World’s Safest Airlines 2020: Qantas tops list of 400 carriers

The 20 safest airlines in the world revealed: Qantas is No1 with Virgin Atlantic, Alaska and Hawaiian also in the ranking AirlineRatings.com revealed the top 20 safest carriers after studying 400 The top five also includes Air New Zealand, Eva Air, Etihad and Qatar Airways  Separate ranking for low-cost carriers includes Flybe, JetBlue and Frontier  … Read more

Aeroflot is world’s most on-time airline followed by ANA and Delta with Virgin Atlantic best in UK

Russia’s Aeroflot has been named as the world’s most on-time mainline airline in 2019 in a new report. It has beaten Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA), which comes second, and highest-ranked U.S airline Delta Air Lines is third overall. Virgin Atlantic is the UK’s most on-schedule carrier. Meanwhile, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport is named as the … Read more

80% of young vapers say they feel safe using e-cigarettes but HALF say they plan to quit

Four out of five young adult vapers say they feel ‘safe’ using e-cigarettes despite the epidemic of lung illnesses that have killed 55 – but HALF say they plan to quit as a New Year’s resolution 77% said they believe vaping is healthier than smoking cigarettes and 60% think it’s healthier than drinking alcohol Three-quarters … Read more

Twin girls with rare blood-sharing disorder in the womb are thriving

California schoolteacher Brittany Bruley was elated when she discovered she was expecting her first child earlier this year – and shocked a few weeks later at Easter time when an ultrasound revealed she was carrying twins.  Multiples don’t run in either her family or her husband’s, and the babies were conceived naturally. She waited until … Read more

FDA announces new food labels that have nutritional information for eating the whole package

FDA’s new nutritional labels require food packaging to say how many calories, fats, sugars and carbs are in a ‘serving’ AND the whole container The new food labels will have dual columns, one will nutritional information for one serving and another for the whole packages Manufacturers will also be required to include added sugars on the … Read more

A unicorn, alpacas and an Aston Martin: Hotel chain reveals bizarre items left behind in 2019

A five-foot floral unicorn, a pair of alpacas, a gingerbread village and a new Aston Martin: Hotel chain reveals the most bizarre items left behind in 2019 Travelodge has compiled a list of the weirdest items in its lost and found offices  One guest left behind an engagement ring prompting a mad dash to Heathrow … Read more

Surgical ‘smoke’ and radiation increase infertility risks for female surgeons

Female surgeons face higher risks of infertility or pregnancy complications than the general population because they are exposed to toxic ‘surgical smoke’ and radiation in the operating room, a new study suggests.  While we’ve long known that female surgeons face higher risks than other women, researchers at the Mayo Clinic say that efforts to reduce … Read more

Mother, 35, covered head-to-toe in thousands of tumours

A mother whose body is covered in thousands of tumours has told how strangers regularly hurl abuse at her in the street. Ashley Jernigan, of Montgomery, Alabama, suffers from an aggressive form of the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis.  The 35-year-old was diagnosed when she hit puberty and the condition quickly left her entire body covered in lumps. … Read more