10 h. ago From Nike to Apple: which US brands could be hit hardest by Trump tariffs and what’s at stake?

Companies with suppliers in Asian countries are likely to have to raise prices after the US president’s measuresBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s “liberation day” tariff war has so far wiped trillions off the market value of publicly traded companies, with the sweeping border taxes of up to 50% poised to wreak havoc on businesses across the world.US-based global brands from Nike to Apple have suffered some of the heaviest falls in share price and market value, as investors react to fears of price increases and a potential slowdown in consumer spending. Here, we examine some of the most exposed industries and brands. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Bright sparks at Ayrshire primary school boost brain health during innovative programme

Hundreds of pupils from Kingcase Primary School in Prestwick embraced the programme during Brain Awareness Week.

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63 h. ago I didn't eat a meal for two years after rare Covid side effect

Jess Carlson lost almost five stone after the virus caused ongoing problems with her stomach

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3 d. ago What is interval training, and how could walking intervals boost your health and fitness?

From the benefits to who can do it and how to get the most out of it for your body, here’s our expert guide

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3 d. ago Exact time you should stop eating every day to beat the bulge and boost your health

Timing of meals is important, experts have said, with research suggesting that the time you eat can influence how you burn calories and that eating breakfast is essential

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3 d. ago A tower topped with a pangolin! The Oxford university building inspired by Tolkien and the pandemic

A chubby, rhubarb and custard-coloured tower bedecked with anteaters and moles make a fun neighbour to the city’s dreaming spires. It’s left some locals lost for wordsA carved stone pangolin clings to the top of the tower, its scaly tail curled into the crevice of a cornice, as if holding on for dear life. It crowns an arresting arrival to Oxford, the city of dreaming spires, the anteater taking its place on this skyline of slender steeples and gurning gargoyles, up there at the summit of the newest – and strangest – spire of them all.“I was thinking, ‘How do you mark Covid in a building?’” says David Kohn, architect of this curious addition to the campus of New College. “We were developing the designs in the middle of the pandemic, when pangolins had been in the limelight for all the wrong reasons.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Falkirk pupils urged to cut screen time and get more sleep to boost mental health

A unique project is now being rolled out to schools across Falkirk in a bid to encourage pupils to get enough sleep

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4 d. ago 'I cut out one type of food and lost four stone, now I can run 10k'

Phill made a change after losing his dad, and then losing a relationship

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4 d. ago Take two Van Goghs daily: the growing popularity of museum prescriptions

Research backs schemes that encourage doctors to prescribe time in cultural institutions to boost mental health and reduce lonelinessIt was about six years ago that Nathalie Bondil heard of doctors prescribing outside the boundaries of traditional medicine, scribbling out orders to walk, cycle or swim, or sending their patients into nature.As she made her way through the halls of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, however, she was certain that its collection of Inuit art or paintings by Claude Monet or Camille Pissarro, could also be just what the doctor ordered. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Pharmacies to provide more frontline health services after £3bn funding boost

After a year of negotiations between pharmacies and Tory and Labour governments, health minister Stephen Kinnock described the new deal as an important step in fixing ‘a broken pharmacy sector’

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7 d. ago Revealed: Scientists discover trendy diet loved by millions could boost bedroom performance

A group of German and Chinese researchers discovered the phenomenon was most effective among those had stuck to the diet for at least six weeks.

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7 d. ago Woman told she was 'too fat to dance' lost 3stone in three months

Chantelle, 32, who was 23stone at her heaviest, has now lost more than five stone

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8 d. ago Gemma Collins confidently shows off body transformation after weight loss injections

Confident Gemma Collins has lost two stone after going on weight loss injections - and claimed that after years of diets it's the only thing that's worked for her

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9 d. ago Gemma Collins stuns as she shows off body transformation after weight loss jabs

Gemma Collins has lost around five stone since 2019 - but says going on weight loss jabs recently has been 'life-changing' and the only thing that's really worked

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9 d. ago Best sea moss gels: boost energy and digestive health naturally

It’s time to tune into this underrated supplement

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1 week ago Reduced to skin and bones in Putin's horrifying POW camps: Shocking before and after images show emaciated Ukrainian soldier after 6st weight loss in 1,000

Ivan Petrovsky, 30, lost six stone during his horrific 1,000 days in captivity as a prisoner of war in Russia .

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1 week ago Curvy model who lost five stone to boost health shares how men react to her now

Olivia, known as oliviasworld95, is a body positive influencer who has never been afraid to show off her lumps and bumps. But since she's lost weight, some men think she's "less attractive"

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1 week ago The stone steps that are the last remains of Greater Manchester's lost 'castle'

The steps are all that remain of a world that no longer exists

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1 week ago 'I lost 33 stone but the excess skin I was left with made me feel ashamed'

EXCLUSIVE: Teresa Parent tipped the scales at over 42 stone but it wasn't until the doctor told her she'd be dead in five years that it shocked her into taking drastic action

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1 week ago Collagen gummies that make 'huge difference to skin, nails and hair' are under £10

Packed with an expert blend of nutrients, these collagen gummies promise to boost skin health

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