BIRGUNJ, NEPAL — Thanks to advice from friends, Sanju Mahato crossed Nepal’s border into India, walked into a pharmacy and left minutes later with hormone therapy drugs. Nobody asked any questions. No one gave him advice on dosage. It was easy — and for Mahato, it was a welcome change from his hometown of Birgunj, … Read more
The Health Secretary said the cabinet was aware of the “pressure” on Chancellor Rachel Reeves amid volatile markets and a wider, difficult economic situation – but called on the public to “give up their time “. Wes Streeting argued the public “underestimates” the “amount of heavy lifting” Ms Reeves has had to do and will … Read more
Reduce article font size Increase the font size of the article An Ontario public health official says he detected norovirus among a group of 190 people reporting symptoms of gastroenteritis at the University of Guelph over the past week. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph public health spokesperson Danny Williamson said the norovirus-positive sample arrived Friday, days after a surge … Read more
Written by Jonathan Klotz | Published Two days ago Romantic comedies were a mainstay of theatres, and there’s a lot of blame to be placed on how they’ve now become a kind of life support, but I put the blame squarely at the feet of Love indeed. At one time, it was considered the greatest … Read more
At least 70 people within the Post Office and Royal Mail were aware of errors in the Horizon computer system, its manufacturer said on the final day of the public inquiry. Hundreds of subpostmasters have been wrongly prosecuted based on accounting errors produced by the faulty Horizon system. The final day of closing speeches was … Read more
The police are investigating “dozens of people” at the Post Office and Fujitsu, announced the head of a national operation. A team of 100 agents nationwide is investigating potential suspects and their involvement in the Post Office scandal. Hundreds of deputy postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for stealing from their branches between 1999 and 2015 after … Read more
A new approach to speeding up the evaporation of seawater has been hailed as a major breakthrough in desalination technology that will benefit billions of people around the world. Up to 36% of the world’s eight billion people currently suffer from severe freshwater shortages for at least four months of the year, and this figure … Read more
The sleeping Jaguar suddenly woke up. After months of gentle provocations, the British car manufacturer has unveiled its latest model: a “fully electric concept with bold shapes and exuberant proportions to inspire future Jaguars”. Predictably, we were bombarded with marketing talk alongside the launch of the Type 00, the biggest rebrand in the company’s 102-year … Read more
– credit, Getty Images for Unsplash + In a new study, scientists seeking to better understand how physical activity protects against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s found that it’s because exercise enlarges the brain. 2 to 3 days of moderate to vigorous physical activity correlated with a significant increase in total brain matter and in specific … Read more
Young people will lose their benefits if they refuse to take up work and training opportunities, a minister has said before announcing measures to cut the welfare bill. Liz Kendall, work and pensions secretary, told Sky’s Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that “conditions” will be attached to the new skills opportunities the government intends to … Read more