Britain’s Health Security Agency said on Friday that measles vaccination rates in parts of London have dropped so low that the capital could see tens of thousands of cases of the rash-causing disease unless immunization coverage is quickly boosted. In a statement,
Wages in the U.K. are rising at a record high rate amid stubbornly high inflation, official figures showed Tuesday, bolstering expectations that interest rates will increase again — to the worry of homeowners who are seeing their mortgage payments spike to levels
German inflation unexpectedly jumped in June as consumer prices rose by a higher-than-anticipated 6.8 per cent on the year in June, whereas analysts had expected an increase of 6.7 per cent. By comparison, in neighbouring countries in Europe, inflation fell sharply in
Fixed-rate mortgages of up to 25 years could help homeowners struggling amid Britain’s borrowing crisis, Michael Gove has said. The Levelling Up Secretary has indicated that longer-term deals, similar to the type more commonly found across the pond, would help insulate homeowners
A banker has held Beyoncé responsible for hindering the expected decrease in Swedish inflation due to a sudden surge in the cost of overnight hotel accommodations in and around Stockholm. The surge occurred as nearly 100,000 fans flocked to attend her two sold-out
There are growing signs that the Bank of England will not lower or even peg interest rates before the end of the year — and are more likely to put them up further, according to the latest forecasts. Concerns that the Bank
Women who take a certain type of prescription birth control pill as teens may have a much higher rate of depression, a new study out of Sweden’s Uppsala University suggested, compared to those who do not take birth control pills. Women who
Potentially “practice-changing” results from two new cancer drug studies were introduced at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s annual meeting this week in Chicago, Illinois. For lung cancer patients, a drug called osimertinib — taken by pill once daily — was
House to hold hearings on COVID nursing home deaths Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean is set to testify at a House subcommittee investigating state officials for implementing nursing home policies that jeopardized elderly Americans, including her in-laws. Tens of thousands of
Max Scherzer’s return from a 10-game suspension did not go as he had liked, and there may be a reason for it. The New York Mets right-hander was hit with the ban for “violating the prohibitions on foreign substances” after umpires ruled