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Binge drinking soared during the coronavirus lockdown – with women’s alcohol consumption increasing 41 PER CENT over the previous year Researchers surveyed 1,540 US-based adults on their alcohol consumption They looked at habits in Spring 2019 and again in Spring 2020 during shutdown There was a 41 per cent spike in women binge drinking during … Read more
Binge drinking soared during the coronavirus lockdown – with women’s alcohol consumption increasing 41 PER CENT over the previous year Researchers surveyed 1,540 US-based adults on their alcohol consumption They looked at habits in Spring 2019 and again in Spring 2020 during shutdown There was a 41 per cent spike in women binge drinking during … Read more
Gonorrhoea cases have soared 26% in a year to the highest level since records began in 1918, Public Health England report reveals Some 70,936 people diagnosed with the sexually transmitted infection last year Highest since records began in 1918 and marks a 26 per cent increase from 2018 Health bosses said the spike is largely … Read more
INVESTING SHOW: Why has the US stock market soared while UK shares have fallen behind? By This Is Money Published: 19:10 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 19:10 BST, 20 August 2020 The coronavirus crash has proved short lived for the US stock market, as its global tech giant members have driven a strong rebound … Read more
Plastic waste soared during lockdown as British households generated 25 per cent more food packaging, parcel bags and PPE, a survey has revealed. The ‘Everyday Plastic Survey’ saw some 483 people across the UK store up and record the extent of their household’s plastic waste for a week during lockdown. The households got through 128 … Read more
Police smash car windows to save two dogs left locked up inside for over two hours as temperatures soared at Cornwall seaside town Devon and Cornwall Police were called to a locked vehicle near Looe beach Two dogs were reportedly left inside the car for as much as two hours on Sunday It is thought … Read more
Two dogs were left in a car for over two hours as temperatures soared at a Cornwall beach town today Devon and Cornwall Police were called to a locked vehicle near Looe beach Two dogs were reportedly left inside the car for as much as two hours on Sunday It is thought that police smashed … Read more
The price of premium mobile phones have risen 490 per cent in the last two decades, new research shows. It means the outlay for a top of the range model is close to heading back to the early 1990s, when huge mobile phones were only used by the rich and famous, and a Motorola 3200 … Read more
Nicola Daniels has spent — as many of us have during lockdown — a lot of time in her garden. The 32-year-old NHS physiotherapist has two sons, Zac, aged seven and Finn, three. ‘We were enjoying the outdoor space, but the state of our lawn was driving me insane,’ she says. Nicola’s lawn, laid by … Read more
They’re top of the glass: Greenhouse sales have soared — and that’s something we should applaud Hartley Botanic has reported a surge in interest for top-quality greenhouses Nigel Colborn shared his key points to consider when purchasing a greenhouse British gardening expert having a mains water supply inside and automatic vents By Nigel Colborn for … Read more