Compared to women who eat meat, even occasionally, vegetarians are 33 per cent more likely to suffer a dangerous femoral neck fracture, reports the journal BMC Medicine.more
The vast majority of British Conservative Party members still prefer Boris Johnson to either of the two candidates to succeed him, according to a poll published yesterday.more
Since the start of this year, there have been three times as many raging wildland fires in the UK as in the whole of 2021. - The chairman of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Mark Hardingham announced yesterday.more
Transport for London has issued a plea to passengers not to use the Tube next Friday when a strike is expected to bring the Underground to a virtual standstill.more
Vladimir Putin's tyranny and his war in Ukraine have awoken Europe's 'sleeping giant', Germany, which must now change its energy, foreign and defence policies. For Berlin, this is an opportunity; for the Russian president, it could become a nightmare, writes the Economist.more
Hundreds of parched families sweltered in snaking queues for bottled water after ‘technical issues’ from Britain’s leakiest water company caused their taps to run dry.more
Neither Russia nor Ukraine will achieve a breakthrough in the war by the end of this year, British military intelligence chief Gen Jim Hockenhull announced in an interview with the BBC.more
The Met Office has issued a warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers across swathes of the UK on Monday in the wake of the heatwave currently scorching the country after months of low rainfall.more
A new electric-powered sleeper train service will soon allow passengers to travel from the UK to Sweden in less than a day. Swedish operator SJ will launch its EuroNight service between Hamburg and Stockholm on 1 September.more
The shortlist of UK cities that could host next year's Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed, with seven locations in the running. Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield will vie to stage the event in May.more
The UK economy shrank between April and June as experts forecast a gloomy outlook with recession on the horizon. The economy contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter of the year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.more
Some low-paid workers on universal credit have missed out on the government’s first cost of living payment because of payroll quirks that removed their benefit entitlement during the key window set by the government.more
Pay rises could fall behind inflation by almost 8% later this year, marking the biggest fall in real wages for 100 years, according to analysis by the TUC.more
The Environment Agency has moved into drought in eight of its 14 areas: Devon and Cornwall, Solent and South Downs, Kent and south London, Herts and north London, East Anglia, Thames, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, and the east Midlands.more
Kate Jayden, 35, from Derbyshire, England, broke the Guinness World Record for day-to-day marathons. She completed 106 such runs in 106 days. So far, no woman has managed to do so. She set the record high, even though her knee was broken during the beating.more
Fans of the "Saw" series of bloody films will soon be able to see for themselves what it means to be part of the murderous puzzle of the mysterious Jigsaw.In October, an escape room inspired by this popular horror series will open in London.more
Yorkshire Water has become the fifth company in England and Wales to announce a hosepipe ban as Britons continue to swelter through hot and dry conditions.more
The number of people waiting in England to start treatment in a public hospital has increased to its highest level since statistics began 15 years ago, the UK NHS NHS said.more
Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have put their south London home on the market for £1.6 million as they plan for a life away from Downing Street.
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