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One in five Brits now never carries cash, a study has found. Researchers who polled 2,000 UK adults found many are now opting to pay using different methods such as chip and pin and smartphone payments. Half believe cash is 'on the way out' and will ‘soon’ be superseded by alternative ways of paying for goods and services. Three quarters revealed they now expect ALL retailers to accept cash payment alternatives. The research was commissioned by First Bus, which accepts...

Thousands of people do not have access to basic toilet facilities in their workplace in the UK, according to a shocking report by Unite. The Union uncovered evidence of staff at branches of high-street banks being required to urinate in buckets, and construction sites failing to provide any female toilets for their staff. Bus drivers had been denied toilet breaks for up to five hours, and workers in call centres for big financial institutions were told to log in and...

The dual action virus targets cancer cells and healthy cells tricked into protecting the cancer from the immune system

A medical bag was stolen from ambulance workers as they responded to a call-out, in what police have called a “despicable” act. The green rucksack contained drugs which could be harmful if misused, police said. The bag was taken as ambulance staff attended an incident on Caledonian Road, in Edinburgh at around 9.20pm on Saturday night. Police Inspector Gill Lundberg said: “Stealing from emergency service workers trying to help someone is a despicable act. “While the theft of this equipment...

Nottingham’s Rock City venue had to be evacuated during a at around 9.30pm on November 16 when a suspected pepper spray was released into the crowd during American rap artist Lil Pump's set

Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party has taken a three-point lead over the Tories according to a poll for the Observer .  The Conservative Party have dropped down to 36% a drop of five points. Labour has increased three to hit 39 per cent. UKIP has gone to 8 per cent, a two point rise and the Liberal Democrats are on 7, a fall of one point. It appears the issues over the EU Brexit deal have damaged the faith in the Conservative...

It would give men between one and two years extra and women six months to a year in Copenhagen, a population of over 616,000 people similar in size to Bristol or Belfast

Noise in intense care units caring for the most poorly patients have been measured at levels of over 100dB, the equivalent of loud music through headphones

The car collided with a steam train at the Sweet Briar Road crossing in Sheringham, Norfolk