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Watching kettles boil, waiting for buses and standing in line at the post office - it all adds up in the end to a considerable chunk of wasted time! The average Brit spends the equivalent of more than TWO YEARS of their lives 'killing time', it has emerged. Researchers found we typically waste 42 minutes a day waiting for everything from friends to buses and trains. Standing in a queue at the supermarket and sitting in traffic also leave us...

Scientists at Anglia Ruskin University are carrying out research that promises to make some of our favourite processed foods healthier. A talk in Cambridge this Saturday, dubbed "Burgers, bacteria and heart disease: Making sense of the processed food debate", will unveil how some of the nation's most loved meals could become far less harmful. Dr Erridge has discovered that many processed foods contain chemicals that cause our immune systems to be over-activated. Molecules called PAMPs (pathogen associated molecular pattern) are released...

This is the moment a hungry orca circles a trawler desperate to catch any fish that fall from the sides. The killer whale went after the fishing boat as it caught herring off the coast of Kvaenangen in Norway. The orca bull seemed reluctant to let the fish go and bobbed up and down on the surface of the sea waiting for any that fell from the net. Photographer Kurt Arrigo, 48, was on another boat and captured the whale...

With cryptos set to take over the financial sector, people are going all in to invest early andstand to rake in some profits as the prices step up. However, it’s always prudent to make efforts to ensure that whatever you’re investing in is real and has potential for bringing you profits. Being one of the currently most prolific cryptos creating quite a buzz Dascoin has, of course, been a subject of discussion on various forums and blogs. The big question is:...

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? In simple language, we can say that Artificial Intelligence is the branch of technology through which machines attain the power to reason, understand and take decisions as well while simultaneously learning from the impact of the decisions. Making it more simple, with the help of AI, machines can do the tasks, earlier done by humans, only much faster and free of any kind of mistakes or errors. Many companies and organizations are using Artificial Intelligence...

Viagra may reduce the risk of bowel cancer, according to new research. The study suggests that a small, daily dose of the drug prescribed to tackle erectile dysfunction "significantly reduces" the risk of colorectal cancer risk in animals. Scientists found that Viagra cut in half the formation of polyps, an abnormal and clump of cells on the lining of the intestines that may become cancer. Dr. Darren Browning, of Augusta University in the United States, says the next steps should...

A new watchmaker has vowed to make the most of his time, after learning a vital life lesson in time management from his great grandfather he only met as a baby. Ryan Cusack fell in love with watches when he was given a family heirloom by his grandad Gilbert, for his tenth birthday. The watch, which had belonged to his great grandfather, was handed over as a birthday present by electrician Gilbert, 84. Now, 21 years later, Ryan is still...

ICA Digital Ltd., based in Surrey, has now become part of the Automated Systems Ltd (ASL) Group of companies. Established 25 years ago, ICA is a strong and successful MPS reseller, providing document management solutions to over 650 businesses in Surrey, London & the South East. Commenting on ASL’s 9th acquisition in 9 years, Mark Garius, Managing Director of ASL, said: “ICA is a very strong business that has built a loyal customer base in the south of England and...

The mums, part of the Facebook group Designer Genes, were inspired after seeing another carpool karaoke video which was signed with Makaton.