UK pharmacy Boots has announced that it is launching a pilot programme to explore the potential for pharmaceutical distribution with electric vehicles (EVs) in the country. The announcement underscores an evident attempt by Boots to electrify its distribution fleet in the future.

Campaigners and activists are encouraging people in the Bay of Plenty area to participate in the Pink Ribbon Breakfast event that is aimed at raising funds for the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.

Activists said that registrations are open for the Pink Ribbon Breakfast event. Celebrity cook Chelsea Winter is also encouraging people in the area to invite their friends to breakfast in May to raise funds for the charity. The NZ Breast Cancer Foundation is aiming to cross the number of 84 breakfasts that was recorded in the previous year.

The Keystone pipeline managed by TransCanada which carries crude oil from Hardisty, Alberta, to Cushing, Oklahoma and Illinois was partly shut down on April 2 following a potential leak that was noticed in South Dakota. On Friday, the company said, it had identified the leak which was close to its Freeman pump station in South Dakota.

TransCanada said the repair work was completed. The leak resulted in 400 barrels, or 16,800 gallons oil spill. I said, "Clean up and land restoration has already started and will continue over the coming days."

A new research study has shown that choosing full fat milk is healthier than trim milk as it widely believed by many.

People have been advised to choose trim milk since several years believing it to be healthier as the reduced fat was believed to be healthier. It was found that the reduced fat could help avoid obesity in people. Two recent studies have shown that it may be time to reconsiderfull fat milkas scientists found that people who drink full fat milk are more likely to weigh less than those who drink trim milk.

A team of scientists have said that they are now a step closer to developing ananti-ageing pill that could allow people to live a decade longer.

The UK government has indicated that it is planning to impose an additional tax on fizzy drinks in order to fight the growing issue of obesity in the country.