MPs are urging doctors to stop using ‘body mass index’

MPs urge doctors to ban ‘shaming’ term BMI or ‘body mass index’ amid fears it can harm patients’ self image Doctors should stop using body mass index as a measure of health, MPs say  The MPs instea want medics to adopt a ‘health at every size’ approach  Committee also suggested ‘dangerous’ obesity strategy may make … Read more

Fans facing £58m loss as Football Index goes bust

Football fans lose nearly £58m after major betting firm collapses into administration By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:14 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 12 March 2021 Football fans have lost nearly £58m after a major betting firm collapsed into administration.  Customers at Football Index, which markets itself as an … Read more

Fans facing £58m loss as Football Index goes bust

Football fans lose nearly £58m after major betting firm collapses into administration By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:14 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 12 March 2021 Football fans have lost nearly £58m after a major betting firm collapsed into administration.  Customers at Football Index, which markets itself as an … Read more

Football Index enters administration and announces suspension

Football Index, the online gambling platform, has entered administration and been suspended after a market crash at the weekend sparked fury and disgust from investors. The under-fire company announced on Thursday evening that, after discussions with ‘external’ legal and financial advisors, the decision was made to help find an ‘agreeable way forward’. Administrators Begbies Traynor … Read more

Thousands of Football Index customers left furious after share prices on gambling platform crash

A number of users on Football Index, a virtual gambling platform, have lost ‘life-altering’ amounts of money, ranging in the thousands, after jaw-dropping share price crashes on the site, Sportsmail has been told.  The self-styled ‘real money virtual stock market’ announced that users would be given 28 days’ notice of a large reduction in dividend … Read more

Morrisons relegated from FTSE100 index of top UK firms

Investors in Morrisons left scratching their heads as grocer relegated from FTSE100 index of top UK firms By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 March 2021 Investors in Morrisons were left scratching their heads this week as the Bradford-based grocer was relegated from the … Read more

Wokingham is healthiest place in England and Blackpool the unhealthiest in new index

Wokingham is healthiest place in England and Blackpool the unhealthiest in new index – so how did your town fare? Berkshire town received overall health score of 110 putting it to top of the list   Scores were collected by Office for National Statistics and financial company Seaside town Blackpool only scored 86 on the overall … Read more

Elon Musk poised to be third richest person in world after Tesla is selected for the S&P 500 Index

Elon Musk’s wealth swells by $15Bn and he’s set to pass Mark Zuckerberg as the third richest person in the world after Tesla was selected for the S&P 500 index Tesla will join the S&P 500 Index on December 21, it was announced Monday The news led Tesla stocks to surge 14 percent in after-hour … Read more

Memory: ‘Time cells’ in human brains index events in chronological order, study finds

‘Time cells’ in human brains index our memories in chronological order and allow us to recall some experiences as clearly as film sequences, study finds Time cells were first seen in rats back in 2011 but had not been found in humans Researchers measured the brain activity of 27 people as they took a memory … Read more

Index ranks ‘kindest’ new cars it says are best for vegan motorists

When we say the most-vegan friendly motors, we’re not referring to which vehicles animal-free enthusiasts can eat. Like other industries, car manufacturers are becoming increasing aware of the growing demand for products to have animal-free materials, and are reacting by launching a range of synthetic fabrics to replace leather used in the cabins of their … Read more