31 h. ago Being shouted at by parents can alter child’s brain, experts tell UK MPs

Meeting will hear how exposure to verbal abuse leads to biological changes and can make mental ill-health likelierBeing shouted at by their parents reshapes children’s brains and makes them more likely to have mental ill-health and struggle to maintain friendships, MPs will hear on Monday.Verbal abuse by adults can leave children unable to enjoy pleasure and seeing the world as threatening, experts in child development and mental health will tell a meeting at Westminster. Continue reading...

Society

38 h. ago Trump golf club to host speaker who markets bleach as health treatment

Andreas Kalcker, prominent peddler of chlorine dioxide remedy, to appear at ‘Truth Seekers Conference’ in MiamiDonald Trump’s private golf resort in South Florida will next week host one of the world’s leading purveyors of chlorine dioxide, a potentially life-threatening form of industrial bleach that is claimed without evidence to be a cure for cancer, Covid and autism.Andreas Kalcker is among 50 listed speakers at the “Truth Seekers Conference”, a two-day event opening on Thursday at the US president’s resort, Trump National Doral Miami. The event features several anti-vaxxers and other conspiracy theorists who have been brought together by the far-right commentator Charlie Ward. Continue reading...

Politics

48 h. ago Trump golf club to host speaker who claims bleach can cure cancer and Covid

Andreas Kalcker, prominent peddler of chlorine dioxide remedy, to appear at ‘Truth Seekers Conference’ in MiamiDonald Trump’s private golf resort in South Florida will next week host one of the world’s leading purveyors of chlorine dioxide, a potentially life-threatening form of industrial bleach that is claimed without evidence to be a cure for cancer, Covid and autism.Andreas Kalcker is among 50 listed speakers at the “Truth Seekers Conference”, a two-day event opening on Thursday at the US president’s resort, Trump National Doral Miami. The event features several anti-vaxxers and other conspiracy theorists who have been brought together by the far-right commentator Charlie Ward. Continue reading...

Politics

2 d. ago Could RFK Jr’s assault on Covid protections be bad news for chronic disease?

The health secretary has pledged to fight chronic illness, but experts say he risks increasing it with department cutsThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, entered office with a pledge to tackle the US’s chronic disease epidemic and give infectious disease a “break”. In at least one of those goals, Kennedy has been expeditious.Experts said as Kennedy makes major cuts in public health in his first weeks in office, the infrastructure built to mitigate Covid-19 has become a clear target – an aim that has the dual effect of weakening immunization efforts as the US endures the largest measles outbreak since 2000. Continue reading...

Events

2 d. ago How ‘revenge of the Covid contrarians’ unleashed by RFK Jr puts broader vaccine advances at risk

The health secretary has pledged to fight chronic illness, but experts say he risks increasing it with department cutsThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, entered office with a pledge to tackle the US’s chronic disease epidemic and give infectious disease a “break”. In at least one of those goals, Kennedy has been expeditious.Experts said as Kennedy makes major cuts in public health in his first weeks in office, the infrastructure built to mitigate Covid-19 has become a clear target – an aim that has the dual effect of weakening immunization efforts as the US endures the largest measles outbreak since 2000. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Lewis Hamilton could retire before Ferrari contract expires as 'he's really slumped over'

Lewis Hamilton has endured a nightmare start to life with Ferrari, with one former F1 driver claiming the seven-time world champion could retire ahead of his contract expiring

Politics

4 d. ago Best house plants that will 'help you sleep and improve your life' claims expert

A horticultural expert claims that having house plants can also help you to live longer, as well as helping you to get a better night's sleep. Here are his top 10 for the bedroom

Science

5 d. ago Shot from the hip! A street level view of 1970s New York – in pictures

Mark Cohen’s photographs of his daily walks in New York show the world viewed from the height of a child – revealing fresh threats, thrills and perspectives Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago False information is spreading about measles vaccine as more admit hearing fake claims it’s linked to autism

False information about measles and measles vaccines could be the difference between life and death

Politics

6 d. ago 'Proof' of alien farts on distant planet questioned as scientists may be full of hot air

Rival boffins are at odds over a University of Cambridge revelation last week that claimed a planet 124 light years from Earth was 'teeming' with life after they found gas

Science

6 d. ago Linwood hero set to tackle ninth Kiltwalk in a row in honour of older brother

Mariya Javed has been doing her bit to support research into the rare brain condition called arteriovenous malformation (AVM) which claimed her brother Ahmar’s life when he was just 13.

Politics

7 d. ago Pundits’ showy partisanship reflects football’s embrace of fan

The coverage of Manchester United’s win over Lyon last week was just the latest sign that fandom is consuming everythingImpartiality fan here – for my sins! – but you have to say Robbie Savage and Rio Ferdinand during the closing minutes of Manchester United v Lyon on Thursday night were absolute class. It all starts in the 118th minute, with United 6-5 down on aggregate, and the TNT Sports camera lingering on the face of a crying boy in the crowd. “Let’s hope we can put a smile on that young man’s face by the time we finish,” the commentator Darren Fletcher says.And it’s worth unpacking those 17 words, because contained within them are at least three layers of assumption. Foremost among which is the assumption that it would be a good thing, all round, if United won. The child is crying. Is there any cause more catholic or universal, any image more reliably guaranteed to tug at the tear ducts, than a crying child? The coefficient can wait for now. Continue reading...

Sport

7 d. ago Have signs of life been found on another planet? Scientists are calling that into question

Researchers says claims of promising hints of life off Earth indicate enthusiasm is ‘outpacing evidence’

Science

9 d. ago Sussexes 'in crisis over clashing goals': Duchess longs to be 'billionaire celeb' but Harry wants to patch things up with royals, new book will claim

Prince Harry and Meghan are in a 'crisis' and each want different things from their life in California, a biographer has claimed.

Events

9 d. ago I visited American town being hit by world's most infectious disease... the terrifying reality in ground zero

Seminole, West Texas, is at the center of what is threatening to become America's largest measles outbreak in a quarter-of-a-century. There's little sign the disease is slowing down.

Events

1 week ago Doctor, praised by RFK Jr as ‘extraordinary’ healer, treated children while infected with measles

A video shows the Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face while caring for patients

Society

1 week ago Universal Credit claimants can unlock £10,250 in savings with freebies

Universal Credit offers a lot more than just a monthly payment, with claimants able to access a range of freebies and discounts that could save them thousands of pounds

Economics

1 week ago Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer

A video shows a Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face in a clinic while caring for patients a week before he met with Health Secretary Robert F

Culture

1 week ago Newlywed, 44, claims hotel 'error' left him fighting for his life with sudden heart failure

Thomas Coupland, 44, spent a week in Italy with his wife Natasha as they took to celebrate tying the knot, but the holiday quickly became a nightmare.

Events

1 week ago Ronnie O'Sullivan faces worst enemy he told to 'sort his life out' after 'snotted' claim

Ronnie O'Sullivan has confirmed he will be playing at the World Championship - and he's set for a mouth-watering clash with bitter rival Ali Carter

Politics