John Lewis, Tesco, Amazon go for tear-jerkers, as others find festive fun
John Lewis A woman goes on a trip down memory lane in the John Lewis Christmas advert The festive season is getting under way again, and so too is the…
Labour to ‘miss homes pledge’ and ‘pension megafunds’ plan
The i says Labour’s pledge to build 1.5 million homes by the end of this Parliament has been “plunged into doubt” by comments from the head of Homes England, the…
France mounts big security operation for Israel match after Amsterdam violence
FRANCK FIFE/AFP Paris police are treating the event as a high-risk match and aim to pre-empt any trouble Thousands of police are being deployed in Paris to ensure security at…
Menopause, the other menstrual taboo for Indian women
Getty Images Indian women are struggling to find resources to help them deal with the end of menstruation Indian women on average hit menopause a few years earlier than their…
Brazil Supreme Court evacuated after blasts in capital
Brazil’s Supreme Court has been evacuated and a man has been found dead after two explosions were heard outside the building on Wednesday evening. The blasts hit the centre of…
‘Baby milk prices punish those who don’t breastfeed’
Clare Smyrell Clare Smyrell says it feels “petty” to ban special offers on formula The high price of baby formula makes parents feel “punished” for not breastfeeding, mums and dads…
Charity calls for prostate-cancer testing of high-risk men
Getty Images Screening men born with a high risk of developing prostate cancer, once they reach the age of 45, makes financial sense, a cancer charity says. But Prostate Cancer…
Why Canada could become the next nuclear energy ‘superpower’
NexGen NexGen’s operation in Canada’s remote Athabasca Basin Uranium is making a comeback thanks to a renewed focus on nuclear energy as a climate crisis solution. Canada, rich with high-grade…
Apple accused of trapping and ripping off 40m iCloud customers
Getty Images iCloud is the online storage service from Apple Apple is facing a legal claim accusing it of effectively locking 40 million British customers into its iCloud service and…
Pharmacies vote to reduce services in first protest action
MARK MARLOW/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock This is the first time pharmacists have voted to take action in their history Pharmacy owners in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted in favour of cutting…