Euro 2020 and warm UK weather drives 40% summer spending increase in pubs and bars
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You don’t need a garden bathed in Mediterranean sunshine for grape growing. Find a warm, sheltered spot and it’ll be a vintage year. The Romans cultivated vineyards in Britain 2,000 years ago and today’s warm summers are again making vine-growing a very practical...Five minute AI test could diagnose Alzheimer’s up to 15 years early
Medics say the app could soon be used as the basis for a nationwide dementia screening programme. Inews reports that the NHS has introduced a revolutionary new app to help diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease. It takes only five minutes to complete and is more accurate than...G7 Cornwall: It’s little wonder the locals are talking of a Covid cover-up
If the Government continues to refuse to make the G7 risk dossier public and it harms trust. What were the conclusions of the Government’s risk assessment for the G7 summit in Cornwall? That’s the question many on the South West Peninsular are asking, but Downing...Ourplace News
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