Photo by Alex Lvrs (cropped) The blood pressure lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers at the University of Exeter in England conducted the study which was published in the journal Free Radical Biology…
Manchester United will be heavily involved in the transfer roundabout before close of play on Monday – certainly when it comes to outgoings. Alejandro Garnacho’s stay at Old Trafford has ended with his desired move to Chelsea, while the future of Kobbie Mainoo remains a matter for intrigue. The talented 20-year-old, who started for England…
145 years ago today, Wilhelmina Maria, Queen of the Netherlands, was born. The longest-reigning female monarch outside Great Britain, and the longest-reigning monarch in Dutch history, Wilhelmina was a constant figure in 20th-century world affairs, with a deep intellect, charm, and august presence coupled with a demonstrable business acumen giving her natural wisdom, until the…
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will remove all net zero requirements on oil and gas companies drilling in the North Sea if elected. Badenoch is to formally announce the plan to focus solely on “maximising extraction” and to get “all our oil and gas out of the North Sea” in a speech…
Tina Thomas’s cat ‘Jak’ – SWNS A new targeted treatment for cats with head and neck cancers may also help save human lives in the future, say scientists. The first-ever clinical trial of the therapy found that more than a third of felines who received treatment (35%) had their disease controlled with minimal side effects.…
Getty Images A string of demonstrations have been held outside The Bell Hotel in Epping this summer, including this protest in early August Some councils say they are still pursuing legal action to stop asylum seekers from being housed in hotels in their areas, despite a Court of Appeal ruling. The court on Friday overturned…
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Britain’s Cameron Norrie became the final British singles player to fall at the US Open as 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic battled through injury to reach the fourth round. Norrie, 30, has now lost all seven of his meetings with the 38-year-old Serb following a 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-3 defeat in New York.…
Dominic Robinson/ Rick Aryton / SWNS A group of divers have explored the wreckage of a First World War-era Royal Navy submarine 100 years after it sank. Professional shipwreck diver and YouTuber Dominic Robinson and a team of 10 dived down to check out the century-old M1 sub 20 miles off the coast of Plymouth…
At least 69 people have died and many more are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, coastguards in the north-west African country have said. Seventeen people have been rescued and a search is continuing for other passengers who were aboard the dugout canoe that was heading towards Spain’s Canary Islands. According…
