There has been a three per cent annual rise in the number of drink-drive crashes on Britain’s roads, new figures released today show. An estimated 5,890 accidents involved at least one driver who was over the alcohol limit in 2018, up from 5,700 in the previous year, the Department for Transport confirmed. And the stats … Read more
Matt Hancock insists it will be up to schools to make sure UK’s tens of thousands of supply teachers do not act as coronavirus super spreaders when they switch between jobs as he says they MUST be kept socially distanced from pupils Schools in England are scheduled to reopen next week, already open in Scotland … Read more
Flora Gill (pictured) was invited to a rave by an acquaintance Last week I was spending a glorious afternoon sitting on the green outside a pub with a takeaway pint, when I saw a boy I recognised from before the world stopped still. He’s the kind of acquaintance that in ‘normal life’ I might have … Read more
Priti Patel’s Taser shocker: Home Secretary lets police use ‘more painful’ stun guns that experts warn can pose a risk to passers-by Scientists warned Taser 7 may lead to more internal injuries and broken bones It will be up to individual forces if they buy the Taser 7 and train officers to use it Miss … Read more
More than 90,000 travel sector jobs have been lost or placed at risk since the coronavirus crisis started, the association of travel agents and tour operators has said. ABTA has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak asking for Government measures to support businesses, warning that the job situation in the industry had reached a ‘critical point’ … Read more
Blood pressure drug taken by millions of Britons cuts the risk of dying from coronavirus by a THIRD, research shows Those prescribed blood pressure medication were 33 per cent less likely to die Doctors found patients prescribed ACE inhibitors and ARBs had a survival boost Researchers at the University of East Anglia pooled data from … Read more
British holidaymakers in Spain are at risk from deadly ‘West Nile’ virus spread by mosquitos, experts say as outbreak kills two in Seville and puts eight in intensive care Outbreak of West Nile virus claimed the lives of two people in Seville, Spain Virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, also put eight in hospital intensive … Read more
Erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs such as Viagra may boost colorectal cancer survival rates, a new study suggests. Researchers found the medications decreased the risk of premature death in colon cancer patients by almost 20 percent. What’s more, patients were 15 percent less likely to die from the primary cause of death for colon cancer, which … Read more
Five more migrants risked their lives in gale-force winds to cross the channel taking the number who arrived in small boats this year to over 5,000. Numbers of people trying to reach British shores have surged in the summer months, prompting the Government to deploy RAF planes to the English Channel in an effort to … Read more
Looking after your heart with a healthy lifestyle also staves off eye disease and sight loss, study claims US researchers found reduced risk of eye disease for people with healthy hearts Those of us who stick to heart health advice can prevent cataracts and glaucoma About 2.2 billion people globally have eye disease leading to visual impairment By … Read more