Walking through the City of London last week was an eerie and disturbing experience. This is an area I know well through my long career in finance. It is usually throbbing with life. Pavements are crowded, roads congested, offices packed, entrance doors in perpetual motion. Yet, on Monday afternoon, I felt as if I had … Read more
Last week, I saw a quote suggesting Britain is seeing a ‘polo mint’ effect – that is, city centres hollowing out and periphery towns buzzing with activity. This is where office workers have been remote working from home in the pandemic and since lockdown eased, are spending more money in local shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs … Read more
Loneliness in adult life is experienced differently depending on what age you are, a new scientific study suggests. Factors associated with feelings of loneliness, such as contact with friends and family, perceived health and employment, differ throughout adult life, scientists say. Researchers found that these various factors caused loneliness in different measures across three age … Read more
People who take Vitamin D and calcium twice a day are less likely to suffer from vertigo, study shows The debilitating symptom can make it feel like one is spinning or in motion A common type, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, is an inner ear disorder It is treated by doctors using head movements to shift particles … Read more
As motor firms continue to develop their autonomous vehicle technology, the safety of driverless cars has been dragged into the spotlight as expert fear they could experience signal blackouts in built-up cities. Autonomous cars require a GPS signal in order to identify where other autonomous vehicles are around them. However, ‘urban canyons’ caused by high-rise … Read more
Another Spanish tourist region has been put on high alert after at least 23 guests at a wedding, including the bride and her mother, were struck down with coronavirus. More than 35,000 residents of Tudela in Navarra, northern Spain, are being advised to wear masks and stick to social distancing to prevent the disease spreading … Read more
Women who struggle to conceive via IVF are 26 per cent MORE likely to suffer from long-term health problems Women who have problems with IVF suffer more age-related health issues This is based on a study of 20,000 women going through IVF for the first time Research into various IVF treatments, discoveries and outcomes was … Read more
Women who suffer hot flushes and night sweats are at much higher risk of suffering heart attacks, angina and strokes, study reveals Researchers from Australia reviewed past studies involving 23,365 women Cardiovascular disease is 70% more likely post-menopause with the symptoms Experiencing vasomotor symptoms before menopause also increases the risk By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 13:35 BST, 3 … Read more
Coronavirus patients are EIGHT TIMES more likely to suffer a stroke than flu patients, study finds Of more than 1,900 patients either in the ER or hospitalized with coronavirus, 1.6% suffered an ischemic stroke One-third of COVID-19 patients who had strokes were severe cases who were on mechanical ventilation About 32% of coronavirus patients who … Read more
Industry body Make UK warns manufacturing will not recover from coronavirus crisis until 2022 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 28 June 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 28 June 2020 Manufacturing will not recover from the coronavirus crisis until 2022, industry body Make UK has warned. The sector could take a … Read more