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Workers who are offered the option of flexible working are benefitting UK business
Workers who are offered the option of flexible working are benefitting UK business, taking less leave and working at increased levels of productivity, according to research. A study compared the productivity of 1,500 workers who set their own hours or working location against 500 who are not doing so. Flexible workers said they felt they worked effectively for more of a typical working day than those working a traditional ‘nine-to-five’. However, three-quarters of flexi workers say they’d be reluctant to...
Microplastics found in all sea turtle species
Researchers looked for synthetic particles - less than five millimetres in length - including microplastics in 102 sea turtles - and found them in the guts of every single one
Lack of nurses on hospital wards linked to rise in patient death risk
But plugging the gap with unregistered nursing assistants isn’t associated with any reduction in patient harm, according to a study
For the first time in history MPs vote government in contempt of parliament over hiding full Brexit advice
BREAKING NEWS: There were extraordinary scenes in the House of Commons as for the first time in history MPs voted to find the Government in contempt of Parliament over its refusal to release its full legal advice on Brexit. The Government is now set to publish the full text. Theresa May's attempts to hide the full legal advice on her Brexit deal despite MPs voting that they should see it avote on the deal were scuppered. "The government is wilfully...
Blood test developed that can diagnose cancer in just ten minutes
It spots tiny amounts of DNA floating through vessels that could only have come from tumours - and not healthy cells
British mum dies after suffering complications following Brazilian bum lift operation
Tryce Harry, 49, travelled to Hungary for the controversial surgery where she suffered a fat embolism
Galapagos tortoises may hold the key to finding a cure for cancer
A new study of their genes explains why they have a life expectancy of around 150 years - almost twice as much as a human.
Theresa May’s Brexit deal in line for crushing defeat of over 190 MPs
A new tool gauging the voting sentiment of UK MPs shows Theresa May's Brexit deal is in line to be defeated in parliament by a margin of over 190 MPs. The Prime Minister will take her deal to MPs this week with a meaningful vote expected to happen on 11 December. But according to the Guardian's tool she's currently in line for a crushing defeat. Some 416 MPs are expected to vote against the deal as things stand compared to 223 who...
Child poverty statistics declared an “outrage and a scandal”
New statistics that show a third of children are living in poverty have been declared an "outrage and a scandal" by Labour MP David Lammy. A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation revealed half a million more people are “trapped” in poverty than five years ago, with 14 million people living in poverty across the whole of the UK. Over half of those classed as in poverty are working age adults, alongside 4.1 million are children and 1.9 million are...