Charles called on world leaders to give their support to the ‘Terra Carta’ – a new initiative providing the basis of a sustainable recovery plan for Nature, People and Planet at the heart of global value creation. The Terra Carta (Earth Charter), ‘provides a roadmap to 2030 for businesses to move towards an ambitious and … Read more
Eating just two sausages per week increases your risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and early death, experts have warned. A multinational team of researchers tracked the diets and health outcomes of 134,297 people from 21 countries spanning five continents, including Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Sweden and China. They found a 46 per cent higher risk of major … Read more
The summer of 2012 was hailed as a triumph for British sport as a home Olympics unfolded with gold raining on London in the most successful Games for Team GB in 104 years. Of the 65 medals for the host nation, 19 of them gold, 12 gongs came from a single sport: cycling. Team GB’s … Read more
Labour warns election candidates to avoid talking about Boris Johnson’s handling of Covid pandemic – because it has been too popular with voters May’s local election candidates are recommended to avoid talking about Covid This is because Boris Johnson’s approach has been so popular with UK voters Labour is under strain as the Tories have … Read more
Over-75s could avoid legal action if they don’t pay the TV licence fee, signals BBC director-general Tim Davie Over-75s will not be threatened with legal action over not paying TV licence fee Former cricketer Lord Botham welcomed director-general Tim Davie’s response Pensioners started paying fee last year and only those in receipt of pension credit … Read more
Mortgage borrowers hit hardest by the pandemic may find themselves paying out thousands more each year, because they believe the financial fallout has affected their ability to remortgage. Almost one third of borrowers who have seen their incomes fall due to Covid-19 expect to move onto their lender’s standard variable rate once their initial deal … Read more
Is this the end of the endoscopy? Patients could avoid invasive procedure by swallowing a tiny camera inside a pill in move that could transform bowel cancer diagnosis The cancer cam, known as a colon capsule endoscopy, is swallowed by patients It then takes pictures of the lining of the bowel to look for any signs … Read more
A man who likes to take his pet pigs on walks is only allowed to roam along a Government-approved route which allows him to avoid shops, cafes and picnic spots. Josh Townsend, 32, regularly takes his pet porkers Billy and Franklyn on a stroll of their local park. The two mini pigs are mega-smart and … Read more
Smiling assassin: Chancellor Rishi Sunak Let’s be honest, it could have been worse. For weeks, we (the great British public) had been primed to fear the worst. Middle England’s pensions and investments, we were told, would be raided to pay for the Government’s stoic financial support of the economy – businesses and households – through … Read more
Kate Middleton’s mother Carole has asked the publishers [of Good Housekeeping magazine] not to promote a cover interview with her over fears it will look ‘insensitive’ while Prince Philip is battling ill-health in hospital. Carole Middleton, who runs party supply company Party Pieces, interviewed with the magazine in January but has reportedly asked its publishers … Read more