Labour leadership challenger Sir Keir Starmer warns party risks being out of power for a generation

Labour leadership challenger Sir Keir Starmer warns party risks being out of power for a generation unless it unites as Lisa Nandy admits ‘we’re just not relevant’ to many voters Voting in the Labour leadership contest starts tomorrow, voting closes April 2 Sir Kier Starmer, Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey on the final ballot paper … Read more

Millennials are LEAST likely generation to get flu shot and experts think anti-vaxxers are to blame 

Millennials are the least likely generation to get a flu shot because they are ‘too busy’ and the majority say they agree with some anti-vaxxer ideas A new survey found 55% of millennials said they didn’t get the flu shot this year  Most said it was because they didn’t have time or they’d forgotten to get … Read more

Are robots really the answer to Britain’s care crisis? Meet the new generation of artificial humans

Handy: Barney Calman with gloves to help stroke patients They look, sound and chatter away pretty much like ordinary people. In reality, they are anything but. Amid much hysteria and hype, tech giants Samsung have unveiled the first ever digitally generated ‘artificial humans’ – a few of them are pictured on these pages. Powered by … Read more

Would you join a grief club? A new generation is changing the way we deal with loss

From supper parties to podcasts, a new generation is changing the way we deal with loss. Emma Winterschladen reports Writer Emma Winterschladen with her mum Jenny, who died when she was 16 When you suffer a loss, there is the before and the after. There is a line you cross, a door you walk through, … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: The US-China tech war will last a generation and affect all of us

The trade war is becoming a tech war, and it will carry on long after Donald Trump leaves the White House.  A few days in Washington have convinced me we are in the early stages of a new conflict akin to the Cold War between the US and Russia, with the world’s two most powerful … Read more

US senators slam Juul for partnering with Big Tobacco and ‘getting a generation hooked on tobacco’ 

US senators slam Juul for partnering with Big Tobacco, allegedly funding anti-regulation lawmakers and ‘getting a generation hooked on tobacco’ Popular e-cigarette company Juul has been widely blamed for fueling the youth vaping epidemic, largely through its marketing processes   Last year it promised to make efforts to curb adolescent use of its products  But it … Read more