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The role of the financial broker has changed dramatically with the advent of the internet. It essentially democratised financial trading, meaning that anyone can now get direct access to the world's markets. Previously, only the very rich could afford a personal broker who would place orders on their behalf.Today, online brokers handle millions of clients 24/7, and because they are trading on behalf of so many individuals and companies, their commissions are much lower than in the old days. Work...

We're just two days into the year - also 'Veganuary' as animal product avoiders like to call this month - and Greggs bakers have caused a social media storm. By announcing a vegan sausage roll. In perhaps the news of the year for plant-eaters, and anyone else concerned by the World Health Organisation's recent warnings about processed red meats, Greggs are rolling out the vegan treat with pastry made with vegetable oils and a “bespoke Quorn filling” in 950 high street...

The newborn was born with her 1lb 1oz sibling inside her after fetus in the fetu developed during the pregnancy

Chris Witt, 64, was on a late summer holiday in Tenerife

Success in business tends to have certain elements in common. Dr. James Nitit and Sir Richard Branson met at a business meeting and during their time together the two men had the opportunity to speak at length. In doing so, they found that they shared similar opinions and business philosophies, despite their disparate backgrounds. Sir Branson’s fifty-year career reads like a catalog of success, but it didn’t start that way. On his last day at Stowe secondary school, Headmaster Robert...

New research suggests it may be possible to reverse the ageing process to some extent and could potentially pave the way for anti-ageing treatments that actually work.

Booze increases the rate at which the body breaks down nicotine - fuelling craving for another cigarette, suggests a study

Spirulina - hailed as the 'miracle of the sea' - formed part of the diet of the Aztec people, and is now taken either in powder or supplement form

Second hand smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals, and exposure increases the risk of multiple diseases, including lung cancer, stroke, and coronary heart disease.