When the lockdown was imposed in the UK, shoppers flocked to supermarkets and cleared the shelves of loo roll, tinned goods and pasta. But a new report from John Lewis and Waitrose has revealed a shift in priorities for middle class Brits, who are now investing in homemaking goods – with sales of baking and … Read more
Online supermarket Ocado has seen its revenue surge over 40 per cent this quarter, as locked-down Britons get their shopping delivered to their doors. The grocer said its decision to stop people ordering bottled mineral water helped it complete 6,000 extra orders a week. Across all its operations and partnerships, Ocado claimed it was enabling … Read more
A tool that can be attached to e-cigarettes to track vaping habits could help scientists develop ways to tackle different forms of addiction. Experts from Cornell Tech created an ‘unobtrusive’ monitor that can track when people vape, how deeply they inhale and how much nicotine they consume. It works across all types of e-cigarettes and … Read more
Trump seethes on Twitter about ‘fake’ news coverage of his work habits – including a ‘phony’ NY Times report about him ‘angrily eating a hamburger and Diet Coke in my bedroom’ President Trump called himself the ‘hardest working president in history’ as he sent out a flurry of tweets protesting a New York Times story … Read more
Women over 50 can cut their risk of a stroke by taking up healthy habits such as exercising and ditching junk food, research suggests Key habits to adopt are daily exercise, consuming less junk food and alcohol Diets should include eating more fish, nuts, whole grains, fruits and vegetables The findings show that it is … Read more