1. Create work-at-home boundaries During this time of uncertainty, developing a new routine with more structure in your day can help create some sense of normalcy. If you’re someone who used to decompress during your commute, creating a new routine that mimics your old commute can break up the workday and give you a chance … Read more
The Government is planning to slash hundreds of millions of pounds in foreign aid to countries in conflict zones around the world, according to a leaked document. Figures obtained by the openDemocracy website reveal that senior Foreign Office officials have discussed cutting aid to Syria by two-thirds – from £137million pledged last year to just … Read more
Were 600K COVID hospitalizations preventable simply through diet and exercise? TWO THIRDS of people hospitalized for COVID were obese or had diabetes, high blood pressure or heart failure, study finds Tufts University researchers looked at data on more than 900,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients 30% were obese, 26% had high blood pressure, 21% had diabetes had … Read more
Many small and medium British businesses are becoming more confident about the near future despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey suggests. After a dreadful 2020, two thirds of UK businesses have said they are optimistic about their prospects of growth in 2021, with younger business owners the most upbeat about … Read more
The first ‘real-world’ data examining the impact of vaccines suggests the Oxford and Pfizer jabs cut two thirds of infections and transmissions. The data, which supports Britain’s policy of widening the time between doses, will show one shot of either of the vaccines will have that effect on people of all ages. Boris Johnson is expected … Read more
The majority of British people think climate change is a ‘global emergency’ and want to see urgent action taken to combat the threat, according to a global survey. UN Development Programme (UNDP) and University of Oxford researchers questioned 1.2 million people worldwide as part of the ‘people’s climate vote’. More than 30 million people were … Read more
Two thirds of NHS hospitals currently have more Covid patients than they did on England’s worst day in April last year when the pandemic first exploded, official figures show as the Government last night shifted back to a total national lockdown to ‘protect the NHS’. There were a record 26,000 infected patients taking up hospital … Read more
More than two thirds of coronavirus survivors who were hospitalized for the infection are still left with lingering symptoms seven weeks later, new research suggests. Reports of so-called ‘long covid’ have spread across the world, suggesting that even if vaccines can slow the spread of the pandemic, millions may be living with lasting effects of … Read more
NHS hospitals in Blackpool are treating up to 65 per cent as many patients as they were at the peak of the outbreak in April, statistics show. In Newcastle and Liverpool, admission rates are nudging closer numbers not seen for six months as the second wave of Covid-19 rips through the North of England. Cases … Read more
More than two thirds of Britons believe Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should have their royal titles taken away from them, a new survey suggests. The study for Tatler magazine also showed the majority of respondents believed the Duchess of Sussex, 39, should not be commenting on US politics. It comes as the couple this … Read more