Scientists at the University of Southern California monitored 48 people with alcohol use disorder, which can leave people with the inability to control their drinking despite negative consequences. Wednesday 12 February 2025 16:00, UK Ozempic and other semaglutide drugs help people reduce their drinking, a new study has found. The drugs, best known for their…
Scientists at the University of Southern California monitored 48 people with alcohol use disorder, which can leave people with the inability to control their drinking despite negative consequences. Wednesday 12 February 2025 16:00, UK Ozempic and other semaglutide drugs help people reduce their drinking, a new study has found. The drugs, best known for their…
Wednesday 12 February 2025 15:48, UK Sir Keir Starmer has told the families of those killed in the Nottingham attacks that a judge-led public inquiry will start in “a matter of weeks”. The families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were told at an emotionally charged meeting at Number 10 that a “number…
Macho Keir is part of the Labour fightback in response to the Sky News/YouGov poll that put Reform ahead of Labour for the first time. Chief political correspondent @joncraig [http://twitter.com/@joncraig] Wednesday 12 February 2025 15:43, UK Has Sir Keir Starmer raised his game at Prime Minister’s Questions? Suddenly, he’s less wooden, robotic and lawyerly and…
Staff have reported a “rodent infestation”, broken CCTV cameras, faulty lighting and an “ongoing legionella issue” across the prison estate in England and Wales, according to the report. Wednesday 12 February 2025 15:29, UK Conditions in UK prisons have “drastically deteriorated” after the previous Tory government decided to privatise all maintenance work, according to a…
More than 200,000 signatures have been gathered for the campaign which promises to change California’s name to “New Denmark”. Wednesday 12 February 2025 15:00, UK A light-hearted petition has been launched in Denmark to buy the state of California in after Donald Trump said he wanted to take over Greenland. The petition, which promises to…
President Donald Trump has taken aim at DEI policies and schemes since beginning his second term in the White House. Wednesday 12 February 2025 14:51, UK The state of Missouri has sued Starbucks, claiming its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies have led to customers paying more and waiting longer for their coffees. The US…
The US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth tells allies that, with Donald Trump as US president, it is “unrealistic” to think Ukraine can return to its pre-2014 borders and America must focus on the threat posed by China and securing its own borders. Security and Defence Editor @haynesdeborah [http://twitter.com/@haynesdeborah] Wednesday 12 February 2025 14:10, UK…
Evidence to support the reintroduction of beavers in the UK has been growing, but the issue has become bogged down in politics. Climate reporter @SeabrookClimate [http://twitter.com/@SeabrookClimate] Wednesday 12 February 2025 14:00, UK Beavers can help tackle Britain’s rising flooding problems, according to a government-sponsored report, as the political debate over whether to reintroduce them continues….
The UK high street lender told staff on Wednesday that they would receive grants of 170 Barclays shares in its first such equity handout, Sky News learns. City editor @MarkKleinmanSky [http://twitter.com/@MarkKleinmanSky] Wednesday 12 February 2025 13:39, UK Barclays is handing shares in the company tens of thousands of staff for the first time as it…
