Exercise: Pink-coloured sports drinks can boost performance 4.4% compared to clear fluids

Want to run faster? Chug a PINK drink! Rose-coloured sports beverages can boost exercise performance by 4.4% compared to clear fluids — even when they contain identical ingredients, study reveals Researchers from the University of Waterloo had volunteers run for 30 minutes During their exercise, the subjects rinsed their mouths out with one of two … Read more

Boost for first-time buyers as 95% mortgage deals triple in a month

Borrowers with 5 per cent deposits now have more than 100 mortgages to choose from, as the mortgage market bounces back. Over mortgage availability in general is back to 75 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, figures show, with rates as low as 1.27 per cent fixed for five years for those with bigger deposits to put … Read more

Boris Johnson promises to bring in laws to boost education chances after local elections victory

‘Rocket fuel’ to fire up Britain: After his election victory, Boris Johnson promises to bring in laws to boost education chances and help ‘level up’ the nation Plans to give every adult access to loans to fund college courses and training The PM wants ‘lifetime skills guarantee’ to help people upgrade qualifications  Is one of … Read more

After his election victory, Boris Johnson promises to bring in laws to boost education chances

‘Rocket fuel’ to fire up Britain: After his election victory, Boris Johnson promises to bring in laws to boost education chances and help ‘level up’ the nation Plans to give every adult access to loans to fund college courses and training The PM wants ‘lifetime skills guarantee’ to help people upgrade qualifications  Is one of … Read more

Boost for care home residents as they will be allowed up to five named visitors from May 17

Boost for care home residents as they will be allowed up to five named visitors from May 17 and be given ‘greater freedom’ to go out without having to isolate afterwards (but no hugging for now) Residents will be able to have visits from up to five named people, up from two PM also promised … Read more

First-time buyer mortgage rejections spike: Here’s how to boost your chances of being accepted

First-time buyers are more likely to be rejected for a mortgage than they were before the pandemic, a new study has found. Only one in five first-time buyers were able to get a mortgage on their first attempt, according to Aldermore Bank’s annual survey of people who are trying to get on the housing ladder. … Read more

First-time buyer mortgage rejections spike: Here’s how to boost your chances of being accepted

First-time buyers are more likely to be rejected for a mortgage than they were before the pandemic, a new study has found. Only one in five prospective first-time buyers were able to get a mortgage on their first attempt, according to Aldermore Bank’s annual survey of people who have got on the housing ladder. This … Read more

£29m boost for Covid battle in bid to speed up development of vaccines against new variants

£29m boost for Covid battle in bid to speed up development of vaccines that protect against new virus variants Government concerned third virus wave could be triggered by new variant  Matt Hancock is investing £29.3m in series of new laboratories in Wiltshire  They develop vaccines that protect against virus variants much more quickly  By Sophie … Read more

£29m boost for Covid battle in bid to speed up development of vaccines against new variants

£29m boost for Covid battle in bid to speed up development of vaccines that protect against new virus variants Government concerned third virus wave could be triggered by new variant  Matt Hancock is investing £29.3m in series of new laboratories in Wiltshire  They develop vaccines that protect against virus variants much more quickly  By Sophie … Read more