Air pollution causes more than 500,000 premature deaths in Europe every year
Air pollution is the cause of more than 500,000 premature deaths in Europe every year, fresh figures from the European Environment Agency have revealed. With the majority of Brits now citing air pollution as a daily concern, a study conducted to coincide with the EEA figures found 74 per cent now admit they could do more to lead an environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Londoners are most concerned about the effects of air pollution, followed by those in Edinburgh and Manchester. The study, of...
Britain’s second ever zonkey born on Somerset farm
Zippy is believed to be one of only two zebra-donkey crossbreeds in Britain
Veterans struck down by Gulf War Syndrome offered new hope
The disorder affects about 25 per cent of the 700,000 US veterans who served in Operatio Desert Storm.
Major study finds ageism is rife in British society
Four in 10 over 50s have experienced age discrimination, according to a survey. A study of 50,000 Brits aged over 50 found one in 10 have felt ‘isolated’ and left out of team bonding exercises, social events and meetings at work. And 62 per cent believe they have lost out on jobs due to their age. One in 10 have even faced negative remarks about how old they are from their colleagues or manager. The study was conducted by SunLife...
Arch Hades becomes internet poetry star after sharing ‘heartbreak’ online
Arch Hades has become an unlikely internet sensation after posting bitesize poems about her heartbreaks on the internet. Hades, 26, has gained international acclaim after sharing her “heartache, loneliness and pain” on the social networking site, Instagram. The poems, which describe the “bittersweet and often intense reality of complicated relationships that don’t end in happily ever-afters”, struck a chord with a growing fanbase that now number in the tens of thousands. Hear phenomenal popularity over the space of just a...
Support mounts for a People’s Vote as every Labour constituency backs second referendum on final deal
Support is mounting for the public having a final say on the Brexit deal as it becomes clear what that could entail. Business leaders piled on the pressure this weekend as it was revealed that the majority of voters in every single Labour constituency now want a second referendum when it becomes clear what the Brexit deal is. In a major coup for the People’s Vote campaign, a YouGov poll of 26,000 voters in all 259 Labour held seats found...
Arron Banks says he regrets “unleashing the demons” of Brexit on the country
Arron Banks has said he regrets “unleashing the demons” of Brexit on the country in a controversial interview with Andrew Marr this morning. The businessman, who bankrolled the Leave.EU campaign and is currently under investigation by the UK's National Crime Agency, said that if he had his time again it would probably have been better to remain in the European Union and not unleash the demons of Brexit. It comes as Prime Minister Theresa May faces pressure over claims she...
Shopworker describes harrowing moment she heard London’s latest knife crime victim utter “his last words”
The 17-year-old boy fatally stabbed outside Clapham South tube station was the second teenager to be knifed to death in London in just 24 hours
In Pics – Leicester City ground surrounded by sea of blue tributes as funeral is held for ‘The Boss’ Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
A book of condolence has opened at the ground to those who died and buildings have been turned blue in tribute