New Ryanair bag checks set to provoke 'unruly passengers' warns travel expert
As Ryanair vows to enforce stricter cabin luggage checks on its passengers, an aviation boss has warned this could lead to additional problems on board.
Government is way behind its 1.5m homes target: Can it still be done?
The government is falling drastically short of its housebuilding targets, figures from the Office For National Statistics (ONS) suggest.
Essex woman dies after being found unresponsive on holiday in South Korea
She was sadly found unresponsive
Moment callous thieves ride off on bike of round-the-world motorcyclist in Nottingham park - after he travelled 15,000 miles through China, Russia and Europe to Britain
Yogesh Alekari, 33, had been riding his KTM 390 Adventure on an epic journey starting in Mumbai, Asia, Russia and China, before heading across Europe and into the UK.
Jason Manford responds to accusations he recycles his jokes with hilarious rant about 'how time works'
The comedian, 44, hit back at a fan who called him a 'one trick pony' after watching him live in Preston a few years ago.
Shirley Ballas reveals she received 'disdainful stares' at her father's funeral after describing him as a 'deadbeat dad'
Shirley Ballas has revealed that she received 'disdainful stares' at her father's funeral after describing him as a 'deadbeat dad'.
Lake District campaigners demand tourists are fined after 'epidemic' of litter and fly-camping ruins beauty spots - as weary locals calls for a tourist tax
Organisation Friends of the Lake District conducted a survey which highlighted anti-social parking, flytipping and general littering, and it's no longer limited to the most famous scenic locations.
Coffee shop worker's fury as she is fined £100 for parking just two INCHES over white line
Lisa Henderson, 56, paid £1.95 to park her Mini for an hour at a car park in Newark, Nottinghamshire on August 9.
Olivia Attwood lands six-figure deal as River Island's latest brand ambassador - sending fans wild
The TV personality, 34, is preparing to launch a collaboration with the brand, which is set to be announced in the coming days.
Common Pesticide Linked To Widespread Brain Abnormalities In Children
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: The insecticide chlorpyrifos is a powerful tool for controlling various pests, making it one of the most widely used pesticides during the latter half of the 20th century. Like many pesticides, however, chlorpyrifos lacks precision. In addition to harming non-target insects like bees, it has also been linked to health risks for much larger animals -- including us. Now, a new US study suggests those risks may begin before birth. Humans exposed to chlorpyrifos prenatally are more likely to exhibit structural brain abnormalities and reduced motor functions in childhood and adolescence.
Progressively higher prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos was associated with incrementally greater deviations in brain structure, function, and metabolism in children and teens, the researchers found, along with poorer measures of motor speed and motor programming. [...] This supports previous research linking chlorpyrifos with impaired cognitive function and brain development, but these findings are the first evidence of widespread and long-lasting molecular, cellular, and metabolic effects in the brain. "The disturbances in brain tissue and metabolism that we observed with prenatal exposure to this one pesticide were remarkably widespread throughout the brain," says first author Bradley Peterson, a developmental neuroscientist at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine. Senior author Virginia Rauh added: "It is vitally important that we continue to monitor the levels of exposure in potentially vulnerable populations, especially in pregnant women in agricultural communities, as their infants continue to be at risk."
The report notes that the EPA banned residential use of chlorpyrifos in 2001 but the pesticide is still used in agriculture around the world.
The findings have been published in the journal JAMA Neurology.
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Boxing champion, 18, was run over and killed by HGV after lying in the road following night out drinking with friends
Leo Mountain, a North West Region boxing champion from Morecambe, had been out drinking with friends over the Easter bank holiday before the tragic crash on April 20.
'Secret' D-Day maps bought as part of £10 job lot sell for astonishing sum
The collection - giving detail of the five landing beaches codenamed Utah , Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword during the 1944 invasion - was first bought for just £10.
Kate Lawler confesses she splurges £1,000 a day on holiday despite worrying about making ends meet after huge tax bill following Big Brother
The TV personality, 45, rose to fame after she won the third series of Big Brother back in 2002.
999 crews rush to street near Ilford railway station after 'suspicious package' discovered
The package was initially believed to be suspicious
Locals' fears over the Somerset mansion crammed with migrants: After Jacob Rees-Mogg highlighted it to the world, RONAN O'REILLY discovers why some fear what's going on behind the padlocked gates
Even Jacob Rees-Mogg must realise it was a faintly ridiculous scenario.
Killer Ketamine should be re-categorised as Class A drug after death of 'one in a million' woman so addicted she spent £500 a week on it, warns coroner
Gemma Weeks, 28, was unable to stop taking the class B drug despite the harm and pain it caused to her bladder. An inquest heard she had been taking the drug for ten years.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms to hit Essex throughout the day
Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to hit Essex throughout the day.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms to hit Essex throughout the day
Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to hit Essex throughout the day.
GNOME Foundation boss exits after just four months
Board calls move a mutual decision but offers no details on what went wrong
The GNOME Foundation is once again hunting for a new boss after executive director Steven Deobald departed less than four months into the role, a move the board described as mutual.…
Lorraine Stanley looks happier than ever as she shares a glimpse into her picturesque country wedding to Mark Perez - after dropping 6.5st following weight-loss surgery
Lorraine Stanley looked radiant as she gave fans a glimpse into her picture-perfect country wedding to her long-term partner Mark Perez.