Getty Images Parents are not to blame for “fussy eating”, researchers say, as a large study suggests fussy eating tendencies are mostly down to genetics rather than parenting styles. And the tendency to be fussy over food can persist into early teenage life, the team says, building on their previous work looking at toddlers. The […]
Kara-Murza defends prisoner swaps, saying it’s crucial to secure the release of more political detainees in Russia. Western governments and Russia’s exiled opposition should begin laying the groundwork for Russia’s democratic transition after President Vladimir Putin eventually leaves office, Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician, has said. Seven weeks after he was released from a […]
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising people with a peanut allergy to avoid consuming foods that may contain mustard, because they could be contaminated with peanuts. Mustard ingredients – including mustard powder or flour – can be found in dips, sauces, salads and pre-packed sandwiches, the FSA said. It is trying to identify how […]
Former President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled “Fighting Anti-Semitism in America” in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is casting himself as Israel’s “protector” and warning Jewish voters against supporting his rival, Vice President Harris. Trump […]
Sep 19, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Inter Miami star Lionel Messi has launched a production company titled 525 Rosario, dedicated to creating family programming and premium television content. The project stands as a joint venture with Smuggler Entertainment, the company that produced the Apple TV+ docuseries “Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend” and […]
Jobcentres are the “least well-used” and “least well-loved” of all public services, a failure at the heart of the economy that helps account for the biggest contraction in the workforce since the 1980s. So said the employment minister, Alison McGovern, as she launched a report from the Institute for Employment Studies, a commission she worked […]
UKHSA’s Prof Susan Hopkins questioned over face masks at Covid inquiry. There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has been told. Prof Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said respirator masks – known as […]
Deepdale was the venue of English football’s most interminable penalty shootout on Tuesday night. After playing out a 1-1 draw in normal time during their Carabao Cup third-round tie, Fulham and Preston North End took a record-breaking 34 penalties between them, with an astonishing 31 finding the net. Excluding FA Cup qualifiers, this was the […]
Interest rates are expected to be held at 5% by the Bank of England on Thursday. The decision at midday comes after it was revealed inflation, which measures the rate UK consumer prices are rising at, remained at 2.2% last month. The figure is just above the Bank’s 2% target, but its governor Andrew Bailey […]
Painful hysteroscopy felt like insides were ‘clawed’ Wendy McLean was due to start her seventh round of IVF when her doctor said she needed a hysteroscopy – a procedure to examine the inside of her uterus. “It was sold to me as a smear test, basically. A thin narrow camera up through your cervix. “It’ll […]