Avoid eating processed meats entirely, researchers advise

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

Scadal as Lighthouse Covid lab in Milton Keynes ‘processed hundreds of contaminated samples’

A Covid testing lab at the heart of the UK’s swabbing scheme processed potentially hundreds of contaminated samples every day, an undercover probe has claimed. A BBC Panorama investigation found a number of safety breaches and failings at the Lighthouse Lab in Milton Keynes during the second wave.  Lab workers had rushed vital checks, discarded … Read more

Migrants arriving in Kent are being processed at a ‘rubble-strewn building site’

Migrants arriving in Kent soaking wet and freezing after crossing the English Channel are being processed at a ‘rubble-strewn building site’, inspectors found. Many were then detained for days at a time in rooms with no sleeping facilities, showers or access to the open air. A surprise visit to Home Office facilities by HM Inspectorate … Read more

Coronavirus UK: A FIFTH of 10.5m tests haven’t been processed

A FIFTH of the UK’s 10.5million coronavirus tests have not been processed, government admits – as ministers AXE figures on how many people have been screened claiming they do not ‘reflect reality’ Government figures show a fifth of 10.5million coronavirus tests not processed  No10 admits that many people posted home tests have not been returning … Read more

Meet the trio who want to stamp out toxic receipts for good and have processed 1.5m digital copies 

Getting a receipt printed out at the till could soon be a thing of the past on a national and even global scale if these three entrepreneurs get their way. Matty Cusden-Ross, Veronique Barbosa and Tom Reay are the founders of a digital receipts start-up called Flux which aims to eradicate the practice of automatically … Read more