Statins, the controversial pills prescribed to lower cholesterol, slash the risk of early death in people aged over 75 by a quarter, a study shows. It found that the risk of dying from a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, was 20 per cent lower for those taking took statins. The benefits … Read more
Government experts ‘warned in early April of coronavirus risk posed by care home staff working in more than one location but restrictions were not recommended until five weeks later’ April 9 meeting raised the issue of ‘staff working between different care homes’ But updated guidance to staff to work at one location not published until … Read more
A drone has captured stunning pictures of rows of lavender plants that have bloomed weeks early due to the ‘unusually warm’ weather. The lavender fields near St Keverne in Cornwall usually turn bright purple with flowers in July. But this year the crop came two weeks early, in the middle of June. Roskorwell Farm’s lavender boom … Read more
Face-to-face talks on a UK-EU post-Brexit trade deal end EARLY with negotiator David Frost saying there are ‘significant differences that still remain’ First face-to-face talks since coronavirus struck were due to conclude tomorrow But UK chief negotiator David Frost revealed they had finished this afternoon He said talks ‘underlined the significant differences that still remain’ … Read more
A smirking killer posed in a jacuzzi with a glass of champagne just hours after being released early from a jail term for ramming his ex-girlfriend off the road to her death in a high-speed chase. Michael Wheeler has sickened the family of his victim, 22-year-old Sophie Taylor, by posting the celebration photo on social … Read more
Hair salons are due to reopen in a matter of days, but one mother who just couldn’t wait has resorted to desperate measures by cutting her own hair with a pair of children’s paper scissors. Mother-of-two Ruth Crilly, from Somerset, decided to give her locks a much-needed lockdown trim, and documented the haircut on her … Read more
The UK is on track to suffer another 30,000 coronavirus deaths because lockdown has been lifted too early, an ‘alternative SAGE’ panel of experts warned today. Infection rates have stopped falling for the first time in months due to people starting to meet up again, the independent scientists say. About 3,000 people are still catching … Read more
Christina Aguilera reveals that in the early days of her career there was a ‘big debate’ among music executives around changing her ‘ethnic’ last name By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 00:42 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 00:42 BST, 27 June 2020 Christina Aguilera revealed that in the early days of her career there … Read more
People who get divorced are more likely to die than heavy drinkers, people with money problems and those who never got married in the first place, a study has shown. Scientists revealed the disparity after asking 13,611 American adults aged between 50 and 104 about their lives over the previous 16 years, between 1992 and … Read more
People who get divorced are more likely to die than heavy drinkers, people with money problems and those who never got married in the first place, a study has shown. Scientists revealed the disparity after asking 13,611 American adults aged between 50 and 104 about their lives over the previous 16 years, between 1992 and … Read more