Indigestion drugs ‘may raise diabetes risk’: Medication taken by millions could increase chance of type 2 diabetes, new study suggests Those sing proton pump inhibitors 24 per cent more likely to get the condition This rises to 26 per cent for those taking them twice a week for two years The over-the-counter drugs are commonly used for … Read more
Angry small shareholders criticise Saga’s plans to raise £150m lifeline By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 27 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 27 September 2020 Angry small shareholders have criticised Saga’s plans to raise a £150m lifeline. They said the over-50s travel and insurance giant’s proposal valued the shares below … Read more
Music investment fund Hipgnosis wants to raise £250m so it can go on a spending spree By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 21 September 2020 Hipgnosis wants to raise £250m so it can go on a spending spree. The music investment fund, which bulk-buys … Read more
Smoking may alter genes in a way that creates more cellular entry points for coronavirus, new research suggests. Australian scientists found that smoking just three cigarettes can trigger a flurry of increased activity in the part of the genome that codes for a protein known as ACE2. The protein lies on the surface of many … Read more
Ministers raise time limit for holding suspects on remand from 182 to 238 days as courts battle to clear case backlog caused by coronavirus People awaiting trial for the most serious crimes can be held in prison longer The new measures will apply to anyone who is arrested and then held in custody for an … Read more
Mother of urban planner, 49, berated for not raising her fist in support of Black Lives Matter outside a cafe in the US says she refused to be ‘intimidated’ Footage of Lauren Victor surrounded by yelling protesters went viral last week Her mother Merna Victor, 77, said her daughter wouldn’t cave to mob pressure Lauren … Read more
Mother of urban planner, 49, berated for not raising her fist in support of Black Lives Matter outside a cafe in the US says she refused to be ‘intimidated’ Footage of Lauren Victor surrounded by yelling protesters went viral last week Her mother Merna Victor, 77, said her daughter wouldn’t cave to mob pressure Lauren … Read more
Heavens above! Vicar with vertigo climbs his church spire to raise repair money… and beat his fear of heights Reverend Sam Leach conquered his fears to climb his church’s 165ft spire The 44-year-old is normally so afraid of heights he struggles on escalators Vicar got a little closer to God by scaling St Mary Magdalene … Read more
Disagreements over food, discipline and time spent using technology are among the causes of arguments between parents and a child’s grandparents, a poll revealed. For some families, what happens at grandma’s house stays at grandma’s house, but according to a new national poll differences in parenting styles lead to arguments. Almost half of the 2,016 … Read more
Disagreements over food, discipline and time spent using technology are among the causes of arguments between parents and a child’s grandparents, a poll revealed. For some families, what happens at grandma’s house stays at grandma’s house, but according to a new national poll differences in parenting styles lead to arguments. Almost half of the 2,016 … Read more