Lifestyle
Scientists reveal truth about micro plastics now entering our organs
The potentially toxic slivers from rubbish dumped in the oceans then end up on our plates in the fish we eat.
Considering returning to education? Ways to take the financial sting out of it
It’s never too late to re-educate… If you’ve reached your later years and didn’t go to university in your youth, you may be worried that you’ve missed the boat. It’s a well-known fact that students are not amongst the richest people in the country, so you’d be forgiven for worrying about the financial strain it could put on you and your family. However, if returning to education full-time is something you really feel passionate about it, then there are ways...
Brexit: The Impact of Brexit on Doing Business in London
Do you work for a multinational company whose head office is currently in London? And, are you considering visiting London on business shortly? Or do you no longer need to rent one of the serviced apartments in the capital city of the UK because your company is moving its head office out of the UK as a result of Brexit? Brexit and big business There is no doubt that the decision to leave the European Union and the faltering Brexit...
One in six children could have health conditions caused by mum drinking during pregnancy
Researchers found that up to 17 per cent of British youngsters may have symptoms consistent with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
Two thirds of Londoners who had heart attack last year given CPR by member of public
And in the borough of Redbridge in east London an astonishing 81 per cent of people received the potentially lifesaving treatment before medics arrived.
Schoolboy Stanley starts business selling homegrown veg to raise cash for good causes
The enterprising eight-year-old set up a homegrown-vegetable market stall outside his family home in Surrey called "Curly Roots Produce" - after his own curly hair
Zapping parts of the brain with electricity could help with depression
Researchers say they have found an "effective target" in the brain for electrical stimulation to improve the mood of depression patients
Financial animals – we are all a bit of an animal when it comes to money
Are you a compulsive LION, an amassing FERRET or an altruistic CHIMPANZEE? Discover your financial spirit animal with Zopa Working with Professor Erica Fudge of the University of Strathclyde, Zopa has discovered links between financial decision-making and the behaviours found in the animal kingdomZopa commissioned research to ask Brits about their relationship with money. According to the study, the UK is a nation of saver squirrels (30%) and agitated antelopes (30%) – two of the most savvy financial behaviours Discover...
Type of skin cancer is three and half times more common than thought
Pioneering data from the new UK skin cancer database found more than 45,000 cases of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCC) every year.