Fraudsters fine travel arrangements 'attractive' targets
Mark Tanzer, CEO the Association of British Travel Agents said, fraudsters find travel arrangements "attractive" targets because of the large sums of money involved, and the time lapse between the booking and the holiday. He added:
Its particularly distressing for people when they might save up for months or even years for their holiday, or to visit family overseas, only to discover the flight or hotel doesnt exist. Many are left devastated as they cannot afford another holiday. You should always check a companys credentials before you book and if a deal looks too good to be true it probably is.
New advert launched to fight heart disease in the UK
The British Heart Foundation is calling on people across the UK to fight back against heart disease.
The charity has launched a new national campaign which brings together heart patients and scientists to talk about the research which is needed to fight the disease.
The moving TV advert also features the moment that footballer Fabrice Muamba suffered from an on pitch cardiac arrest.
Coronary heart disease remains the single biggest killer in the UK.
New figures from the British Heart Foundation have today revealed the staggering inequalities in deaths from heart disease across the country.
The British Heart FOundation has launched a new campaign to fight heart disease Credit: British Heart Foundation
Tameside in Greater Manchester is the UK's "heart disease capital", with the risk of heart disease more than three times higher than in Kensington and Chelsea in London, where people have the healthiest hearts.
Every year in Tameside, there are 132 deaths per every 100,000 people, while in the London borough the figure stands at just 39 per 100,000, a BHF spokesperson said.
Mediterranean diet outperformed low-fat diet in study
After five years of the six-year Spanish study into diets, 288 study participants among the 7,500 older "at-risk" adults suffered a heart attack or stroke or died of a type of cardiovascular disease.
Those on both Mediterranean diets were 28 to 30 per cent less likely to develop such health problems those on the general low-fat diet, researchers from the Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona found.
Of those suffering health problems:
96 were in the olive oil-heavy Mediterranean dietary group (3.4% of participants)
83 were in the nut-heavy Mediterranean dietary group (3.4% of participants)
109 were in the low-fat dietary group (4.4% of participants)
Mediterranean diet cuts heart disease risk, study finds
A blend of Mediterranean diet foods was best for a healthy heart, researchers said. Credit: Roman Marzinger/CHROMORANGE/DPA/Press Association Images
Adopting a Mediterranean diet can stave off the threat of heart disease and strokes among "at-risk" groups by up to 30% compared to low-fat diets, researchers have said.
Spanish researchers tested the continental-style diet against a "control" diet dominated by low-fat dairy products, grains and fruit and vegetables in a five-year study of 7,500 at-risk volunteers.
Cancer charity: 'Lives could be saved by avoiding meat'
Cancer prevention charity the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) recommends that people avoid processed meat completely and limit eating red meat to 500g per week.
Dr Rachel Thompson, the charity's deputy head of science, said:
This study strengthens the body of evidence which shows a link between red meat and chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease. The research itself seems solid and is based on two largescale cohort studies monitored over a long period of time.The study calculates that lives would be saved if people replaced red meat with healthy protein sources such as fish, poultry, nuts and legumes and we would like to see more people replacing red meat with these type of foods
