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Catching up on sleep at the weekend may actually be detrimental to a person’s health, a new study suggests. Previous studies have found that sleep duration is strongly linked with the risk of insulin resistance – the precursor for type 2 diabetes. So academics set out to examine the optimal amount of sleep each night to ward off insulin resistance. They also wanted to assess whether having more sleep at […]

Sir Keir Starmer’s EU reset lacks direction, MPs have said, as they urged the Government to end its “secrecy” over what it wants from its relationship with the bloc. A lack of clear strategic priorities from the UK side have given the impression that the EU has achieved more progress in the negotiations, the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said a in a report released on Wednesday. It said the Government […]

Liverpool boss Arne Slot admits their late 2-1 defeat to Wolves was “another setback” in a disappointing Premier League campaign. Rodrigo Gomes put Wolves in front with 12 minutes to play but Liverpool were on level terms five minutes later through Mohamed Salah’s first league goal since November. Wolves left it late once again to snatch all three points when Andre’s effort deflected off Joe Gomez and beyond the helpless […]

Sir Keir Starmer will face questions in the Commons over his decisions on the unfolding Iran conflict, after Donald Trump unleashed fresh criticism at the Prime Minister. The US president said Sir Keir was “not Winston Churchill” in his latest rebuke of the Prime Minister, who did not allow American planes to launch their initial strikes against Tehran from British bases. On Tuesday, the Prime Minister meanwhile announced Britain would […]

Suffering from hay fever can affect exam results at the end of secondary school, research suggests. Exposure to pollen can lead to poorer exam results, with the biggest impact on subjects involving maths, including physics and chemistry, a study found. Experts writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health said the effect of pollen needs to be taken into account. They said: “From the point of view of further […]

Grocery price inflation rose to 4.3% in February after four consecutive months of falls in a blow for households, figures show. The increase from January’s 4% came as shoppers held off on Valentine’s Day spending until the last minute, with almost 12% of households picking up a premium meal deal on Friday night alone, according to market research firm Worldpanel by Numerator. However, they did eventually spend a collective £39 […]

Families whose children attended the nursery where paedophile Vincent Chan worked will meet with the Education Secretary to press for safeguarding reforms. Bridget Phillipson will meet with families of children who attended Bright Horizons nursery on Finchley Road, West Hampstead, on Tuesday after former nursery employee Chan was jailed for 18 years. Chan was sentenced in February for molesting young children in a campaign of sexual abuse dubbed “every parent’s […]

Claudia Winkleman has said that to have her new chat show in the same slot as Graham Norton’s is a “total privilege and also completely nerve-racking”. The Claudia Winkleman Show launches on BBC One this Friday, with the former Strictly Come Dancing presenter describing her new venture as “really scary”. Her first guests will be Hollywood actor Jeff Goldblum, actresses Vanessa Williams and Jennifer Saunders and comedian Tom Allen, with […]

Adolescence star Owen Cooper will make his debut at Soccer Aid as part of the England team, to become the youngest player to participate in the charity event. The award-winning actor, 16, said that even though he was not born when the first Soccer Aid took place he is a “big fan” of the fundraising event, and being the youngest player to take part is a “real honour”. He joins […]