Exercise as effective as drugs in lowering high blood pressure – study

Exercise could be just as effective in lowering high blood pressure as prescribed medication, a study has said.Researchers pooled data from nearly

What the papers say – December 19

Preparations for a no-deal Brexit dominate the front pages on Wednesday.Theresa May is to start culling key Tory manifesto pledges after her Cabinet

Three men arrested after fatal shooting in Enfield

A man has died after a shooting in north London.The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports of a man suffering a gunshot wound on

Amateur photographer convicted of abusing men who came for photoshoots

An amateur photographer has been convicted of luring men to his home for photoshoots, then drugging and abusing them.Nigel Wilkinson, 45, used his

Princess Eugenie hails departed shark filmmaker a hero at UK premiere

Princess Eugenie has hailed as a “hero” a Canadian filmmaker who died in a scuba diving accident while making a documentary

Opposition parties table vote of no confidence in UK Government

The SNP and other opposition parties have tabled a vote of no confidence in the UK Government.It comes after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn demanded a

FTSE 100 dragged lower by drop in commodities and stable pound

Weakness in the commodities markets weighed on London’s blue-chip index on Tuesday, while a stable pound put further pressure on

Cash is still a necessity for one in six people, review finds

Around one in six people say cash is still a necessity despite the growth in new ways to pay, a report has found.Some 17% of people believe cash is

Bank of England must transform back office to slash costs, says watchdog

The Bank of England made £10 million of purchases without following proper procedures and has 800 desks sitting empty at its Threadneedle Street

Trials will look at encouraging self-employed people to save for retirement

New ways to encourage retirement saving among self-employed people are to be tested out in the coming months, the Government has said.Trials and

Lower petrol prices expected to bring inflation down

Inflation is expected to have fallen in November due to a drop in prices on motor fuel.Consensus estimates predict Office for National Statistics

Business groups ‘watching in horror’ over risk of no-deal Brexit

The country’s five main business groups have issued a strongly worded warning about a no-deal Brexit, saying many firms are now reaching

Government allocates £2bn to Whitehall departments to prepare for no-deal Brexit

The Government has allocated more than £2 billion to Whitehall departments to prepare for a no-deal Brexit as it ramps up its preparations for

SNP accuses Jeremy Corbyn of being ‘the midwife of Brexit’

Jeremy Corbyn has become “the midwife of Brexit” by failing to call a no confidence vote in the Government, according to the

Justice Secretary looking at alternatives to railway policing merger

Scotland’s Justice Secretary is looking at alternatives to controversial plans to merge Police Scotland and the British Transport Police

Anti-abortion campaign returns to court over home terminations

A campaign group which lost its legal challenge over the Scottish Government’s move to allow pregnant women to take abortion pills at home

No-deal planning should have started much earlier – Tory MP

A Scottish Conservative MP has said contingency planning for a no-deal Brexit should have started immediately after the vote in 2016.Colin Clark, MP

Tories call for action on loneliness

The Scottish Conservatives have called on ministers to deliver on a pledge to publish a national strategy to combat loneliness by the end of the

Python wraps itself around fireman's head as safety demonstration goes wrong

A Bangkok fireman found himself in a tight squeeze when this five-metre long python wrapped itself around his head during a safety demonstration.

NASA discovers Saturn is losing its rings

NASA has confirmed that Saturn is losing its rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 & 2 observations made decades ago. The

Trump Foundation to shut down amid lawsuit against the charity

President Donald Trump's personal charity has agreed to shut down amid an ongoing ethics investigation, the New York attorney general

Lucky man finds pearl in oyster at restaurant

A New Jersey man got more than he ordered during a recent lunch outing at a famous New York City seafood restaurant. When he examined it more

Researchers discover a 4,400-year-old Egyptian tomb

Archaeologists in Egypt say they unearthed a tomb that hasn't been touched since it was sealed 4,400 years ago. The discovery was made at the

Deer poacher sentenced to watch Bambi in prison

A Missouri judge has found a creative way to possibly conjure remorse from a poacher he sentenced to jail. A man who was convicted of