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Chemicals in cocoa can boost memory abilities in older people, a new study suggests. US researchers found flavanols – plant chemicals that are abundant in cocoa beans – improved performance in a list-learning task for people aged between 50 and 75. Flavanols belong to a group of compounds called polyphenols, which are also abundant in red … Read more
Four people in Oregon, who were fully immunized with the COVID-19 vaccine, have tested positive for coronavirus, health officials revealed on Friday. This makes Oregon among the first states to report ‘breakthrough cases,’ which occur when people test positive for the virus at least 14 days after receiving their second dose of the vaccine. Both … Read more
Is THIS the key to improving eyewitness identification? Placing people who do NOT look the same in police line-ups can improve accuracy by 10%, surprising study reveals US and UK researchers recruited 19,732 volunteers to play the role of eyewitness Each participant was shown a video of a faked crime, followed by a photo line-up The … Read more
Britain’s Covid vaccine roll-out is today set to enter its fifth phase – with more than 15million people receiving their first dose of the jab so far – as ministers discuss plans to lead the country out of lockdown. In another big step towards a return to normality, people aged 65 and over and younger … Read more
Several people have been injured in Oklahoma following a horrific pile-up involving multiple vehicles on a snow-covered highway during a ‘dangerous’ winter storm. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the incident occurred westbound on the Turner Turnpike, in Oklahoma City, near mile marker 141 on Sunday evening when two semi-trucks collided. Two of the semi’s involved in … Read more
Universities and colleges will be fined for suffocating free speech on campuses, ministers have warned. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will this week unveil a ‘free speech champion’ who will have the power to defend students and academics. Institutions which try to cancel people due to their views will be penalised as part of the government’s … Read more
New York City police are looking for a man who is believed to have fatally stabbed two homeless people and wounded two others late Friday and early Saturday while riding the subway connecting Manhattan and Queens. The fatal stabbings took place on opposite ends of the A subway line, which connects the Inwood section of … Read more
Fire crews put out blaze at vaccination centre after people waiting for their Covid jabs evacuated the building Surrey Fire Service said people evacuated from Emberbrook Community Centre It said it took less than five minutes for the first fire engine to arrive at the scene Pictures of the incident online show smoke billowing out … Read more
Tomorrow’s the day when loved-up couples exchange roses and chocolates and rejoice in their good fortune, while singletons lament their lot, hope for Valentine’s cards — and, perhaps, desperately swipe right on their iPhone dating apps. Right means you like the look of them, swipe left and it’s thanks but no thanks. Around half of … Read more
Up to four in 10 people in Britain have already got some level of immunity to Covid-19 from either catching the coronavirus or having a vaccine, SAGE experts predict. A paper presented to the Government’s top scientific advisers shows that infectious disease experts think the UK may be developing substantial protection from Covid. SPI-M-O, a panel … Read more