Men who add a handful of nuts to their diet can increase their sperm quality and fertility, a new study shows. Spanish researchers compared men who were fed a mixture of tree nuts – almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts – over 14 weeks as a supplement to their standard Western diet with those who weren’t. The inclusion … Read more
We have reached the tulip-planting season. In theory all other bulbs should be planted by now, leaving tulips till last. In practice, few of us achieve or even aim for that. I still have some daffodils and crocuses to plant and although it is something I should definitely hurry up and get on with, any … Read more
Number 10 is reportedly in talks with Palantir about getting the controversial tech firm to help improve the bungling test and trace system. Officials have held discussions with the US data analytics company about using its software to manage sensitive contact tracing data, according to the Financial Times. But the move is bound to spark … Read more
Number 10 has admitted Britain’s beleaguered Test and Trace ‘must improve’ after it emerged more than 100,000 potential coronavirus patients were missed by the scheme last week. Damning statistics published by the Government today showed the system only tracked down 59 per cent of close contacts of people who tested positive for the virus in the … Read more
Are YOU a pro snoozer or a grim sleeper? Take the quiz that will reveal your sleep persona – and how to get a better night’s rest Online multiple-choice quiz designed to help people find their sleep personas Pillow specialists Kally Sleep created ten-question quiz to identify how we sleep The slumber personas range from … Read more
A woman who was bullied because of her severe acne has claimed that a treatment made from wild mustard extract helped to improve her skin in just two weeks. Rebekah Cameron, 24, from Merseyside, who lives with her dog Finn, first got acne when she was 11-years-old, and went on to have a 13-year battle … Read more
Six projects already funded: Princess Alexandra Hospital – Harlow (East of England) – A new integrated, high tech healthcare campus to replace the aging Princess Alexandra Hospital. Watford General Hospital (East of England) – Rebuilding Watford General, including women & children’s services. Whipps Cross University Hospital – North East London (London) – A new hospital … Read more
Delicately balanced boulders have been used to create a ‘rock clock’ that can improve the accuracy of earthquake severity predictions by up 50 per cent. Imperial College London researchers created a new severe earthquake forecasting model using information from formations of precariously balanced rocks (PBRs). PBRs, rock formations where a ‘slender boulder’ is delicately perched … Read more
Essex vow to improve cultural education of players after Will Buttleman angered cricket community by pouring BEER over Muslim team-mate Feroze Khushi in Bob Willis Trophy celebrations at Lord’s… but county champions fall short of an apology Essex won Sunday’s Bob Willis Trophy final ahead of Somerset at Lord’s Will Buttleman poured beer over team-mate Feroze … Read more
Prince William has helped push through a staggering 120 innovations to increase diversity at Bafta. The ‘watershed’ new moves are related to an impassioned speech the Prince made during the televised British Academy Film Awards in February where the visibly angered royal attacked the overwhelming ‘whiteness and maleness’ of the prestigious awards. Plans were introduced … Read more