Plastic waste ‘spiralling out of control’ across Africa, analysis shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePlastic waste is “spiralling out of control” across Africa, where it is growing faster than any other region, new analysis has shown….
Guidance urges parents not to buy smartphones for primary school children
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew guidance urging parents not to buy smartphones for their primary school age children has been introduced. Read More
Coca-Cola confirms person 'poisoned' and in hospital after drinking fizzy soft drink
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Coca-Cola has confirmed that someone fell unwell after drinking one of their fizzy drinks in Croatia. Read More
Train operators to be forced to run 40% of normal timetable on strike days
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTrain operators will be forced to guarantee that 40% of a normal timetable will run on strike days under a law to…
Eight health measurements that can add years to your life - and how to change them
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteEight measurements affect how well you age and changing them can add years to your life, research has shown. Read More
Confusion over new shingles vaccine rules for over 65s
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChanges to the age at which patients can be offered the shingles vaccine have caused confusion among retirees. Read More
Italy to build sea migrant reception centres in Albania
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly is to build centres in Albania to host migrants arriving in Italy by sea, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday…
British start-up develops an STI-testing tampon to encourage women to seek treatment
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA British start-up firm has added STI testing to its tampon-based home-screening service. Read More
New Delhi to restrict use of vehicles to curb air pollution
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia’s Delhi city will restrict use of vehicles next week to curb rising pollution as air quality in the capital remained dangerously…
Rescuers struggle to find Nepal earthquake survivors as aid trickles in
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRescue workers in Nepal were still searching for survivors under the rubble of collapsed houses in the northwest mountains struck by a strong earthquake over the weekend….