Tory lead over Labour dips to just five points ahead of ‘Super Thursday’ elections as Boris Johnson’s approval rating also slides after tumultuous week in Westminster for the PM Opinium survey puts Conservatives on 42 per cent and Labour on 37 per cent Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s net approval rating has fallen to minus six … Read more
Tory lead over Labour dips to just five points ahead of ‘Super Thursday’ elections as Boris Johnson’s approval rating also slides after tumultuous week in Westminster for the PM Opinium survey puts Conservatives on 42 per cent and Labour on 37 per cent Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s net approval rating has fallen to minus six … Read more
People who experience a dip in their blood sugar levels after eating end up feeling hungrier and so eat hundreds more calories than others, study reveals. Researchers from King’s College London collected data on blood sugar levels and other health markers from 1,070 people eating standard breakfast and other meals. They found that the drop … Read more
The FTSE 100 dipped 0.5% today as traders fretted over interest rates rises and Rishi Sunak’s Budget tax grab for big business. London’s leading index was down by 34 points to 6,641 by mid-afternoon after US stocks plummeted on Wall Street yesterday. The FTSE closed 0.9% higher yesterday as market movers focused on the extension … Read more
Audience participation. Two words that used to strike terror into the hearts of theatregoers and make them long to cower beneath their velvet seats. Happily, there is little to fear from the virtual equivalent and the explosion of so-called ‘immersive online theatre’. These are shows, led by actors in videos and voiceovers, in which friends … Read more
Jay-Z hasn’t stopped focusing on fitness during his VIP vacation to Hawaii. The rapper/mogul, 50, took to the beach for more than one squat-heavy, group exercise session last week. Mr. Beyonce Knowles was dressed for the occasion, donning black Puma shorts and a dark tee shirt for the outing. Priorities: Jay-Z made sure to fit … Read more
As the Chancellor who dusted off long-neglected plans to give the Bank of England independence, Gordon Brown deserves to be heard. But whether the middle of a pandemic is the right time for grand plans about changing the Bank’s remit is debateable. The Old Lady’s response to lockdown was immediate and bears no resemblance to … Read more
The United States has dipped under 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four days, but experts fear Independence Day celebrations will act like rocket fuel for the nation’s surging outbreak. Johns Hopkins University, which tallies confirmed cases, counted 45,300 new coronavirus infections in the U.S. on Saturday. The new count came after … Read more
The United States has dipped under 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four days, but experts fear Independence Day celebrations will act like rocket fuel for the nation’s surging outbreak. Johns Hopkins University, which tallies confirmed cases, counted 45,300 new coronavirus infections in the U.S. on Saturday. The new count came after … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus daily death toll today dipped slightly to 847, fuelling hopes that the UK’s fatality curve is finally flattening after days of uncertainty. Fewer than 900 deaths have been recorded in British hospitals for six days in a row, suggesting the darkest days of the crisis could now be behind us. April 10 was … Read more