Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.

A cost of living crisis is not inevitable if there is the will to stop companies extracting profits from Britain’s essential services, says Mathew Lawrence of the Common Wealth thinktank

Self-styled world’s greatest peacemaker calls Meloni ‘beautiful’ and Erdoğan a ‘friend’, but takes jab at Iraqi and Canadian leaders

Research finds kicking the habit halves rate of decline in verbal fluency and slows memory loss by 20% People who stop smoking in middle age can reduce their cognitive decline so dramatically that within 10 years their chances of developing dementia are the same as someone who has never smoked, research has found. Kicking the habit halves the rate of decline in verbal fluency and slows the loss of memory by 20%, according to a study of 9,436 people in England, the US and 10 other European countries. Continue reading...

So, yes, that means we also need to talk about Nigel Farage

Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010

In an unprecedented intervention, six legal bodies, representing 250,000 lawyers, expressed “grave concern” over the language being used toward legal professionals

With Reform UK threatening the end of two-party politics, both Labour and the Tories are fighting to stay relevant as conference season comes to an end

The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

Senior Hamas official says ceasefire would not have happened without US president, but adds Palestinians have ‘bad memories’ of Blair

Ensure that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors, and reports on, the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises o...

Husamettin Dogan loses appeal after jury at retrial finds him guilty of raping Pelicot while she was sedated

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DNA and historical sleuthing have traced the extinct bird’s remains to a museum in Ohio

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