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Watching Sir David Attenborough’s nature programmes could boost your sex life
TV shows like Planet Earth, Springwatch and Countryfile make viewers more confident about their bodies - combating insecurities over appearance
UK economy heading for worst year in almost a decade, predicts business group
There have been further warnings of a weakening of the UK economy, as we approach Brexit. This time the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) predicts gross domestic product (GDP) will increase 1.3 per cent in 2018, a downgrade from its previous forecast of 1.4 per cent. It has also sliced its 2019 GDP outlook from 1.5 per cent down to 1.4 per cent. Adam Marshall, director general of the BCC said the UK faces another “extended period of weak growth”....
PM criticised for “desperate gesture” on eve of NHS 70th birthday
Just like the NHS pay deal, a closer look at figures shows this 'late night petrol station guilt gift' is more sleight of hand from the PM after years of neglect, says union. GMB, the union for NHS staff, has criticised the PM for yet more health service sleight of hand. Theresa May unveiled an extra £20bn in funding for the NHS in a speech today But the Tories’ unfunded commitment works out as just 3.4% a year - after...
Increase in “paupers funerals” with some local authorities preventing family from attending
A shocking investigation by ITV news has found a seventy per cent rise in “paupers funerals,” over the last three years. If that wasn’t shocking enough some of the councils do not allow family and friends to attend the funeral. Others won't let the bereaved have ashes or even choose words and music. Their investigation found: 300 councils across the UK responded to a freedom of information request Their responses revealed a 70% increase in paupers' funerals over the last...
Three killed by train in south London
Trio found on tracks at Loughborough Junction this morning
Choosing gluten-free foods could indicate an underlying harmful preoccupation with staying slim
They are more likely to have a harmful preoccupation with weight loss and or behaviours that are perceived to aid weight loss such as smoking, taking diet pills or purging
Homeowner next to Heathrow does not mind noisy neighbour
Father of two Harri Patel, 63, said noise "not too bad" despite being airports closest neighbour for 23 years
Melania Trump, Laura Bush slam immigration rules separating kids from parents
As disturbing images emerge of detention camps caging children separated from their parents, Donald Trump came under increasing pressure over his "zero tolerance" immigration policy. Amid protests from all sides, in an unprecedented move, the First Lady Melania Trump broke her silence to she hated to see children separated from their parents. “Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform," her spokeswoman. "She...
May’s NHS Brexit dividend is “tosh” & “a sticking plaster solution”
Yesterday Theresa May announced her £20bn "Brexit dividend" spending increase for the NHS, but immediately came under fire, with many claiming her figures were misleading or just plain wrong. The PM told Andrew Marr that: “At the moment, as a member of the European Union, every year we spend significant amounts of money on our subscription, if you like, to the EU. "When we leave we won’t be doing that. It’s right that we use that money to spend on our priorities,...