Rheumatoid arthritis patients may be able to reduce their high risk of heart attacks and strokes with a gluten-free, vegan diet, a study suggests. Heart attacks and strokes are among the leading causes of death for sufferers, as the inflammation caused by the disease impacts upon the arteries.
A disabled man is being forced to live downstairs because his council home is completely unsuitable, his family says. Malcolm Bowers, from Redditch, Worcs, suffered a stroke 20 months ago and his family has been asking the council to find suitable accommodation.
David Kendall and Karen Chilvers talking about bus and rail services to the town live on Phoenix:
Kent Trading Standards have received information that a person is offering to buy jewellery and antique furniture from householders in Lydd. The person has posted leaflets in the area which express an interest in purchasing such items.
Terrye Teverson visited Truro Homeless Action Group at the Salavation Army church in Kenwyn Street, Truro on Friday.
The Liberal Democrats will today challenge the Environment Secretary in the House of Commons over an official report claiming that there have been no reductions in UK carbon dioxide emissions since 1990 if measured on the basis of 'environmental accounts'. A National Audit Office (NAO) report shows that if the UK's greenhouse gas emissions are measured on a comprehensive basis including items such as aviation, shipping and the contribution of UK residents' greenhouse gas emissions overseas, CO2 emissions have not fallen since 1990. The NAO report also finds that the UK will struggle to meet its carbon reduction targets by domestic action alone, and is likely to rely on buying in carbon reductions from other countries over the next decade.
