Here’s a quandary I think most of us share: you love the occasional treat, such as a biscuit, a brownie or a slice of cake.
But you will also know that the shop-bought products are often packed with lots of sugar and unhealthy fats, which means eating them is going to be bad for your waistline and your blood sugar levels.
Many of them also contain additives – things such as preservatives, flavourings, emulsifiers, colourings, chemicals for carbonating, firming, bulking
On the morning of September 5, a loosely swirling system of thunderstorms formed off the western coast of Africa. By September 6, the system had become a Category 1 storm, with maximum winds at least 130 kilometers per hour (80 miles per hour).
Just 24 hours later, fueled by the record-warm waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Lee whipped itself into a Category 5 monster. In that short time span, its wind speeds doubled, to 260 kilometers per hour
Britons are being warned of a surge in “ghost brokers” taking to the internet to offer fraudulent insurance policies.
With Google seeing around 2,600 queries on the scam a month, analysts at Dayinsure delved into the “crucial facts” about the fraudulent policies, including tips for those most at risk to avoid buying into one.
Ryan Anderson, fraud analyst at Dayinsure said: “Unfortunately, there has been an increasing number of reports of ghost broking circulating in the UK. It is important
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England’s Covid resurgence has finally peaked — even though more people are currently infected than ever, the country’s most respected surveillance report suggests.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysts estimate 4.1million people in England had Covid in the week ending April 2.
Although the highest toll recorded since the pandemic began, it’s only 0.5 per cent higher than last week. Experts today hailed the figures as the ‘first sign infections have plateaued’.
In the worst-hit parts of the country —
The week of January 3: energy, climate, China, California, and much, much more.
The New Year has not begun on the happiest of notes with Omicron stalking the land, the Fed upsetting the markets, an “interesting” jobs report, and the latest inflation numbers on the horizon (I suspect that we are not in for
They’re loved by celebrities and are an Instagram staple, and now restaurants and shops around the UK are embracing the fake flower wall trend – despite the plastic plants being branded ‘tacky’ and harmful to the environment by experts.
Businesses from all around the UK are using popular floral displays to seduce their clientele and appear more Instagram-friendly, but in order to bypass the costs of using fresh flowers, many have turned to fake blooms, which last longer and are
