Just one full-fat fizzy drink a day in middle-age may increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to new research. The sugar-laden beverages send cholesterol levels soaring – increasing the risk of clots that cut off blood supply to the heart or brain. Researchers from Tufts University in Massachusetts studied almost 6,000 over … Read more
Ex-Chancellor Sajid Javid blasts Dominic Cummings’ reign of terror over advisers in scything resignation speech saying changes the powerful aide is making are ‘not in the public interest’ Sajid Javid made resignation statement in the House of Commons this afternoon Ex-Chancellor launched thinly-veiled attack on Dominic Cummings’ behaviour Mr Javid quit after being told his … Read more
A mother claims she had ‘no idea’ her husband stole £1.5million from the National Lottery and an online estate agent, despite him transferring most of it into two of her bank accounts, a court heard yesterday. Sofina Sarwar, 34, denies knowing anything about the ‘colossal amounts’ Haroon Cassim, 36, took from Camelot, which runs the … Read more
Direct Line to axe 800 jobs as customers increasingly move online By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 11:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 12:42 GMT, 26 February 2020 Insurance firm Direct Line has confirmed it is to cut 800 jobs as a response to the growing prevalence of customers interacting with the firm … Read more
Lloyds will axe 780 full-time jobs, claims trade union Unite, as 56 branches are due to close by autumn Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland owner has been cutting back on branches News follows HSBC revealing that it will shut another 27 branches Lloyds said it had taken another £2.45billion hit from PPI in recent … Read more
An extraordinary wartime archive that belonged to an early member of the SAS who topped a Nazi death list has been discovered. The late Fred Casey was among the original dozen members of the 1st Special Air Service that was created in North Africa to wreak havoc behind enemy lines. The commando’s military possessions include … Read more
Kate’s a knockout! Duchess of Cambridge dons green culottes as she practises taekwondo moves and takes to the racetrack at SportsAid event Sporty Duchess of Cambridge, 38, attended a SportsAid event at London Stadium this morning Kate Middleton was on hand to celebrate the role parents and guardians play in their child’s sporting success The … Read more
Students at the London School of Economics have voted to ban all beef products from the Holborn campus. The vote was proposed by LSE’s Peta representative Phoebe Woodruff, who now wants all meat banned from the university. The college, which is the fourth-ranked university in Britain, has almost 12,000 students, however, the proposal to ban … Read more
‘Submarine’ Boris Johnson FINALLY surfaces to face grilling from MPs in the Commons on mounting Coronavirus crisis and floods misery… but he STILL hasn’t visited victims of extreme weather 11 days on Boris Johnson will take PMQs in the Commons after keeping low profile for week The premier has been criticised for failing to visit … Read more
Stock markets continue to plunge in wake of coronavirus fears after Wall Street suffered worst two-day losing streak for two years FTSE 100 Index has now fallen below 7,000 for the first time in more than a year Nearly £100 billion has been wiped off the value of UK blue chip companies Stock markets in … Read more