Supermarket bosses blame stockpilers as cost of a weekly shop soars by £7 under coronavirus lockdown – with shortage of farm workers set to trigger further price hikes Cost of a weekly shop has risen as much as £7 during the coronavirus lockdown Prices have risen at supermarkets like Asda, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Waitrose Cost … Read more
China concealed coronavirus from the West and is ‘evading’ blame for the pandemic, a former head of MI6 said today. Sir John Sawers said Beijing was not honest when the disease first surfaced and faced ‘anger’ from the international community. He also insisted the World Health Organisation (WHO) faced ‘serious questions’ for failing to scrutinise … Read more
Few of us give much thought to how we put one foot in front of the other, but scientists are investigating whether changing the way we walk can protect our physical and mental health. One promising focus is on how altering our gait can reduce our risk of knee arthritis. The most common type is … Read more
Millennials are the least likely generation to get a flu shot because they are ‘too busy’ and the majority say they agree with some anti-vaxxer ideas A new survey found 55% of millennials said they didn’t get the flu shot this year Most said it was because they didn’t have time or they’d forgotten to get … Read more
Don’t blame the baby – stretch marks are in your genes! Some women are predisposed to scars, study reveals More than 500 ‘genetic markers’ are linked to stretch marks research shows Women who suffer with stretch marks have lower amounts of certain proteins The rate of stretch marks is far higher in women than in … Read more