Are plug-in cars really as green as they claim? Report suggests not

Plug-in hybrid cars are worse for the environment than potential buyers are being led to believe, coughing out up to 12 times their claimed carbon dioxide emissions, new investigation claims. Popular plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) from BMW, Volvo and Mitsubishi were tested for their pollution levels during different driving scenarios. It found that, even … Read more

Nine soldiers take their own lives amid report exposing ‘war crimes’ in Afghanistan 

Nine Australian soldiers have taken their own lives in just three weeks amid the release of a damning report into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.  The four-year inquiry uncovered a ‘shameful record’ of unlawful killings which took place outside the ‘heat of battle’. A redacted version of the report was released on Thursday after weeks … Read more

Nine soldiers take their own lives amid report exposing ‘war crimes’ in Afghanistan 

Nine Australian soldiers have taken their own lives in just three weeks amid the release of a damning report into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.  The four-year inquiry uncovered a ‘shameful record’ of unlawful killings which took place outside the ‘heat of battle’. A redacted version of the report was released on Thursday after weeks … Read more

PM ‘pressured advisor to tone down report on Priti Patel bullying to make findings more palatable’

Boris Johnson is facing allegations that he pressured his standards advisor to water down his report on Priti Patel’s bullying of staff to make the findings more ‘palatable’.  Downing Street did not deny claims Mr Johnson had tried and failed to convince Sir Alex Allan to tone down his conclusion that the Home Secretary’s behaviour … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Sage plans fail to put its investors on cloud nine

MARKET REPORT: Software group Sage unveils plans for a spending spree – but fails to put its investors on cloud nine By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 November 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 20 November 2020 Software group Sage spooked the market by unveiling plans to kick off a spending spree … Read more

A quarter of teenagers have self-harmed and one in 15 have attempted suicide, a new report reveals 

A quarter of teenagers have self-harmed and one in 15 have attempted suicide, a new report reveals Major study by University College London lays bare scale of mental health crisis   Researchers asked 10,000 17-year-olds questions about their mental wellbeing   One in six teenagers reported experiencing high levels of psychological distress  By Eleanor Hayward Health Correspondent For … Read more

Australian soldiers could be STRIPPED of medals after report on atrocities committed in Afghanistan

Thousands of Australian soldiers could lose their medals after a report claimed there was no longer ‘sustained outstanding service’ after a damning inquiry exposed a litany of alleged war crimes. The atrocities allegedly committed by Australian Special Air Service members were so heinous that more than 50 pages in Thursday’s report had to be redacted. … Read more

Australian soldiers could be STRIPPED of medals after report on atrocities committed in Afghanistan

Thousands of Australian soldiers could lose their medals after a report claimed there was no longer ‘sustained outstanding service’ after a damning inquiry exposed a litany of alleged war crimes. The atrocities allegedly committed by Australian Special Air Service members were so heinous that more than 50 pages in Thursday’s report had to be redacted. … Read more

A quarter of teenagers have self-harmed and one in 15 have attempted suicide, a new report reveals 

A quarter of teenagers have self-harmed and one in 15 have attempted suicide, a new report reveals Major study by University College London lays bare scale of mental health crisis   Researchers asked 10,000 17-year-olds questions about their mental wellbeing   One in six teenagers reported experiencing high levels of psychological distress  By Eleanor Hayward Health Correspondent For … Read more

Four BILLION people worldwide will be overweight by 2050, report predicts 

Global eating habits have set the world on course to have more than four billion overweight people by 2050, new research predicts.  And 1.5 billion of those people will be obese, a new report released Wednesday suggests.  Meanwhile, 500 million people will likely be underweight and living at the edge of starvation   The Potsdam Institute … Read more