Huge surge in insomnia among children is blamed on social media and a mental health crisis 

Huge surge in insomnia among children is blamed on social media and a mental health crisis Thousands of children are being admitted to hospital suffering from insomnia Experts blame rising obesity levels, social media use, and mental health issues  The NHS said ‘more must be done to limit the drivers of poor health’  By Kumail Jaffer … Read more

Stock app Robinhood apologises for 17-hour outage after surge

Stock trading app Robinhood apologizes after platform goes down for 17 HOURS during biggest single-day market surge since 2009 as disgruntled users threaten to file a class-action lawsuit Robinhood is taking heat after an outage with its app that lasted 17 hours The outage came just as markets surged after taking a hit last week Users … Read more

Lidl is punished for going green as business rates on solar panels surge by 700 per cent 

Lidl is punished for going green as business rates on solar panels surge by 700 per cent Discount retailer Lidl was paying £689 on the solar panels on a typical shop  But the German-owned chain has seen this rise 528 per cent to £4,329 a year Lidl has put panels on seven stores but wants to … Read more

Rent-to-own retailer BrightHouse on brink after surge of mis-selling claims

Rent-to-own retailer BrightHouse on brink after surge of mis-selling claims  Accountancy firm Grant Thornton is on standby to handle a potential insolvency The collapse of BrightHouse would put 2,400 jobs at risk The firm offers rent-to-own deals on electrical goods to hard-up shoppers  By Harriet Dennys For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:20 GMT, 29 … Read more

NHS would sacrifice most vulnerable patients’ critical care during coronavirus surge, medics admit

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Health chiefs order public handwashing campaign amid fears UK cases are set to surge 

Patients with suspected coronavirus will be tested in their own homes in a bid to contain the outbreak. They will be ordered to stay indoors and wait for a paramedic or nurse rather than risk infecting dozens of people at hospital or on their way there. In a further sign that the NHS is preparing … Read more