Marks & Spencer: Midget Gems change name after academic’s campaign
Dr Pritchard, who has achondroplasia, a condition which stunts growth, approached supermarkets and confectionery makers about changing the name of...
Month: January 2022
This Treadmill Invites You to ‘BYO Screen’ for Connected Workouts
Most tech-friendly treadmills want to lock you into a proprietary workout program. If you want to use, say, a NordicTrack...
The Best Starting Words to Win at Wordle
Wordle, the daily word guessing game, is taking Twitter, the world, and my relationship by storm.If you haven’t heard of...
Jonathan Van-Tam: JVT’s most memorable Covid advice and analogies
From pants and football to yoghurts and trains, Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam has used colourful language to advise people throughout...
6m people on hospital waiting lists in England
Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows...
NHS Tracker: How is the NHS in your area coping this winter?
Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows...
Covid-19: France to relax travel rules from the UK
France tightened its restrictions earlier this month, making remote working compulsory for those who can, and limiting public gatherings for...
German court finds Syrian colonel guilty of crimes against humanity
Many of the almost 800,000 Syrians who now live in Germany brought with them terrible stories of what happened to...
Water pollution: How clean are the UK’s rivers and lakes?
Professor Steve Ormerod, an ecologist at Cardiff University, warns of other threats. He says: "We need to understand the risks...
Christmas sales soar for Marks & Spencer and Tesco
Supermarkets were up against some tough comparisons after last year's record-breaking performance, when Covid restrictions caused a boom in food...
Senior Tories urge Johnson to quit after party apology
The government is facing mounting pressure over several events that are alleged to have been held during lockdowns in 2020....
Novak Djokovic in Australian Open draw despite visa uncertainty
Djokovic, 34, was held in immigration detention in Melbourne for five days while he challenged the deportation order. On Monday...
Covid: Pressure on PM despite cabinet support and Djokovic is in the draw
Ruby Fuller, 18, died from leukaemia five days before the Downing Street garden party in May 2020, which Boris Johnson...
No English river is free from pollution – Parliament report
"Many of the recommendations mirror proposals set out in our recent 21st Century Rivers report, which calls for government, regulators,...
Covid: Hundreds in Wales take antiviral tablets
"For most people antivirals are less effective than vaccination, that is why we are working with Health and Care Research...
Care services struggle with Omicron staff-sickness spike
"The continual drip-feed approach to funding, which, as a result of bureaucracy, fails to reach providers in a timely manner,...
TE Waller: Sobriety battle made being idle harder
6:07 PM ETHENDERSON, Nev. -- Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller, who returned to action in Sunday night's playoff...
Ex-Eagles coach Pederson interviews with Bears
8:36 PM ETESPN News Services LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears interviewed former Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson and...
