TV ad for electric cleaner is banned for showing ‘harmful gender stereotypes’ of women cleaning Television advert for the JML Hurricane Spin Scrubber has been banned Complainant said advert suggested that cleaning is a responsibility of women The commercial depicts several women using cleaning tool around the house By Sean Poulter Consumer Affairs Editor For … Read more
There’s ‘no safe dose of alcohol for the brain’, according to a team of scientists from the University of Oxford.
Plans for six family homes in North Wales have been blocked over fears they could be ‘harmful’ to the Welsh language. Planning chiefs say the houses, worth up to £800,000 each and located in the seaside village of Morfa Nefyn, will likely be unaffordable for locals who speak their native tongue. They are concerned that … Read more
Using social media is ‘no more harmful’ to young people’s mental health than watching TV was to youngsters in the 1990s, a new study claims. Researchers from Oxford University used data from three large surveys to look into the lives of more than 400,000 young people in the UK and US. It is popularly believed … Read more
British gymnasts have slammed ‘outdated and sexist’ guidelines about the leotards they are asked to wear when they compete. Jennifer Pinches, who represented Team GB at the London Olympics in 2012, told The Times that the guidelines around wearing leotards at competition are ‘perpetuating extremely harmful ideals.’ According to current guidance laid out by the International … Read more
British gymnasts have slammed ‘outdated and sexist’ guidelines about the leotards they are asked to wear when they compete. Jennifer Pinches, who represented Team GB at the London Olympics in 2012, told The Times that the guidelines around wearing leotards at competition are ‘perpetuating extremely harmful ideals.’ According to current guidelines laid out by the International … Read more
Household aerosols now release more harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) than all vehicles in the UK, a new study reveals. In 2017, the UK population emitted around 60,000 tonnes of VOCs from aerosols but only around 30,000 tonnes from UK cars running gasoline. But even accounting for all forms of road transport in the country – not … Read more
Stop and think before you send that tweet! Twitter relaunches feature on iOS that encourages users to revise ‘potentially harmful’ replies Twitter has relaunched a feature that encourages users to revise tweets If its AI detects harmful language, a notification will appear to revise the context The roll out is currently an experiment on iOS and … Read more
Regularly using marijuana has long-term harmful effects regardless of how old the person was when they began smoking, a new study suggests Researchers looked at people who began smoking or vaping cannabis routinely in high school or in their early 20s in comparison with non-users. They found that, by age 35, pot users who began … Read more
Trendy wood burners TRIPLE the level of harmful pollution particles inside homes and should be sold with a health warning, study claims Researchers monitored pollution from wood burners in 19 Sheffield homes They found particle pollution increased three times when they were in use The team say the wood burners should come with a health … Read more