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Having the right indoor plants could prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease by combating pollution, according to new research. But the study suggests that most people pick the wrong ones - such as tropical species that are the prettiest, but the least effective. The big leaves of tropical plants reduce air-purifying quality - so offices and householders should opt for other varieties, say scientists. In a high-tech world splashy and bold house plants put us in touch with nature. The most...

Coalition head of civil service says Theresa May's anti-immigration policies were 'reminiscent of Nazi Germany' for Tory colleagues Jeremy Corbyn blames Theresa May for "hostile environment", saying her government is "both callous and incompetent" Theresa May says decision to dispose of Windrush 'registration slips' when she was Home Secretary was taken by Labour in 2009 Half an hour later her spokesman backtracks, says it was an "operational decision" by UK Border Agency Michael Gove claims UK is "the most immigration friendly...

A leaked transcript from 2013 has revealed a shocking admission from Theresa May about the handling of immigrants in the UK. The government has come under a barrage of criticism following revelations about the Windrush Generation. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said it is "an absolute scandal that the Home Office doesn’t even know how many people they have wrongly deported", adding that the Prime Minister is directly responsible for creating a hostile environment as Home Secretary which has contributed to...

The UK's public purse will be £615 million lighter a week under the government's preferred Brexit scenario, King's College research has revealed. A far cry from the promised £350 million windfall that the Leave campaign promised, new analysis has revealed that even if the government gets its preferred option of a “bespoke deal” that would mean about £40 billion more in annual public borrowing than under the status quo by 2033/34. That equates to £615m per week, or 22 per cent of...

Supermarket Sweep presenter Dale Winton looked unwell in the weeks leading up to his death, neighbours said. The 62-year-old moved from his £2.9m Regent's Park apartment earlier this month and was always "very friendly" to neighbours. The much loved presenter drove a Range Rover and Bentley with the personalised number plate "DW". Iain Grant, 84, watched removal vans pack away Dale's possessions several weeks ago and said it was clear the star's health was failing him. He said: "Dale was...

A pilot accused of killing 11 people in a horror crash at the Shoreham Airshow appeared in court today (THURS). Andrew Hill, 54, crashed a Hawker Hunter jet on to a main road while performing a loop as part of an aerobatic display. But he failed to complete the manoeuvre and crashed onto the A27 dual carriageway in West Sussex, Westminster Magistrates Court was told. The crash on August 22, 2015, killed 11 men, who were either in vehicles on...

Glaciers in the Antarctic are being melted from below by a newly discovered process that adds to fears over rising sea levels and climate change. A study revealed a previously undocumented process where melting glacial ice sheets change the ocean in a way that further accelerates the rate of ice melt and sea level rise. The findings show that glacial meltwater makes the ocean's surface layer less salty and more buoyant, preventing deep mixing in winter and allowing warm water...

This is the once-in-a-lifetime moment a British swimmer caught on camera a 2,000-strong shoal of rare migrating RAYS. Conservationist Jay Gittens, 44, initially thought the enormous 'shadow' below the surface was a whale shark or humpback whale. Amazed Jay slipped into the water off La Paz, Mexico, and freedived with the enormous group of Pacific cownose rays. While the eagle rays are not endangered, it is very rare to capture such a large group moving together. Quick-thinking Ray from London...

“If we descend into a UKIP-generated xenophobic campaign, it weakens and demeans all of us and our society, and we are all the losers for that."