Millennials are so healthy they’ve started rejecting bacon, according to new survey from Glotech Repairs March 29, 2016 In a potential threat to the traditional English fry-up breakfast, new research suggests millennials are spurning bacon in favour of healthier alternatives. A survey of breakfast eating habits has found more than 25 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds have removed bacon from their first meal of the day. As well as shunning bacon, scrambled is overtaking [...]
Craft beer’s reputation as a “luxury” and “aspirational” item makes a successful brew in London March 29, 2016 The number of new breweries opening in London reached a new high in 2015, jumping 24 per cent from 29 new openings in 2014 to 36 last year due to its status as a "luxury" product. The boom in new openings in London contrasts with a slight slowdown across the rest of the UK, which decreased by [...]
Premaitha Health’s IONA prenatal test offered at tenth laboratory March 28, 2016 AIM-listed molecular diagnostics company Premaitha Health has announced its tenth laboratory customer signed up to offer its non-invasive prenatal IONA test. The IONA test, which analyses fetal DNA circulating in the mother's bloodstream to estimate the risk of the fetus being affected with Down's syndrome and other genetic conditions, was launched in February 2015. The laboratory [...]
US Capitol: Gunman captured, bystander wounded in “isolated incident” after reports of shooting at Capitol building in Washington DC March 28, 2016 A police officer shot and captured a man with a weapon at the US Capitol building in Washington DC, but no officers were wounded the police have said, contrary to earlier reports. Police have clarified that the suspect who brought the weapon to the visitors centre is undergoing surgery after sustaining an injury in the [...]
Britons spent £250m on unused health and fitness clothing last year, according to the 2016 Fitness Knowledge Report March 28, 2016 If you intended to join the gym or start an exercise class last year but didn't get beyond buying the outfit – you're not alone. Last year Britons spent almost £250m on fitness clothing and equipment that went unused, according to the 2016 Fitness Knowledge Report. UK adults spent an average of £52 each in [...]
Richard Branson advocates ending war on drugs and decriminalisation so that production, supply and use could be better regulated March 28, 2016 Billionaire investor Richard Branson has attacked the global war on drugs and advocated decriminalisation as the only way to "wrest back control" from criminal networks. Branson claimed worldwide spending on drug law enforcement, which currently exceeds $100bn (£70.2bn) annually, has done nothing to reduce the problem and has instead served "as seed funding for a vast criminal industry [...]
Iranian brigadier general states country will continue ballistic missile development programme despite US sanctions March 28, 2016 An Iranian military commander has claimed Iran will continue to develop ballistic missiles, despite the US introducing sanctions on companies linked to the scheme. "Even if they build a wall around Iran, our missile programme will not stop," brigadier general Amir Ali Hajizadeh was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency, according to Reuters. "They [...]
Former New York Times editor Jill Abramson to join Guardian as political columnist March 28, 2016 The former executive editor of the New York Times, Jill Abramson, will formally join the Guardian's US arm as a political columnist, the newspaper announced today. "For over 40 years, Jill has been a trailblazer for women in journalism, and brings an unparalleled knowledge of the relationship between politics and the media in the US," Lee [...]
Head of Credit Suisse asset management Bob Jain to move to Millennium Management later this year March 28, 2016 The global head of Credit Suisse Asset Management, will leave the Swiss bank to become co-chief investment officer at Millennium Management. Bob Jain, who joined Credit Suisse in 1996, will manage capital allocations and risk at Israel Englander's New York-based hedge fund later this year, according to unnamed sources who spoke to Bloomberg. Jain was formerly head of [...]
It could be better for your teeth to binge-eat all your Easter eggs, according to oral health experts TePe March 24, 2016 If you were planning to binge-eat all your Easter eggs this weekend but haven't been able to justify why yet, there's some good news coming your way. It's healthier to eat all your chocolate in one go rather than eking it out over a long period of time, according to oral health experts TePe. "Over Easter, [...]
