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Facebook opens new London HQ, to create 800 UK jobs

The new jobs, which come 10 years after the company set up its first London office, will take Facebook’s total British workforce to 2,300.

04 Dec 2017 8:34 AM

Seven symptoms you should not ignore about diabetes

Left untreated, type 2 diabetes could cause problems with the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys.

03 Dec 2017 6:55 PM

Google invaded iPhone users' privacy in UK, faces mass legal action: Report

Google is being taken to court in UK, this time being accused of collecting personal data of millions of users.

30 Nov 2017 1:14 PM

UK gives nod to Pfizer world's first over-the-counter Viagra

Drug will only be available in pharmacies and its supply will depend on pharmacists’ assessment of its suitability for each individual.

29 Nov 2017 8:09 AM

Diabetes patients 'often' experience mental health issues, suggests study

The new research shows how isolation can come from managing an invisible condition.

20 Nov 2017 10:59 AM

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Ageing reversed in old human cells: study

The chemicals caused splicing factors, which are progressively switched off as we age to be switched back on.

08 Nov 2017 1:51 PM

British restaurant bans diners from photographing their food

Waterside Inn in Berkshire will no longer tolerate eager social-media snappers in its prestigious dining room.

06 Nov 2017 12:03 PM

Skin helps regulate blood pressure: study

Low oxygen levels -whether temporary or sustained- are common and can be related to our natural environment.

26 Oct 2017 3:53 PM

'Selfish brain' wins over muscle power: study

A well-fuelled brain may have offered us better survival odds than well-fuelled muscles when facing an environmental challenge.

24 Oct 2017 1:42 PM

Website helping Muslim men find second wife has 100,00 users in UK

This is despite bigamy carrying a sentence of up to seven years in prison in the country.

24 Oct 2017 12:19 PM

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UK Politicians share ‘me too’ stories in wake of Weinstein scandal

While one admits men were always hitting on her when she first joined Parliament, another reveals she was assaulted by her boss.

24 Oct 2017 11:09 AM

Obesity rates among children have peaked in rich countries

Globally, more children are still underweight rather than obese although the researchers think that will change by 2022 if trends continue.

11 Oct 2017 7:59 AM

Police in UK in frenzied search of terrorising cows

Rowdy escaped cows take British town by surprise colliding into two motor cars.

23 Sep 2017 10:40 AM

Girl creates UK record by catching biggest goldfish ever recorded in country

Lois Chilvers catches biggest goldfish ever recorded in the UK weighing a whopping 2.4 kgs.

22 Sep 2017 11:01 AM

UK sees youngest graduate in 13-year-old

Young genius achieved remarkable feat through Open University course and has already started pursuing Master’s degree.

13 Sep 2017 10:59 AM

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Caught having sex in public outside London gallery, couple arrested

Woman is convicted after getting cosy with partner on pavement while a third person slept beside them in full view of shocked tourists.

30 Aug 2017 6:06 PM

UK hospital claims shortage of staff as dead body lies for eight hours

The dead body would have been there for even longer had bed not been needed for another patient.

30 Aug 2017 5:21 PM

UK magnate creates country's biggest classic car collection

Multi-millionaire's love of cars started as teenager when his father purchased a 1952 Morris Minor.

18 Aug 2017 11:22 AM

Britons will get right to delete online past, minister says

Companies will also have to ask people for permission to collect personal data rather then rely on pre-selected tick boxes.

07 Aug 2017 9:59 PM

Sexagenerian on an epic pub-hopping spree for 17 years

Deirdre O’Connor has visited 455 Wetherspoons of its 905 outlets till now.

31 Jul 2017 1:06 PM

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