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If you’re no longer able to taste that sour candy or those salty French fries, you may be at a higher risk of an early death. A new study analyzing more than 7,000 Americans over the age of 40 who lost their sense of taste earlier in life had a 47 percent higher risk of dying prematurely than people who retained their full ability to taste. And results showed women were more at risk than men. Women who reported a loss of taste in early- or mid-life were 56 percent more likely to die early than those who reported no change. Among men,…
In the 2004 film ‘The Day After Tomorrow’, the world is plunged into a new ice age after climate change leads to the collapse of the Gulf Stream.That might have been considered science fiction 20 years ago, but scientists now warn that the film’s terrifying plot could be coming true.In an open letter, 44 of the world’s leading climate scientists have warned that key Atlantic Ocean currents – including the Gulf Stream – are on the brink of failure.The scientists caution that the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could lead to ‘devastating and irreversible impacts’ which will affect…
By PATRICK TOOHER Updated: 04:57 EST, 22 December 2024 Chinese firms are pocketing more than half the taxpayer-funded subsidies earmarked for new zero-emission buses under a ‘buy British’ scheme, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.More than £400 million of grants have been made available to encourage bus companies to switch to all-electric fleets as part of Government plans to meet ambitious net zero targets.But the bulk of the cash is going to two Chinese companies and their affiliates who dominate the bus-building market – despite there being proven British alternatives, including one that converts existing diesel vehicles into electric ones.British…
A former Navy pilot has weighed in on the drone sightings in New Jersey as the mystery rages on. Ryan Graves, a former lieutenant, appeared on the Joe Rogan Podcast where he discussed possible technologies powering the drones, which would allow them to avoid detection.He told Rogan that law enforcement has been unable to pick up the objects with their infrared systems, suggesting the drones are using ‘some type of signature management’ to reduce heat emissions.’We do this in fighter jets… where we cover the engine to essentially make it harder to see, but to have zero ability to detect or…
By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 16:53 EST, 15 November 2024 BAE Systems has drawn up plans to build an artillery factory in Sheffield as part of a multi-million-pound investment.The FTSE 100 defence giant announced it will spend more than £25m to construct the 94,000 sq ft site, which will be used to manufacture its M777 lightweight howitzer.The weapon was previously used in Afghanistan and Iraq and is in service with the Armed Forces in the US, Canada, Australia and India. BAE said the factory will help ‘sustain and revitalise vital UK artillery capabilities’ and create 50 high-skilled jobs in…
By LEWIS BROWNING and SAMI MOKBEL AT THE EMIRATES and ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES and CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES’ PARK Published: 13:00 EST, 18 December 2024 | Updated: 16:17 EST, 18 December 2024 Advertisement Share or comment on this article: Arsenal vs Crystal Palace – Carabao Cup: Live score, team news and updates as Gunners old boy Eddie Nketiah sets up nervy finish after Gabriel Jesus hat-trick, while Newcastle lead Brentford This article was originally published by a www.dailymail.co.uk . Read the Original article here. .
Photos have revealed NASA astronaut Sunita Williams’ shocking weight loss as she and her crewmate remain stuck on the International Space Station (ISS). Williams, 59, and Barry Wilmore, 61, have been living on the ISS for five months after Boeing’s faulty Starliner spacecraft was deemed unsafe to return them to Earth. A ‘gaunt’ photo of Williams taken on September 24 recently sparked concerns due to her ‘sunken’ cheeks which suggested she’d rapidly lost weight.More recent images also show her with a pronounced facial structure and a thinner frame – a concern given she still has three months until she returns. Publicly, NASA has said Williams’…
The first Wetherspoon pub opened in 1979 in a converted bookies in Muswell Hill, north London, with the popular chain growing to a peak of around 955 hostelries a decade ago – and settling at 799 today.The recent dip is down to the cost-of-living crisis, higher rents, employer National Insurance contributions and energy price rises.But with so many still to choose from in the famously good-value pub chain, which are the cream of the crop?We asked two of the country’s greatest Wetherspoon aficionados: Mags Thomson, a retired personal assistant aged 76 from Livingston, West Lothian, who’s been to more than…
The heartbroken family of a tragic teenager with a life-threatening allergy have told of how he was killed by a peanut-laced dessert that waiting staff had assured him was safe. Idris Qayyum, from west London, suffered a suspected fatal anaphylactic reaction to the cake he ate at a hotel restaurant while in Antalya, Turkey, in June. The 19-year-old had a severe peanut allergy, which had been diagnosed as a toddler and he had managed it well throughout his life.But late on the first evening of his week-long trip booked with Love Holidays — the first without his family — he and his…
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis called Jim Jordan a ‘clown’ and insisted his investigations into her have ‘no legitimate purpose.’ Jordan’s Judiciary Committee has pressed forward with investigations into alleged misconduct by Willis’ office as she investigates former President Donald Trump’s election interference case. ‘Jim Jordan has, time after time after time, attacked my office with no legitimate purpose,’ Willis told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow.’Anyone who knows Jim Jordan’s history knows that he only has the purpose of trying to interfere in a criminal investigation.’Willis is up for re-election on Tuesday. Earlier this year Jordan threatened Willis with contempt of Congress in order to get…