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The brain actually ‘beats’… just like the heart, say scientists.
And its tiny movements - less than the width of a human hair - have been caught on film for the first time.
Memory fades as people get older because their brain runs out of gas… just like an ‘old banger’
Mitichondria, tiny 'power stations' that fuel all cells make less power in the brain with age
Tommy Robinson has been jailed over comments made outside court
The founder of the English Defence League has been jailed over comments made on camera outside a court building which had the potential to derail a long-running trial. Tommy Robinson filmed himself during an hour-long rant outside Leeds Crown Court which he streamed on Facebook Live and was viewed a quarter of a million times. A judge who locked the right-wing activist up for 13 months for contempt of court told him his actions may cause the sensitive case to...
Calls for PM to implement new EU workplace rights or “risk betraying voters”
GMB is urging Theresa May to implement at the earliest opportunity important changes to a European Union directive that will make it harder for unscrupulous employers to exploit workers. Following the landmark vote in the European Parliament today to strengthen protections on posted workers, the union is calling on the government not to drag its feet in implementing the change to the rights of posted workers. The changes are intended to prevent undercutting employers paying EU workers posted in the...
Motorways & streets left submerged in water after 12 inches of rain fall in an HOUR
The skies opened up over south east England, leaving cars partially flooded and roads covered by heavy rainfall - and the sky so dark it looked like night.
Richard Madeley terminates interview with Gavin Williamson after defence sec refuses to “give straight answers”
ITV's Richard Madley terminated an interview with Gavin Williamson this morning because the defence secretary refused to give straight answers to his questions. The broadcaster was clearly infuriated with Williamson for dodging questions after he challenged him over the Salisbury poisoning case. After asking him three times whether he regretted having told Russia to “shut up and go away” in the aftermath of the attack, the Good Morning Britain presenter suddenly announced “interview terminated”, adding it would be “helpful if you answered...
Public warned to stay away from a 30ft decomposed whale carcas on popular beach
Members of the public were shocked to find the heavily decomposed minke whale on Sunday night.
When we say all the evidence points to Brexit making us poorer, this is what we mean
A viral tweet is doing the rounds on social media after highlighting the compelling body of evidence that suggests Brexit will make us all poorer. The government's leaked impact report that came to light in March of this year confirmed most of our fears that every region in Britain will be left economically worse off by Brexit. And with negotiations still to be completed, it found the more divergence from European regulations and trade the UK goes for, the worse...
Jacob Rees-Mogg “Saddened” by Irish landslide vote over abortion
Senior Tory Jacob Ress-Mogg told LBC radio that he was saddened by The Republic of Ireland’s decision to repeal its 8th amendment and allow abortions to take place in the country. The vote was a historic victory for Irish people who had been campaigning for the amendment’s repeal ever since it was passed in 1983. However, the result was welcomed by the PM, Mrs May who tweeted : ‘The Irish Referendum yesterday was an impressive show of democracy which delivered...