Researchers say semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic, could be biggest medical breakthrough since statins A weight loss injection could reduce the risk of heart attacks and benefit the cardiovascular health of millions of adults across the UK, in what could be the largest medical breakthrough since statins, […]
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Exclusive: Report recommends ‘double lock’ for those renewing their tenancies Rent rises should be capped for millions of people struggling to afford soaring rates, according to a landmark report commissioned by Labour. The leaked proposals recommend a swathe of measures that give breathing room to renters buckling under the cost […]
Protesters block convoy, throw food into road and set fire to vehicles at Tarqumiya checkpoint near Hebron The White House has condemned an attack on an aid convoy heading to Gaza by Israeli settlers who threw packages of food into the road and set fire to the vehicles. Video of […]
Oscar-winning actor enters row about pre-performance advisories, suggesting they kill the surprise of seeing drama in your own way Don’t go to the theatre, Dame Judi Dench has told “sensitive” fans, in her response to pre-performance trigger warnings. The warnings, which inform audiences about potentially distressing content, including abuse, violence […]
Ban, to begin in about 90 days, is White House’s latest effort to apply pressure on Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine Joe Biden has signed into law a bipartisan bill that bans the import of enriched uranium from Russia, in the latest effort by Washington to apply further […]
Exclusive: Matt Wrack describes ex-Tory’s views as ‘disgraceful’ after she blamed deaths on striking firefighters Keir Starmer is under fresh pressure over the former Tory MP Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour after the president of the Trades Union Congress said her vocal support for anti-strike laws should be “incompatible” with […]
Russian president says successor to Shoigu, who has been defence minister for years, will be Andrei Belousov, an economist Vladimir Putin has removed his longtime ally Sergei Shoigu as defence minister in the most significant reshuffle to the military command since Russian troops invaded Ukraine more than two years ago. […]
Heavy bombardment and airstrikes reported in devastated north while clashes also seen in south as tens of thousands flee Rafah Thousands protest in Israel amid anger at Netanyahu over hostages held in Gaza Fierce battles were under way across much of the devastated north of Gaza on Sunday, with heavy […]
‘Colossal’ costs of disease include health and social care as well as societal costs such as legal fees and lost economic consumption Dementia could cost the UK almost £91bn a year by 2040, as the number of people affected rises inexorably, a study has found. The “colossal” costs of the […]
Former pensions minister says data shows buyers increasingly forced to accept terms that stretch into state pension age Homebuyers are increasingly being forced to “gamble” with their retirement prospects to get on the housing ladder by taking on ultra-long mortgages lasting beyond the end of their working life, it has […]