Oil companies ‘knew for decades about the dangers of air pollution’

Oil and gas companies knew for decades that their industry was responsible for significant levels of air pollution and that it could cause health problems but lobbied for laxer standards and publicly downplayed the risks, it has been claimed.  Internal documents from the likes of Shell, Exxon and Imperial Oil warned as far back as … Read more

Why aren’t more women checked for the hidden heart dangers of motherhood? 

The birth of her twin boys, Oliver and Ethan, should have been a time of great joy for Stacey Green. Instead, a heart problem triggered by pregnancy meant their birth was overshadowed by a terrifying decline in Stacey’s own health, which left her fighting for her life. Even now, five years on, 38-year-old Stacey, a … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: The flowerpot menace and other dangers in your garden 

Your Garden Made Perfect  Rating: Ken Burns: Here and There  Rating: Step away from the patio doors! According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 87,000 people need hospital treatment every year for injuries sustained while gardening. Cuts and falls are the most common disasters, but more than 3,000 accidents involve — yikes! … Read more

Sacha Baron Cohen made Borat 2 to show the ‘dangers’ of voting Donald Trump in for a second term

‘I felt democracy was at a very dangerous point’: Sacha Baron Cohen reveals he made Borat 2 to show the ‘dangers’ of voting Donald Trump in for a second term By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 11:53 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 11:53 GMT, 23 January 2021 Sacha Baron Cohen has revealed he made … Read more

Would you sue if your op went wrong? Patients awarded millions if they weren’t warned of dangers

Constant back pain for almost two years had left mother-of-three Tracy Hassell struggling to do the simplest things. Getting up each morning was agony, and she was taking a cocktail of over-the-counter painkillers just to get through the day. So when Tracy, from Uxbridge, West London, was offered what she understood to be a fairly … Read more

Sydney psychologist Jaimie Bloch warns about the dangers of ‘doomscrolling’ in 2020

Psychologist Jaimie Bloch (pictured) says it’s easy to fall into a constant stream of negativity in a year characterised by raging bushfires, political unrest and the ever present shadow of the pandemic Mindlessly flicking through apps filled with negative stories about COVID-19 and general global pandemonium now has a name: ‘doomscrolling’. The term, coined by … Read more

Scouts will be prepared… to spot fake news! Latest badge is awarded for identifying online dangers

Scouts will be prepared… to spot fake news! Latest badge is awarded for identifying online dangers such as ‘bogus bulletins’ and celebrity-sponsored products The Scouts’ latest Digital Citizen Badge is awarded for spotting fake news  Scouts will learn how to spot ‘bogus bulletins’ and manage cyber bullying Its introduction comes as the organisation modernises itself … Read more

SIMON WALTERS: The dangers of a Prime Minister making up international law as he goes are clear

A disdain for rules that still haunts Tony Blair: The dangers for Britain of a Prime Minister making up international law as he goes along are clear, writes SIMON WALTERS By Simon Walters for the Daily Mail Published: 23:24 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 23:48 BST, 8 September 2020 The last Prime Minister to … Read more

Zuckerberg warned Trump and lawmakers about the dangers of Facebook’s rival TikTok

Mark Zuckerberg spent September and October last year warning about the dangers posted by rival tech giant TikTok in what, according to a report on Sunday evening, was a deliberate attempt to turn Washington against the Beijing-owned company, almost a year before he launched his own version of it with Reels.  TikTok has gained more … Read more