Victoria Beckham ‘warned she had “off the scale” levels of mercury over her fish diet’

Victoria Beckham ‘alters her strict fish and vegetable diet after she was warned she had “off the scale” levels of mercury’ The fashion designer, 46, is said to have discovered the ‘off the scale’ levels during a getaway to a luxury spa in Germany last year  Victoria is reportedly now eating more salmon and has … Read more

Crops growing 30 miles outside of Chernobyl are contaminated with dangerous levels of strontium

Crops grown near Chernobyl are still contaminated, more than three decades after the worst nuclear disaster in history. Almost half the grain analyzed by scientists in Ivankiv, about 30 miles from the power plant, showed levels of strontium 90 far above recommended levels. It was also present at unsafe levels in firewood and wood ash … Read more

The 800 roads in Britain with dangerous levels of air pollution

Britain’s most dangerous roads for air pollution levels have been revealed – and more than 75% are in London. Analysis by environmental legal firm ClientEarth has emerged following a landmark inquest that ruled air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old asthmatic girl Ella Kiss-Debrah. Ella, who lived 80ft from London’s congested South Circular … Read more

Extreme levels of ‘friendly fire’ from the body’s immune system may cause ‘long Covid’

Extreme levels of ‘friendly fire’ antibodies in the immune system could trigger severe coronavirus symptoms and cause ‘long Covid’, scientists say. Coronavirus patients have high numbers of ‘autoantibodies’ in their blood which block the body’s Covid-tackling antibodies and attack several areas, including the brain, blood vessels and liver. This could account for why some Covid sufferers … Read more

Health: Earwax test to measure glucose levels could allow earlier identification of type 2 diabetes

Earwax test to measure glucose levels could allow earlier identification of type 2 diabetes, scientists claim The cotton swab-esque probe has been developed by researchers from the UK Cheap to undertake, it is 60 percent more reliable than the current standard It can also be used at home, without clinical supervision like with blood tests Previous studies showed that … Read more

High levels of coronavirus build up inside a car in just 15 minutes

High levels of coronavirus build up inside a car in just 15 minutes – but opening windows furthest away from you could help avoid infection, computer simulations reveal Researchers used computer models to track how ventilation affected particles   Found opening all car windows was the most effective method to reduce risk  But, if this is not … Read more

Tui swings to £2.7bn annual loss and warns bookings won’t return to pre-crisis levels until 2022

Tui swings to £2.7bn annual loss and warns holiday bookings won’t return to pre-crisis levels until 2022 Tui made a mammoth loss of €3.1bn (£2.7bn) in the year to the end of September Revenues fell 58% to €7.9bn (£7.2bn) as Covid disrupted and halted travel Tui looking to cut costs by another €100m, but no … Read more

UK economy grew by just 0.4% in October but remains 7.9% below pre-pandemic levels

UK economy was ALREADY slowing before blanket lockdown in England with growth of just 0.4% in October leaving it 8% smaller than before pandemic – amid fears it has since gone into reverse again UK economy has grown for six months running according to official statistics  Office for National Statistics says it has grown by … Read more

Good news for some of Britain’s rarest birds as ten species saw record levels of breeding in 2018

Great news for some of the UK’s rarest breeding birds, as ten species have been recorded in greater numbers than in any previous year, survey reveals.  The Rare Breeding Birds Panel (RBBP) worked with conservationists, scientists and thousands of birdwatchers to track the progress of the country’s rarest birds. The team discovered the results compiling … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: When it comes to the economic impact of the tier levels, No10 is flying blind

Finally MPs, the business community, employees and the rest of the country are discovering a terrible truth. When it comes to the economic impact of the tier levels that will determine the future of enterprise up and down the country during the coming months, the Government is clearly flying blind. Yesterday’s ‘impact statement’ was designed … Read more