Disney+ and Netflix are buying into football – without buying the live action

Sport is the new battleground in the streaming wars. But it’s not action on the field they’re tempting us with. Disney+ has signed a deal with Gary Neville’s football media brand The Overlap. It’ll host his Stick to Football talk show and a new Manchester United-focused programme co-hosted by Wayne Rooney and YouTuber Mark Goldbridge. […]

Why does Salmonella cause serious illness in some people but not others?

raymond orton/Shutterstock For most people, a Salmonella infection causes gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines that can mean several miserable days of diarrhoea, cramps, fever or vomiting. Most people recover within a week. But severe diarrhoea and dehydration can still be dangerous, even while the bacteria remain confined to the gut. In a […]

Ulez linked with better lung growth in children, research finds

When London introduced the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) in 2019, the idea was straightforward: cut the dirtiest vehicle emissions and improve the air people breathe. But the big question at the time was whether this measure would actually translate into measurable health benefits. Our new study, published in The Lancet Public Health, suggests that […]