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Trump’s FART to have “silent but deadly” repercussions
Donald Trump's move to break away from the World Trade Organisation by forming its own Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act is likely to have "silent but deadly" repercussions, commentators have said. A leaked draft of the act - dubbed the FART bill - shows that the President is set to abandon global trade rules in favour of bespoke agreements with different countries. The draft bill would see the President given unilateral power to ignore global trade rules and set his own tariffs...
Heatwave: Hill walkers find the perfect way to cool off at the top of Ben Nevis
People who climbed the UK's highest peak over the hot weekend used snow patches to help cool down
Study reveals children with gay parents more emotionally stable
A child's wellbeing to be linked to how well the family functions rather than parents' sexual tastes.
Francisco Reynés launches Naturgy, the new brand of Gas Natural Fenosa
Francisco Reynés announced that Gas Natural Fenosa has changed its brand name to Naturgy, in order to become more modern, digital and international. Francisco Reynés expressed that “we are embarking on a new era; one focused on innovation, experience and digitalisation. And we are doing so with a new image which is more modern, digital and global. It is also more environmentally-friendly, and reflects better the new era that we are entering”. During his speech in the General Shareholders’ Meeting...
Delays in diagnosing potentially fatal meningitis bug highlighted in hard-hitting report
One in four meningitis patients had to wait more than 29 hours for a lumbar puncture to distinguish between the bacterial and viral form of the bug
Heatwave sees roads start to melt
Motorists have been warned as temperatures soar
Breaking: Fire breaks out in high rise flats in Mile End
A fire has broke out in a high rise building in Mile End. Eight fire engines and 58 firefighters are currently at the scene. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) say half of a flat on the 12th floor of a tower block is alight in Wellington Way, Mile End. A massive pall of smoke could be seen from central London billowing from Grafton House in Mile End. London Fire Brigade said the fire started in a flat on the twelfth...
Man widowed by cancer invents ‘cancer breathalyser’
Billy Boyle lost his wife Kate to colon cancer on Christmas Day 2014, moments before their twin sons woke to ask him if it was time to open their presents
Walnuts may prevent diabetes
Researchers found a lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes among people who eat a handful of walnuts everyday