BBC will increase TV licence fee by £1.50 from £157.50 a year to £159 from April 1

The BBC will increase the TV licence fee by £1.50, taking it from £157.50 a year to £159 from April 1. The fee is set by the Government, which announced in 2016 that it would rise in line with inflation for five years from April 2017. The new cost equates to 43p per day, according … Read more

Aiming powerful low-frequency sound waves at clouds could help to increase rainfall

Could we SHAKE rain out of the sky? Aiming powerful low-frequency sound waves at clouds could help to increase rainfall and alleviate droughts, scientists say Researchers use low-frequency sound waves to ‘excite’ water vapour particles The sound causes the particles to vibrate and come together as larger droplets This then allows the larger droplets to … Read more

Too much white bread and pasta could increase the risk of heart disease

Too much white bread and pasta in your diet could increase the risk of heart disease, research suggests White bread, certain cereals and pasta may raise risk of heart disease, study says Study of 137,000 people finds refined grains raise heart attack and stroke risk The potential risk to cardiovascular health did not apply with … Read more

Health: High levels of air pollution can increase your risk of macular degeneration 

Your risk of developing macular degeneration and going blind is increased by living in an area with a high level of air pollution, a study has warned. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive form of vision loss  that is the leading cause of blindness among UK adults aged 50 and over. Known risk factors for … Read more

Five-fold increase in oxygen demand in hospitals – medic

Demand for oxygen has surged five-fold in some NHS hospitals, a senior medic claimed today as trusts continue to grapple with the winter wave of coronavirus admissions. Professor Rupert Pearse, an ICU doctor in London and member of the Intensive Care Society, said that on some occasions the pressure has made oxygen – vital for … Read more

Fresh calls for government to scrap VAT on electric cars or increase grants to boost sales

Ministers should consider abolishing VAT on electric vehicles (EV) or increase the incentives currently available to buy them, a market report has said. The RAC’s annual report on motoring found that electric car demand is marginally higher than a year ago, with fewer than one in ten drivers polled saying their next car will be … Read more

Genes that increase risk of BEDWETTING identified by scientists

Bedwetting is an issue that affects around half a million children and teenagers in the UK, and now scientists believe they finally know why certain people are more prone to the condition. Nighttime bedwetting, officially known as nocturnal enuresis, is known to be a highly heritable condition, but until now it was unclear which genes … Read more

Genes that increase your risk of BEDWETTING identified for the first time

Bedwetting is an issue that affects around half a million children and teenagers in the UK, and now scientists believe they finally know why certain people are more prone to the condition. Nighttime bedwetting, officially known as nocturnal enuresis, is known to be a highly heritable condition, but until now it was unclear which genes … Read more

Diet full of fried food could increase your risk of heart failure by almost 40%, study suggests 

Diet full of fried food could increase your risk of heart failure by almost 40%, study suggests Eating lots of fried food could increase risk of heart failure by 37 per cent The diet is linked to having a 28 per cent higher chance of heart attacks or stroke The risk rises with each weekly … Read more

Man undergoes cosmetic limb-lengthening surgery to increase his height from 5ft11 to 6ft2

A man has undergone cosmetic limb-lengthening surgery to increase his height from 5ft 11 to 6ft 1 to be more like the basketball heroes he grew up with.  Alfonso Flores, 28, from Dallas, Texas, said that he had wanted to be taller from the age of 12 but his family and friends had all warned him … Read more