
Jeremy Hunt would not allow UK break-up
BBC Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt was addressing Conservatives in Peterhead Conservative leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt has said he would never allow the break-up of the…

Can fitness apps be as effective as a personal trainer?
Jenny Wiener Jenny Wiener has lost four stone (25.4kg) in weight As we start 2022, lots of us will be resuming the battle to lose…

Pregnant smokers in Lincolnshire get help to quit
Getty Images The scheme launched in January for women receiving maternity care from the Skegness, Boston, and Spalding midwifery team An NHS stop-smoking scheme is…

The Zombies’ last concert in St Albans ‘tinged with sadness’
Alex Lake Vocalist Colin Blunstone (second right) says Rod Argent (centre) was the “cornerstone” of The Zombies The lead singer of The Zombies has thanked…

Trump election live updates: Nancy Pelosi points finger at Joe Biden for loss as counting for House continues
Bomb threats target election offices in Maryland and Californiapublished at 11:37 Greenwich Mean Time 11:37 GMT Several election offices in Maryland and California received bomb…

Efforts to cut sugar out of food way off target
Getty Images Efforts to cut a fifth of the sugar out of our food by next year are way off target, figures from Public Health…

Biden pushes $1.9tn bill without Republican support
Biden pledges to “act fast” on stimulus US President Joe Biden is forging ahead with plans to ram through a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) relief bill without…

Should furloughed workers offer their skills for free?
Stella Norris Stella Norris sympathises with the plight of freelancers Many furloughed workers, with time on their hands, are offering up their skills for free,…

Alyssa Healy: Australia’s World Cup winner ‘back to reality after doing a good job’
It is two weeks since opener Alyssa Healy batted herself into the record books with a jaw-dropping century to help Australia win the ICC Women’s…

‘Gentle virtual reality’ games for dementia patients
Hayley Coyle/BBC Age UK Sheffield said it has seen service users’ social interaction improve A form of interactive light therapy for dementia patients has helped…