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How loneliness is costing the taxpayer up to £850 a year

Loneliness is increasing with projections from Age Uk suggesting the number of people aged 65 and over who report frequent loneliness could reach 1.2 million by 2034

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025

Third of children do not play outdoors after school, UK research finds

Study finds outdoor play has positive effect on children’s social and emotional skills

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025

‘Temporary reprieve’: Why is Arctic Sea ice melting more slowly despite global warming?

Experts say this pause shouldn’t be mistaken for recovery, as Arctic sea ice coverage is still much lower than it was in the 1980s.

Euronews · Aug 22, 2025

Retired banker hits halfway mark in bid to run 200 marathons around coast

Steve James, 65, has reached the halfway point of his goal to run 200 marathons in 200 days

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025

The 5 superfoods those over 50 need to eat to boost healthy ageing

Leading dieticians reveal the key foods will promote healthy ageing in adults

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

Beetroot juice ‘lowers older people’s blood pressure by changing mouth bacteria’

Researchers used gene sequencing to analyse the bacteria present in the mouth after each part of the trial.

Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025

The vegetable that can lower blood pressure in a matter of days

It can lower blood pressure by suppressing potentially harmful bacteria in the mouth

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

New therapy teplizumab could delay type 1 diabetes by years – if caught early

For more than a century, type 1 diabetes has meant one thing: a lifetime administering insulin. But for the first time, science is breaking that paradigm – not by managing the disease, but by intercepting it before symptoms even appear.

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2025

‘Groundbreaking’ drug could slow progression of type 1 diabetes

A handful of people are being given the medicine on a case-by-case basis while it is reviewed for wider use on the NHS.

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025

Mother of two becomes first UK patient to receive ‘groundbreaking’ new diabetes drug

New drug offers future hope that people with type 1 diabetes will not need to take insulin

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025