HEALTH What the Mesopotamians had for dinner In Ancient Babylonia, soups and stews reigned supreme. Food historians are now using taste-tests to recover their forgotten flavours. No-one knows exactly where they... Newstimes.co.uk14th August 2024
UK NEWS Urgent tests under way on canal sodium cyanide spill Public health bosses say they hope to start reducing restrictions “very quickly” on a 12-mile stretch of canals in the West Midlands following a... Newstimes.co.uk14th August 2024
MONEY Inflation rate rises for first time this year to 2.2% The UK’s inflation rate has risen for the first time this year, official figures show. Overall prices rose by 2.2% in the year to July,... Newstimes.co.uk14th August 2024
WORLD NEWS US says it aims to ‘lower temperature’ in Middle East The US is aiming “to turn the temperature down” in the Middle East, the country’s ambassador to the UN has said, as fears of... Newstimes.co.uk14th August 2024
HEALTH Our skin is teeming with microbes. We should learn to love them Billions of bacteria, fungi and viruses live on the surface of our bodies. We are only just beginning to understand the vital role they... Newstimes.co.uk13th August 2024
MONEY UK unemployment falls slightly as pay growth slows The UK’s unemployment rate has fallen slightly, official figures suggest. Unemployment was 4.2% in the three months to the end of June, down from... Newstimes.co.uk13th August 2024