigation
Roger Stone looks worried in this photo taken weeks before his dawn raid arrest on Friday
London dealer caught with handgun capable of firing eight rounds a second
Mark Reid, 34, had his house raided by a Met Police gang squad - and was busted with almost a kilo of Class A drugs and the gun
Soaring Mexican murder rate ‘dragging down life expectancy’
A study shows that the shocking increase in Mexico's murder rate between 2005 and 2015 fueled by warring drugs gangs that it partially offset expected gains in life expectancy among Mexican men
Deprived communities bear the brunt of austerity cuts
The north of England has borne the brunt of austerity cuts imposed since 2010, with the most deprived communities taking the biggest hit. A new study by the Centre for Cities thinktank shows communities which are enduring the highest poverty rates and weakest economies are facing cuts twice that of their counterparts in ...
‘Superbug gene’ found in one of most remote places on Earth
The discovery of a 'superbug gene' on a remote Arctic island less than three years after it was first detected 8,000 miles away in India has sparked new warnings of a global health crisis
Ringleader of trafficking gang believed to have smuggled hundreds of people into Britain is jailed
Albanian national Alket Dauti, 31, was arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) when they raided an address in Penge, south east London, last June.
‘Shocked’ cops stop motorist driving more than three times over limit – with NO FRONT TYRE
Officers posted a picture of the vehicle on social media, which shows the missing wheel
Mountains of rubbish dumped by flytippers “next door” to Surrey recycling centre
The scenic Surrey landscape was ruined overnight when more than 10 trucks worth of construction and industrial waste was tipped in Chertsey
Oxford graduate helps 50 disadvantaged kids get offers to study at top universities
Joe Seddon, 21, set up a free online mentoring service to fight the "huge advantage" middle class children have getting places.
Cancer-survivor made incredible vow to doctors to repay the £150k surgery
Andrew Davies, 20, was just 13-years-old when he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia in September 2012
Hundreds of revellers trash Kensington flat rented out on Airbnb
Elizabeth Sterling, 60, put her £2.5 million apartment on the rental site, only for 'hundreds of drug-taking ravers' to turn up - and refuse to leave
Boy, 15, repeatedly stabbed in south London
The victim is recovering in hospital after the attack in Brixton on Saturday night
Convicted paedophile filmed himself raping friend’s daughter just months after prison release
David Carroll, 28, got back in touch with the woman he used to know before preying on her little girl as she slept
Predator banned from contacting 14 year old he groomed nabbed with her in his car
Arfan Ghulzar, 27, had been banned from contacting the victim
The Rise of Online Slots and Why They’ll Remain Popular in 2019
The online casino continues to enjoy a rise in prominence. Buoyed by new technology, software development and increased competition, the industry has been able to capture the possibilities of the connected generation and the smartphones in our pockets to deliver an increasingly viral form of popular culture. The fun of ...
Injured Overseas? 7 Legal Steps You Should Take
When you're going on a winter holiday outside the UK, the last thing you want to worry about is getting injured. Your holiday should be fun and relaxing. It shouldn't be filled with broken bones or life-threatening scenarios that could, in addition, also be very expensive. Here are some legal ...