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Millions of British chickens are bred to grow to full size in just 35 DAYS leading to shocking damage to legs, hearts and lungs, RSPCA warns Millions of factory farm chickens are being grown twice as fast than in the 1950s New study shows fast-growing birds are up to twice as likely to die or be … Read more
Millions of motorists have been ripped off in a £150million delivery scheme to inflate the price of new cars, it is claimed. Eight in ten new cars have seen price increases of up to £60 after shipping firms conspired to fix delivery costs, according to a lawsuit. A total of 17million cars are said to … Read more
The holiday plans of millions of Britons could be at risk after the number of coronavirus cases around the world overtook China for the first time. Brazil yesterday reported its first patient with the illness, which means the virus has now spread to every continent except Antarctica. Cases were also diagnosed for the first time … Read more
TikTok user ‘Old Man Steve’, 81, delights Gen Z followers with ‘cooking’ videos of him pouring cereal and making sandwiches – and says the support makes him feel less ‘alone’ Stephen Austin, 81, has won over millions of fans with his adorable TikTok videos TikTok star, from Texas, says he has followers asking him ‘to … Read more
Dorothy Byrne, head of news and current affairs at Channel 4, was in a meeting with her boss when she felt the all-too-familiar heat rising from her feet to her face, which she knew would be pillar-box red and glistening with perspiration. To make matters worse, Kevin Lygo, then director of television and content, was … Read more
Orphan investments worth millions could be handed to good causes under plan to expand ‘dormant assets’ scheme Some £600m in inactive bank accounts has gone to charity since 2008 Investment funds, shares and insurance products might be covered in future Pensions are excluded due to huge upheaval and rule changes in recent years Plan for … Read more
Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is being funneled into the maintenance of a deserted hospital in Liverpool – despite it being empty. More than £3million (around $3,906,900) went into the day-to-day maintenance of the unused Royal Hospital between July and December last year. And a further £523,000 ($681,100) was spent in January alone, bringing … Read more
Millions of people with bladder weakness may finally be spared embarrassment thanks to new diagnostic test. One in five people have an overactive bladder, which means having to go to the toilet often or suffering leakages. Now scientists are a step closer in the development of a ‘game-changer’ test which will diagnose the problem quicker. … Read more
Unwanted life after death: Experts warn personal data from fashionable genetic testing kits and social media accounts may be hijacked after a customer dies How genetic testing companies store DNA after death is ‘unclear’ experts warn Powerful companies hold ‘our digital data, our private data, after our lifetime’ DNA testing via saliva samples is now … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more