-
Prostate cancer test shown to ‘reduce number of deaths’ – as charity calls for change | Science & Tech News
admin
Men at higher risk of prostate cancer should be offered a test by GPs – even if they do not have any symptoms of the disease, a charity has said. The recommendation is based on two trials by Prostate Cancer UK, which showed tests that measure prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels “reduce the number of…
-
Number of steps a day it takes to cut risk of early death – new study | Science & Tech News
admin
If you’ve failed in your quest of walking 10,000 steps a day – researchers have some good news for you. A new study has found every extra step above 2,200 a day lowers the risk of heart disease and early death. The researchers found walking up to 10,000 steps a day reduces these risks, regardless…
-
Asian, cost, highlights, hornet, huge, invasive, News, number, record, report, sightings, species, worldwide
Record number of Asian hornet sightings in UK – as report highlights huge worldwide cost of invasive species | UK News
admin
A record number of Asian hornet sightings have been reported in the UK so far this year, figures show. There have been 22 confirmed sightings of the non-native species so far in 2023, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). That is more than the previous six years combined – and…
-
‘Alarming’ increase in the number of fires caused by e-scooter and e-bike batteries | Science & Tech News
admin
An “alarming spate” of fires have been caused by unsafe e-bike and e-scooter batteries and chargers. According to Freedom of Information data, obtained by the insurer Zurich, the number of fires caused by batteries has surged almost 150% in the last year. Firefighters in London were called to 88 fires by e-bikes last year, an…
-
COVID R number: UK to stop publishing virus modelling data after nearly three years | UK News
admin
After almost three years, the UK Health Security Agency will stop publishing COVID modelling data next month. The increasingly sporadic updates on the virus’s R number will cease from 6 January, with it deemed “no longer necessary” thanks to vaccines and therapeutics. COVID’s reproductive rate, which referred to the number of people an infected person…
-
Muse’s Will Of The People becomes first UK number one album with NFT technology | Ents & Arts News
admin
Muse has made history with their ninth LP Will Of The People, marking the UK’s first number 1 album to incorporate NFT technology. The limited edition “digital pressing” has been made in collaboration with Warner Music UK and Serenade, an eco-friendly music web3 marketplace. It is the first full-length record containing NFT (non-fungible token) elements…
-
Sadiq Khan issued with legal challenge after ‘terrifying’ number plate camera decision | UK News
admin
If you drive in London, chances are a camera will see you. The city uses a network of Automated Number-Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to scan the roads for vehicles entering and leaving its road-charging zones. The UK road system is carpeted with these cameras. Every day, around 13,000 capture 55 million “reads”, as number plate…