Research
Drink driving fatalities are at the highest level since 2009
Department for Transport figures find that around 300 deaths caused in road accidents in 2022, with at least one driver over the drink drive limit.
Taking the wrong turn causes the most in-car arguments – study
Research for Renault reveals what gets people’s goat on long car journeys – as well as the best ways to keep everyone happy.
Slight decline in UK car crime levels – but figures still ‘simply too high’
Almost 130,000 cars were stolen in the 12 months to March this year – however, items stolen from vehicles have fallen by 12 per cent.
Convertible model choice falls to lowest level in nearly two decades
Car buyers in the UK looking for an open-top now have fewer choices than ever, according to automotive marketplace CarGurus.
AI-generated child sex abuse images are based on real victims, report finds
The Internet Watch Foundation warned that the AI tools used to create the images remain legal in the UK.
‘Steep rise’ in young adults vaping for longer than six months
Researchers also pointed to an increase in the number of people who vape who have never regularly smoked cigarettes.
Disorder linked to bad behaviour ‘could be spotted in brain scans of children’
Scientists found ‘widespread brain structural differences’ in children with conduct disorder.
Co Antrim mother shares heartache of losing husband and sons to genetic heart conditions
The BHF CureHeart programme aims to develop the first cures for inherited muscle diseases
Shutdown of crucial gene helps world’s deadliest cancer grow rapidly – study
The findings raise hope for more effective treatments for pancreatic cancer, which has a poor survival rate.
Rare genetic mutation ‘could help stave off early-onset Alzheimer’s’
Researchers found the ‘Christchurch’ gene to have a protective effect in people who are at very high risk of developing the disease.