Women and the middle classes dominate take up of weight loss jabs Women and the middle classes are dominating take up of weight loss injections, research suggests. Analysis of private prescriptions for drugs like Mounjaro show that almost 80% are for women, while the highest uptake is among men and women aged 30 to 49,
One in nine new homes built in flood risk areas in ‘worrying’ trend – analysis One in nine new homes were built in flood risk areas between 2022 and 2024, exposing a “worrying” rising trend, analysis shows. The analysis carried out by insurer Aviva reveals that 11% of the 396,602 new homes in England built
Inflation slows to 10-month low amid easing petrol and food costs UK inflation has eased to its lowest since March last year on the back of falling petrol prices and slower food price increases, according to official figures. The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation decreased to 3% in January from 3.4% in December,
School sick days up 50% during flu season – analysis Sick days taken from school have increased by 50% during flu season, analysis has found, as health experts call on the Government to increase vaccine rollout. Analysis by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found the school absence rate due to illness increased from
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84 The Rev Jesse L Jackson, a protege of the Dr Martin Luther King Jr and two-time presidential candidate who led the civil rights movement for decades after Dr King’s assassination, has died. He was 84. Rev Jackson died on Tuesday surrounded by family, according to a statement
YouTuber and experimental singer-songwriter named as UK Eurovision entry YouTuber and experimental singer-songwriter Look Mum No Computer will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May, the BBC has announced. The electronics performer and self-proclaimed Eurovision fan, whose real name is Sam Battle, launched his YouTube channel in 2016. He has
Surgeons pioneer new technique to treat boy with rare leg condition in UK first A nine-year-old boy has become the first person in the UK to have pioneering surgery to make him taller. Alfie Phillips has fibular hemimelia, which affects fewer than one in 40,000 births and caused his right leg to not develop properly,
Six of Sarah Ferguson’s companies to be wound down in wake of Epstein files Six companies linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson are being wound down in the wake of the publication of the Epstein files, Companies House documents show. Sarah was the sole director of all six companies, none of which have much public
Further yellow snow and ice warnings to come into force across much of UK Further yellow warnings for snow and ice will come into force on Monday, covering large swathes of the UK. They come on the heels of a series of similar alerts throughout the weekend, as well as flood warnings in more than
Starmer pledges to act in ‘months not years’ to protect children on social media Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to act in “months, not years” to protect young people from addictive social media platforms, amid calls for a ban for under-16s. The Prime Minister said his Government must make sure it does not cut off