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MDH and Everest: Indian spices face heat over global safety concerns

So are Indian spices safe? The federal government has instructed all state governments to conduct quality tests. The Spices Board – which has five quality evaluation labs – has issued guidelines to exporters to check for use of ethylene oxide. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is also testing samples. India’s health […]

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Willie Collum replaces Crawford Allan as SFA head of refereeing

Willie Collum wants to “alleviate the unsustainable burden on match officials” when he replaces Crawford Allan as the Scottish FA’s new head of refereeing. The 45-year-old will take up his duties in early July after resigning as a local authority education officer. Collum will end almost 30 years of refereeing – 20 of which were […]

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Fitbit Pay Users Make Switch To Google Wallet

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Google is ceasing operations of Fitbit Pay in many countries and transferring users to its Google Wallet service. Fitbit, a pioneer in fitness tracking, has been providing contactless payment options to its users […]

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Health spending £5bn less than government planned

More than 40% of public-service spending was already on health, IFS research economist Max Warner said. And to keep increasing the budget, other areas of government spending would have to be cut. “Whichever party takes office after the next election, budgets for the next fiscal year and the choice of how much to give to […]

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Watch: Lorry crashes into horsebox on M1 in Northamptonshire

Video captured the moment a lorry clipped a van, overturned and crashed into a broken-down horsebox, killing the animal inside. The lorry driver failed to move out of lane one of the northbound M1 in Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Police, external said the overhead gantry showed the lane had been closed when the collision happened at about […]

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BlueSnap Agrees To Pay $10 Million To Settle With The FTC

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. BlueSnap, a payment processing company, has agreed to pay $10 million in settlement to the Federal Trade Commission. The company was charged after it was caught processing payments for fraudulent and deceptive companies. […]

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Richard Scolyer: Top doctor remains brain cancer-free after a year

In melanoma, Prof Long – herself a renowned medical oncologist – and her team discovered that immunotherapy works better when a combination of drugs is used, and when they are administered before any surgery to remove a tumour. And so, Prof Scolyer last year became the first brain cancer patient to ever have combination, pre-surgery […]

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