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Top twenty Amazon books sold and read - 2024 list released

This Year in Books by Amazon 2024: Top twenty books sold and read

We've been putting lettuce into our salads and sandwiches for years. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

This salad staple is actually "pretty useless" for your diet

Having a high amount of potassium in your diet leads to lower blood pressures, research suggests (Composite: Mark Hall)

Marmite ‘more important than reducing salt’ to lower blood pressure

The latest Covid wave explained - from worst-hit areas to new variants

Professor Tim Sepctor has said it is best to assume you have Covid if you have cold-like symptoms (Composite: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Two symptoms you should ‘assume’ are Covid - and not just a cold

Covid Centaurus is a new sub-variant of Omicron (Composite: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

New highly contagious Covid ‘Centaurus’ variant found in UK

People may be more or less susceptible to Covid infection depending on their blood type (Composite: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Risk of Covid infection more likely depending on your blood type

Covid infections in the UK have soared by almost 800,000 in a week (Composite: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Top 10 Covid symptoms to look for as infections soar to new high

Covid infection levels have reached a new record high in the UK (Composite: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

UK Covid cases hit record high as 351,000 people infected daily

A headache and runny nose are among the most commonly reported Covid symptoms (Composite: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)

2 Covid symptoms in head most reported as UK infections soar

Covid cases have begun surging once again in the UK, with the country fighting a fifth wave of infection. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK battling fifth Covid wave as summer infections surge

(Composit: Kim Mogg / JPIMedia)

The 2 Omicron symptoms that can’t be mistaken for a cold

Experts have warned that half of all people in the UK with cold-like symptoms will most likely be infected with Covid-19. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Half of all people with cold-like symptoms are likely to have Covid

Loss of taste or smell has been reported less frequently after Omicron infection (Photo: Shutterstock)

The effect of Omicron on taste and smell - and key symptoms to know

Those who are infected with Omicron may develop a hoarse voice (Photo: Shutterstock)

The first warning symptom of Omicron you can hear before feeling ill

A number of symptoms have been identified in those with the Omicron Covid variant (Graphic: Kim Mogg/JPIMedia)

Signs of Omicron Covid strain may be different from ‘classic’ symptoms

An increasing proportion of people taking Covid tests in England are getting positive results (image: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

21 England areas where most people are testing positive for Covid Carly Roberts

There are still question marks over whether the Omicron Covid variant will lead to tougher restrictions this Christmas (image: Getty Images)

Omicron UK: cases of Covid variant ‘doubling every three days’

(Composite: Mark Hall / JPIMedia)

The UK Covid hotspots where infection rates are highest right now

Professor Tim Spector has said the current vaccine and testing measures are ‘insufficient’ (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid could ‘ruin next five Christmases’ due to ‘insufficent’ measures

Previous Covid-19 infection gives double jabbed people greater protection, new research suggests (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid vaccination on top of past infection gives greater protection

(Composite: Kim Mogg / JPIMedia)

The common Covid symptoms not included on the official NHS list

Researchers are seeing that the coronavirus jab is less effective six months after vaccination (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna jab efficacy explained

Covid protection could fall below 50 per cent for the elderly and healthcare workers by winter (Photo: Getty Images)

Protection from Covid vaccines starts to wane within 6 months

Scientists at the ZOE Symptom Study App have said their data shows sneezing and having a runny nose are common Covid symptoms (image: Shutterstock)

Most common Covid symptoms in the last month for people with both jabs

'Beau's lines' are transverse indents in the nail (Photo: Shutterstock)

‘Covid nails’ could be sign of previous infection: what to look for

The number of people in England estimated to have Covid-19 has dropped 40% in a week (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Number of people in England with Covid-19 drops 40% in a week

Headaches and a sore arm were the most commonly reported side effects.

The most common Covid vaccine side effects revealed
The study should help “allay fears” of those worried about getting vaccinated, say researchers.
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