Why won’t the NHS test for the heart attack gene 200,000 of us don’t even know we have?

More than 200,000 Britons unknowingly carry a gene that puts them at high risk of a fatal heart attack or sudden stroke before they reach middle age, according to a pivotal study. The inherited condition, in which a genetic fault causes cholesterol levels to rise alarmingly from birth, is often symptomless. If it is spotted, cholesterol-lowering … Read more

It pays to stay invested even during coronavirus

Biggest and most shareholder-friendly investment funds enjoy strong lockdown despite continued stock market volatility and dividend cuts By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 30 May 2020 Some of the country’s biggest and most shareholder-friendly investment funds have enjoyed a strong lockdown despite continued stock market … Read more

Disabled pupils are STILL caught in lockdown limbo

Thousands of severely disabled children are being barred from returning to school because head teachers insist they cannot guarantee pupils’ safety against coronavirus. Desperate parents of these children have been ordered not to bring them back to the classroom when many mainstream schools start reopening this week. The majority of Britain’s schools for children with mental … Read more

Simon Stephenson, Michael Connelly, Paul M. M. Cooper and Nick Bradley: This week’s best new fiction

From Simon Stephenson’s debut to Fair Warning by Michael Connelly, an engrossing novel by Paul M. M. Cooper and Nick Bradley’s latest By John Williams and Madeleine Feeny and Simon Humphreys For Event Magazine and Hephzibah Anderson Published: 22:00 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 30 May 2020 Fair Warning  Michael Connelly    … Read more