Reform UK has emerged as an electoral force. Nigel Farage’s right-wing party won 10 councils, two mayoralties and a parliamentary by-election during Thursday’s polls. Wes Streeting, speaking for the government on Sunday, acknowledged Reform is “a real threat” to Labour and is being treated as a “serious opposition force”. “In that spirit,” Streeting added, “I…
Did you know that in the UK, men are nearly 60% more likely to die prematurely before the age of 75 than women? On average, men also die nearly four years earlier than women, and they are disproportionately affected by a number of serious health conditions, including certain cancers, heart disease and type 2 diabetes….
Diet experts have today slammed the Government’s new ultra-strict ban on junk food advertising — claiming the updated rules target foods that are in fact healthy. Ministers will introduce legislation curbing commercials that air before 9pm on television, and axe online ads completely, which is thought to cost firms around £199 million a year. The…
Times journalist Tom Ball and the Daily Mail’s Dan Woodland also found themselves on the list, alongside a string of entrepreneurs. In a lengthy statement, the Russian foreign ministry said it had been “once again forced to draw attention to the incessant aggressive anti-Russian rhetoric of the British authorities,” as well as to “the illegitimate…
The UK government has announced a novel initiative trial to offer weight loss medication Mounjaro to people with obesity who are unemployed, to improve their health and help them re-enter the workforce, said British Health Minister Wes Streeting said on Tuesday. The trial is part of a broader NHS strategy that offers weight-loss medication to…