Cranfield scientists detect fake honey without opening the jar
Cranfield University Scientists at Cranfield have found two methods of detecting fake honey Scientists said they have found a way to detect fake honey products without opening the jar. Researchers at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, claim to have successfully tested two new methods to authenticate UK honey quickly and accurately. Dr Maria Anastasiadi, the project’s lead […]
Former Tory minister David Gauke to lead prison sentencing review
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will appoint the former Conservative Justice Secretary David Gauke to lead a review of prison sentencing, the BBC has confirmed. The Labour Party said in its general election manifesto it would establish a review of sentencing “to ensure it is brought up to date”. The BBC reported earlier this month […]
Workers ‘treated like slaves’ on Scottish fishing boats
Joel Quince described being thirsty, hungry and exhausted while working on a Scottish trawler Dozens of workers from around the world may have been trafficked into the UK to work for a small family-owned Scottish fishing firm, a BBC investigation has revealed. Thirty-five men from the Philippines, Ghana, India and Sri Lanka were recognised as […]
NHS patient-safety system to be overhauled
The way patient safety is regulated and monitored is to be completely overhauled in England, the health secretary has announced. Wes Streeting said the current system was “overly complex”, as he set out a review of six key organisations. It comes as further changes to the way the Care Quality Commission, the regulator of NHS […]
Queen’s Brian May leads bovine TB research to end badger culling
Getty Images Sir Brian May says speaking out against badger culling is “as important to me as music” Queen guitarist Sir Brian May says new research shows cattle could be passing bovine tuberculosis (bTB) between themselves, and that badgers are not a significant factor in the spread of the disease. Sir Brian, 77, helped conduct […]
King’s College Hospital defends wheelchair rental scheme
A wheelchair rental scheme at a south London hospital is being raised with the government by a Green Party member of the House of Lords. The service operating at King’s College Hospital is accessed by using a debit or credit card – a wheelchair is free for the first four hours and costs £2 an […]
What it’s like to scuba dive in the South Pacific’s most inexplicable feeding frenzy
Suzie Dundas Palau’s snapper spawning takes place just before the full Moon every month (Credit: Suzie Dundas) The full Moon is a mating call for one of the ocean’s most extraordinary phenomena, when thousands of red snapper gather in what can only be described as a frenzied fish orgy. At 06:00, our small boat was […]
Swimming sessions offered to people with feeding tubes
Special swimming sessions are being offered to people who use feeding tubes or central lines for medication. The sessions are taking place at Triangle Leisure Centre in Burgess Hill, West Sussex and Camberley Leisure Centre in Surrey. Both are run by the Places Leisure group, which is running the campaign in partnership with the charity […]
Why the US festival could be in trouble
Getty Images As news of rising prices, intolerable weather and poor ticket sales have hit the Nevada desert event in recent years, some speculate its days could be numbered. This weekend, tens of thousands of people will head deep into the Nevada desert to Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis that rises out of the […]
New Stafford breast care centre plans revealed
A new breast care unit is set to be built in Stafford if plans are approved by the borough council. University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust wants to build a two-storey facility providing diagnostic and clinic facilities. The breast care unit (BCU) is earmarked for land at the eastern edge of the hospital […]