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Limiting sugar before the age of two is linked to a lower risk of dementia later in life, research suggests. A study based on almost 65,000 people from the UK found that sugar rationing may be linked to more than a fifth lower chance of dementia. Experts suggested exposure to sugar in the womb and early life may affect how the baby receives nutrients as well as metabolic processes. The […]

No further action will be taken against Green Party leader Zack Polanski after he shared an image on social media depicting a man wearing a black T-shirt with a picture of a guillotine and the words “We’re only making plans for Nigel”, the Metropolitan Police said. Reform UK said on Monday the party had reported Mr Polanski to the police, with leader Nigel Farage calling for his arrest. Officers reviewed […]

A seven-year-old boy has died following an incident at a beach which left his teenage cousin and her mother dead, the police have said. Musa Ahmed, his cousin Sameeha Rahman, 15, her mother Shelina Rahman, 41, were in the water along with three other family members when they got into difficulty in West Mersea in Essex on July 22. Sameeha and Shelina Rahman, from the Ilford area in east London, […]

Green Party leader Zack Polanski said he made an “inadvertent mistake” over a social media image but will not apologise to Nigel Farage. The image, which Mr Polanski said he “shared inadvertently” on Instagram and then removed, featured a man wearing a black T-shirt with the message “We’re only making plans for Nigel” and an image of a guillotine. Reform UK said the party had reported Mr Polanski to the […]

The fourth heatwave of the year is set to peak on Wednesday with temperatures of up to 35C, as experts warn wildfires could be “exceptionally severe”. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an amber heat-health alert for the East Midlands, the East, South East and London. The alert is in place from Tuesday to Thursday, and the agency warned that rising temperatures may increase health risks, particularly for […]

UEFA insists the World Cup is not an “asset to trade” after FIFA confirmed plans to set up a private company to run its competitions which would have links to the extended family of United States President Donald Trump. Football’s world governing body said on Tuesday it was seeking to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), which it revealed would be responsible for bringing together the sale of FIFA’s commercial rights […]

Andy Burnham will hold a cross-party meeting to discuss tackling the crisis in adult social care, as he pledged to “put everything I’ve got” into fixing the system. Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats accepted the Prime Minister’s invitation “to build that spirit of collaboration from the start”, however, Nigel Farage hit out at Mr Burnham for ignoring Reform UK. Mr Burnham said governments have, for decades, failed to tackle reform of social […]

A fan of TV serial killer Dexter has been found guilty of murdering two homeless men whose bodies were dismembered and hidden in woodland before he killed his cellmate while awaiting trial. James Desborough, 40, murdered Claudio Aquilino, 57, and Daniel Coleman, 43, before dismembering and hiding their bodies in Cornwall last year. The former builder is already serving a life sentence after he strangled his prison cellmate, Steven Kempster, […]

Andy Burnham insisted prisoners would not be released early in September under plans to ease overcrowding in jails as the Tories demanded emergency legislation and the possible recall of Parliament to address the issue. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called for a rapid change in the law to stop the early release of serious offenders, including paedophiles and rapists. She apologised to victims for the Conservatives not doing enough on the […]