6 h. ago AD FEATURE: Your job title could hike your car insurance costs by £400 but you can cut prices

Car insurance prices can be hiked up depending on your job title but Mirror Switch and Save (in partnership with Quotezone.co.uk) offers a simple way to compare policies and see if you can get the best deal for you

Economics

7 h. ago Acid reflux drug taken by millions could HARM your digestion, warns top pharmacist

Medication taken by millions of Britons to relieve heartburn and acid reflux can have a harmful impact on digestion in the long term, a top pharmacist has warned.

Events

66 h. ago GOP congressman tells Americans ‘prices are up ... for the good of the country’

Ralph Norman says ‘the cancer in this country was letting other countries rule the day and tax our products’

Politics

3 d. ago I'm a psychotherapist, this is the scientific reason why pampered celebrities like glamorous millionaire Molly

From the outside, celebrities often seem to have it all: Stunning looks, wealth, a gorgeous partner, beautiful homes-so why do so many also have a penchant for complaining?

Science

4 d. ago Powerful antidepressants taken by millions 'linked to more than 1,000 deaths

None of the fatalities, however, are proven to have been caused by SSRIs, a category of drugs including sertraline and fluoxetine.

Events

5 d. ago Pakistan cuts mobile and internet services in bid to contain Balochistan insurgency

Suspension of cellular and mobile internet services for three weeks comes a day after suicide attack kills three paramilitary personnel

Politics

5 d. ago Scottish Government 'concerned' over NHS Dumfries and Galloway financial picture

Health chiefs are forecasting an overspend of £28 million in the current financial year.

Politics

6 d. ago Insurance red alert as 8 in 10 UK holidaymakers cut back on summer holiday spend

As the summer holiday season approaches its peak, new research from AllClear Travel Insurance reveals a troubling shift in public perception: more British travellers are downgrading or removing their travel insurance cover altogether - with cost pressures driving risky decisions and misunderstandings about protection on holiday.

Events

6 d. ago AA issues car insurance warning that could affect millions of UK drivers

The AA urged the Treasury to cut the rate of insurance premium tax on motor policies by a quarter.

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6 d. ago Fears of rise in uninsured drivers as insurance tax receipts soar

The AA urged the Treasury to cut the rate of insurance premium tax on motor policies by a quarter.

Politics

6 d. ago Delicious carrot cake recipe only needs four main ingredients including kitchen staple

A simple and easy carrot cake recipe has circulated online, and it only requires four ingredients - what's better is you won't even need any eggs or butter either

Events

7 d. ago Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognisedChemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned.The industrial economy has created more than 100 million “novel entities”, or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial use and production, the report says. But the environmental and human health effects of this widespread contamination of the biosphere are not widely appreciated, in spite of a growing body of evidence linking chemical toxicity with effects ranging from ADHD to infertility to cancer. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago American in the UK baffled by Jaffa Cakes but everyone tells her the same thing

Though both countries speak the same language, there are many differences between life in the US and here in the UK - and one American woman couldn't wrap her head around Jaffa Cakes

Politics

3 w. ago Superbugs could kill millions more and cost $2tn a year by 2050, models show

Exclusive: Research on burden of antibiotic resistance for 122 countries predicts dire economic and health outcomesSuperbugs could cause millions more people to die worldwide and cost the global economy just under $2tn a year by 2050, modelling shows.A UK government-funded study shows that without concerted action, increased rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could lead to global annual GDP losses of $1.7tn over the next quarter of a century. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Map reveals areas of Britain with the most smokers,  as new study finds Britons puff over 78 MILLION cigarettes every day

Researchers in London , who assessed the smoking habits of almost 80,000 Britons, found smokers still had 10 cigarettes per day on average in 2024.

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3 w. ago Britons puff over 78 MILLION cigarettes every day, shock study finds

Researchers in London , who assessed the smoking habits of almost 80,000 Britons, found smokers still had 10 cigarettes per day on average in 2024.

Events

3 w. ago Ice given access to Medicaid data in move critics call a privacy betrayal

Officials let Ice access health data to locate migrants, alarming experts who warn of civil rights and health risksMedicaid officials have reportedly made an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) to allow agents to examine a database of Americans’ personal information – including home addresses, social security numbers and ethnicities.The data sharing agreement will allow Ice to find “the location of aliens”, according to an agreement obtained by the Associated Press. Medicaid is the nation’s single largest health insurer, providing coverage for 79 million low-income, disabled and elderly people. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Major new study explores link between childhood vaccination and autism

Researchers examined the health records of more than 1.2 million children born in Denmark between 1997 and 2018, all of whom had received routine jabs.

Politics

4 w. ago UN says 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year

U.N. health officials reported that more than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year

Politics

4 w. ago Millions of people with a common allergy may not actually be allergic at all, first

British researchers who tested almost 1,000 patients with the allergy, found almost 90 per cent could actually safely use the drug.

Politics