73 m. ago UK's most prescribed drug can actually CUT risk of dementia, bombshell study finds

Researchers have discovered that a medication eight million Brits are prescribed, for another condition, could help lower the risk of dementia - a study involving 571,000 people made the bombshell finding

Events

79 m. ago Layoffs threaten US firefighter cancer registry, mine research and mask lab

Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers

Events

1 hour ago Arsenal ready to rip up summer transfer plans with question marks over two players

Arsenal have struggled with a raft of injury problems this season and manager Mikel Arteta has revealed they are also having an effect on the club's plans for the summer transfer window

Sport

2 h. ago South Asian garment makers anxious about future after Trump’s ‘shock’ tariffs: ’Terrible for business’

Manufacturers fear retailers will opt for other cost-effective nations with lower tariffs on imports

Events

2 h. ago What is up with car door handles these days? | Dave Schilling

Why is everything computerised, automated or impossible to turn off these days?I believe, deep in my soul, that car companies’ number one goal in life is to ruin the experience of driving. I don’t have any direct evidence of this conspiracy to rob us of the pleasure of the open road, other than the cacophony of beeps, blips, bloops and blops that greet us in the latest models. Oh, and the screens. Every year, they try to find a new place to glue a touchscreen in a car, like Pizza Hut hunting for more orifices to stuff cheese into one of their pies.Everything is computerized, automated or impossible to turn off. According to surveys of new-car buyers by the market research firm Strategic Vision, satisfaction with car controls plummeted by 23 percentage points in the last nine years. The whiz-bang gizmos foisted on the North American car buyer have devolved from the glorious, life-saving back-up camera to gesture controls that allow you to turn an invisible knob to crank up the volume...

Politics

2 h. ago This 35p buy from Aldi or Tesco is key to clearing weeds off your drive

It's such a simple and effective way to get the job done

Politics

3 h. ago An unusual gut bacteria can help prevent obesity. But how do you keep it happy?

Researchers have known for years that this friendly bacteria is associated with good health

Politics

4 h. ago Experts issue warning after world's most common painkiller has a bizarre and unexpected side effect

In a series of experiments involving almost 550 people, US researchers found those given the drug were far more likely to make a potentially life-changing decision than those on a placebo.

Events

4 h. ago Lewis Hamilton admits suffering at Japanese GP as disqualification has lasting effect

Lewis Hamilton qualified just eighth for the Japanese Grand Prix and admitted after the session his Ferrari team are still being affect by their double disqualification in China

Politics

7 h. ago A new AI tool could slash cancer drug research waiting times in half

AI technology developed by a team at The Institute of Cancer Research may be able to streamline the years-long drug discovery process

Events

7 h. ago Trump tariffs come into effect in ‘seismic’ shift to global trade

‘Baseline’ 10% import levy takes effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses on Saturday, with some higher tariffs to begin next weekUS customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.The initial 10% “baseline” tariff took effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses at 12.01am ET (0401 GMT), ushering in Trump’s full rejection of the post-second world war system of mutually agreed tariff rates. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago 12 big tax changes hitting you this month including National Insurance

Most of the changes take effect on Sunday, 6 April, the start of the new tax year, though a few started from the first day of April - here is all the changes you need to know about

Events

10 h. ago Benidorm tourist clampdown as penalties revealed for anyone breaking strict rule

As fed-up locals continue to berate tourists for fuelling Spain's housing crisis, Benidorm has decided to take powers into its own hands in a huge new clampdown that comes into effect in just two weeks

Politics

11 h. ago King Charles 'looks raring to go' as he prepares for historic state visit to Italy after his 'minor bump in the road' hospital stay

Charles and Camilla will arrive in Rome on Monday to begin their four-day trip - just ten days after he was admitted to hospital following side effects from his treatment for cancer.

Politics

14 h. ago Los Angeles agrees to $4bn deal to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims

County’s offer – largest of its kind – would settle lawsuits filed over alleged abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959Los Angeles county has reached a $4bn agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday.The agreement, which still needs approval from the Los Angeles county board of supervisors, would be the largest of its kind and have long-lasting financial effects for the county, officials said. Continue reading...

Economics

18 h. ago James May suffering from concerning side effect three years on from near fatal crash

The Grand Tour's James May was involved in a nasty car accident while filming in 2022 and three years on, the broadcaster is still suffering side effects

Events

20 h. ago Meloni under rising pressure to back EU ‘bazooka’ against Trump tariffs

Italy will effectively have casting vote on whether to support use of anti-coercion instrument to hit US services exports

Politics

20 h. ago Meloni under pressure to back EU ‘bazooka’ against Trump tariffs

Italy will effectively have casting vote on whether to support use of anti-coercion instrument to hit US services exports

Politics

21 h. ago ‘Like sleeping in dirty clothes’: how often should you wash your linens?

Doing laundry can be a tedious task and how often you wash each type of item depends on how much contact it has with your skinIs there any domestic task more sisyphean than laundry? No sooner have you pulled a crisp, clean sheet on to your bed than it is time to strip it off and start over. Blink and a clean towel becomes dirty. Somehow, lives, careers and relationships must fit into the tiny slivers of time between loads.I don’t enjoy laundry; give me dish duty any day. I do, however, enjoy living in a clean space that doesn’t smell like a locker room. Textiles can really trap scent – and bacteria. Continue reading...

Politics

21 h. ago The 'healthy' foods that could be driving unexplained surge in cancer

A variety of foods that make up a healthy diet contain compounds that researchers now believe could turbocharge the growth of tumors.

Society