Are middle-aged people more unhealthy than ever?
Getty Images About one in three middle-aged Britons has multiple health conditions – such as chronic back pain, mental ill health and high blood pressure, a study suggests. But is this decline just an inevitable part of middle age every generation has to face – or is this current cohort of 40-somethings less healthy than […]
‘Game changer’ as Norwich night bus returns to UEA
UEA The buses will run from the university six nights a week between midnight and 5am University students could have an easier journey home in the early hours after a night bus route was brought back into service. The 25 bus will run six nights a week between Norwich train station and the University of […]
Huawei and ZTE left out of India’s 5G trials
Getty Images India’s telecom ministry has left out Chinese equipment makers Huawei and ZTE from its 5G trials, becoming the latest country to lock the firms out. The ministry granted permission to a dozen firms – including Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung’s network unit – to conduct a sixth-month trial of 5G technology. Although Huawei and […]
Cross-border dispute over gene-edited crops
Getty Images The Scottish government is being asked to consider allowing gene-edited crops to be grown in Scotland. UK cabinet minister George Eustice wants his plans to allow gene-edited crops to be grown in England to be extended to both Scotland and Wales. Mr Eustice has written to the Scottish and Welsh governments to urge […]
Endometriosis: ‘My appendix was removed’
PA Real Life/PA Ms Spindler said she had her appendix unnecessarily removed A woman who faced years of “medical gaslighting” while fighting for an endometriosis diagnosis and was told her chances of conceiving were low, has since given birth to two boys. Sophie Spindler, 33, from Bishop’s Cleeve started searching for answers after years of […]
Oxford University scientists’ camera to detect water on Moon
Lockheed Martin Space The results would provide valuable information for robotic and human explorers in the future A state-of-the-art camera, which will help find water on the Moon, is set to embark on its first mission. The Lunar Thermal Mapper, built by scientists at the University of Oxford, will help pinpoint the location and quantity […]
Radlett Aerodrome campaigners ‘devastated’ by court ruling
St Albans: Fight the Freight Campaigners went to the Royal Courts of Justice for the hearing in June Campaigners said they were “devastated” and “disheartened” by a ruling which could mark the end of their efforts to save a historic aerodrome. St Albans: Fight the Freight group had appealed against a decision there could be […]
‘My colouring book style was born of necessity’
Johanna Basford Johanna is considered a pioneer of the adult colouring movement The woman who pioneered the adult colouring book trend says a lack of funds and a battle with technology created her multi-million-selling trademark style. As a hard-up art student, Johanna Basford couldn’t afford all the different coloured inks everyone else was using. And […]
Cara Delevingne plays Elton John in Step Into Christmas video remake
Model and actress Cara Delevingne has taken on the role of Elton John in a new video for his song Step Into Christmas. In a reimagining of the 1973 track’s original video, Delevingne dons oversized glasses and a colourful waistcoat – striking an uncanny resemblance to the music legend. The model said playing the 77-year-old […]
Ipswich world champion powerlifter says sport ‘saved’ her life
Jamie Niblock/BBC Lily Churchyard is already a world, European and British record holder at the age of 21 An amateur world champion powerlifter said the sport helped her overcome eating disorders when she was 18. Lily Churchyard, from Ipswich, took up powerlifting three years ago and has two world records to her name, as well […]