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Antibiotic resistance plan to fight ‘urgent’ global threat
Drug-resistant superbugs are as big a threat as climate change, the health secretary will say as he unveils a new five-year plan to tackle the problem. BBC News reports that overuse of antibiotics is making infections harder to treat and leading to thousands of deaths...
Age UK expands its service for over-50s in Skipton
Age UK North Yorkshire & Darlington, a local independent charity offering support and services to older people, has expanded its successful Information and Advice service to cover the Skipton area. Craven Herald reports that based at the Swadford Centre at the...
Why claustrophobic patients should be able to request an Upright Open MRI scan
It’s estimated that around 10% of the UK population are affected by claustrophobia during their lifetime. So imagine the fear associated with having an MRI scan in a conventional ’torpedo tube’. As we get older, this is something that we could all have to face at...
What’s it worth? The history of property values in Britain
The idea of mass home ownership is a relatively recent thing. Even by the 1920’s, over 80% of people still rented from private landlords. But city spaces have evolved. A London house that cost only a few hundred pounds in the 1930’s would now set you back...
New Year healthy eating perfect pasta
Christmas can be a time of 'big eating', so give your tummy a breather in January with these simple pasta recipes that will satisfy in minutes. Mushroom, spinach & walnut fusilli Begin by wilting a bag of washed spinach leaves in a pan. Keep removing the...
Dry January: Delicious non-alcoholic drinks to keep you healthy for the New Year
January is the time for diets, detoxes and all round dreariness in the food world. The Telegraph reports that whether or not you're embracing Dry January, this is the month when many of us try to give our livers a break after the excess of Christmas, and cut...
Ola, Bonjour, Kon’nichiwa… You’re never too old to become fluent in a foreign language
As 2018 closes, you may be thinking of your resolutions for the new year. Why not put your linguistic skills to the test and learn a foreign language? A new study on second language learning has recently taken the media by storm. A range of headlines - from the...
Out with the new, in with the old: Step back in time and discover the delights of Old Dubai
Dubai is well known for its magnificent and luxurious high-rise buildings and its state of the art malls, but to discover the real Dubai, and to understand why it has prospered, go to Old Dubai. Historically, Dubai Creek divided the city into two main sections...
New walking football club proving popular with the over-50s
A new walking football club in Pool has been proving popular with the over-50s as a way to exercise with less risk of injury than the regular game. Falmouth Packet reports that the club meets at Pool Academy every Thursday for a session between seven and eight...
January travel – holiday health hazards
'Travel broadens the mind and loosens the bowels' - besides being a favourite quip of gastroenterologists, this statement represents the unfortunate truth for substantial numbers of travellers at home and abroad. 50 Connect reports that holidays conjure up...
Will you be entitled to £140 off your energy bill?
30,000 more customers are going to be entitled to the ‘Warm Home Discount’ as the offer is extended down to smaller suppliers. Over 50s.com reports that will you save? Currently only suppliers with over 250,000 customers have to pay the benefit. The government...
New bank notes for a new type of bank
Zopa gives UK banknotes a feel good makeover as it gets banking licence. Choice reports that new Zopa research reveals that over half of British adults don’t think their banks operate with customers’ best interests at heart, whilst nearly a third (30%) think...