Halifax reports the average UK house price reached £300,077 in January, a 0.7% monthly rise and 1% annual increase. Halifax called the figure a milestone while noting affordability remains a challenge.
Lebanon holds about 286 tons of central-bank gold, and some banking officials have proposed using a portion to help repay depositors; any use would require parliamentary approval and faces legal and political obstacles.
Julia Donaldson has revealed the title and lead character of a third Gruffalo book, Gruffalo Granny, which will be published in hardback and audiobook on 10 September.
A Telegraph article by Science Editor Sarah Knapton reports that millions more people may be advised to take 'life-saving' statins.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Lung Cancer Screening programme has offered Lung Health Checks to about 79,000 people since 2019 and reports around 830 cancer cases identified, including 666 lung cancers.
Taipei Zoo will highlight its four Przewalski's horses during Lunar New Year celebrations beginning February 17; the species was once extinct in the wild and has since been reintroduced, bringing the regional total to about 850.
Ondine Biomedical and Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust won the Excellence in Healthcare Partnership Award for a Steriwave nasal photodisinfection programme that reported a 71% reduction in hip surgery infections and no knee surgery SSIs during the evaluation period.
Taipei Zoo will highlight its four Przewalski's horses during Lunar New Year displays beginning February 17, noting the species was once extinct in the wild and has since been reintroduced in parts of Asia.
A Guernsey family says it must raise about £2,000 a month to pay for a PARP inhibitor for their grandmother after a stage four lung cancer diagnosis; two fundraising events are planned in February.
A planning application has been submitted to create a 1,000-acre Wild Rutland safari on Burley Estate that could include holding pens for Eurasian brown bears, lynx and wolves. Rutland County Council is consulting on the proposal and expects to decide by late May.
