RUTH SUNDERLAND: Negative interest rates are an insidious way of making savers finance Government’s debt pile, but economies that victimise the thrifty seldom thrive in the long run By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 31 May 2020 Savers, collectively, are losing billions of pounds … Read more
Britain’s biggest solar farm – the size of almost 1,000 football pitches – gets green light in Kent countryside despite fears it will harm the local area Cleve Hill solar park will be capable of generating enough electricity to power more than 91,000 homes It is the first of its kind to be classified as … Read more
Spicing up your dinner with coriander, cumin, thyme and parsley counteracts some of the harmful effects of high-fat meals, according to a new report. Adding even one teaspoon of spice mix to a recipe can have anti-inflammatory benefits, reducing the risk of cancer, diabetes or heart disease. In experiments, US researchers found people who ate … Read more
Doctors in the UK have shared their fears over 250 ventilators purchased from China and called for their ‘withdrawal and replacement’. Medical experts from the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust warned that the Shangrila 510 model, made by Chinese firm Beijing Aeonmed Co. Ltd., caused ‘significant patient harm including death’ if used in a … Read more
The UK prison system is in ‘deep crisis’, with violence, drug problems and overcrowding prevailing in male prisons, according to a report. The ‘infliction of unjustified violence by staff on prisoners’ was particularly ‘deeply concerning’, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) said. The ‘evolution’ of an informal practice of preventive … Read more
Long after the lockdown is lifted and the pandemic has receded, the UK health service may still be treating vast numbers of long-term victims of the coronavirus. Worrying evidence from early studies of patients with Covid-19 is emerging to suggest the infection may leave behind debilitating conditions ranging from sensory loss to heart and lung … Read more
It’s the three-minute breathing exercise that can ease debilitating coronavirus symptoms – and, by now, thousands of Britons will have tried it. A video posted by urgent care specialist Dr Sarfaraz Munshi showing him demonstrating the technique has gone viral – raking in more than three million views on YouTube, no doubt bolstered by the … Read more