The war has exacerbated a monthslong energy crunch in Europe, which is dependent on Russian oil and natural gas.... Governments have limited options to provide lasting relief as households and businesses face crippling energy bills, high prices at the pump and other effects.... To save energy, the government has cut power to streetlights on some main roads and intersections and has public employees working from home for two to three days....

Men with a “ spare tyre ” of excess weight around the waist are at greater risk of dying from prostate cancer, research has found for the first time.A study by the University of Oxford found that for men who are overweight, nearly every extra four inches on the waist increased the chance of death by seven per cent. The research found that cutting the average male body mass index( BMI) by five points – about 2.5 stone for a typical man – would save 1, 300 lives a year. Scientists said that until