Anxiety sufferers should be given lavender oil as a first line of treatment instead of addictive drugs, a psychiatrist has claimed. Professor Hans Peter-Volz said doctors are too quick to dish out benzodiazepines and other drugs to patients with anxiety. Instead, patients with a mild form of the disorder should be given natural remedies, including … Read more
The wife of former England striker Kevin Phillips was arrested at the scene of a knife attack that left a 20-year-old in a critical condition, MailOnline can reveal. Julie Phillips confirmed she was held for two nights at police station as part of an investigation into the stabbing. Two 20-year-old men were arrested at the … Read more
WHEN WILL VICTORY BELLS RING OUT? British tanks storming into Denmark, 500,000 German PoWs taken in Hamburg and Cabinet ministers told to stay in London – how the last days of WWII in Europe were reported in May 1945 On Friday, May 4 1945, British troops were rolling into Denmark, crossing German border into Jutland … Read more
Rolls-Royce shares slump nearly 7% on reports it is planning to cut up to 8,000 jobs By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 Rolls-Royce shares slumped nearly 7 per cent yesterday on reports it is planning to cut up to 8,000 jobs. … Read more
British homes in lockdown are using 41 hours of internet a week, or nearly six hours a day – a rise of 29 per cent, according to a new survey. Comparison site Uswitch said a sizeable rise in internet usage since lockdown started has been driven by home working, video calls and gaming. Internet consumption for home … Read more
Grayson’s Art Club Rating: The Great British Intelligence Test Rating: Three cheers for the irascible Maggi Hambling. While celebrities were falling over themselves to appear on Grayson’s Art Club (C4), the 74-year-old sculptress announced that either she did it her way or everyone else could get stuffed. First of all, she wasn’t doing any of this … Read more
Over-the-counter (OTC) lozenges for a sore throat may be fueling the rise of superbugs, research suggests. A study found antibiotics added to non-prescriptions remedies often fail to wipe out the bacteria causing a patient’s symptoms. Researchers worry this will strengthen bacteria and enable the species to evolve antibiotic resistance. Over-the-counter lozenges for a sore throat … Read more
Police used batons to beat Indians when queues to buy alcohol broke out of control today. Liquor stores reopened for the first time in Indian states and cities including New Delhi following a slight relaxing of rules after 40 days of strict coronavirus lockdown. Despite carefully drawn chalk circles showing shoppers where to stand to maintain … Read more
Urgent probe into obesity link to Covid-19 deaths: Matt Hancock orders health officials to find why certain groups including the overweight, men and ethnic minorities are more likely to die Matt Hancock has ordered health officials to trawl through victim records He said it was too early to suggest weight was a factor but data … Read more
O2 in talks with rival Virgin Media about potential £24bn mega-merger By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 O2 is in talks with rival Virgin Media about a potential £24 billion mega-merger, it was confirmed yesterday. The tie-up would transform the telecoms … Read more