Getty People have started catching a new Covid variant that could soon take off and become the dominant type, according to scientists. Identified in Germany, in June, cases of the XEC variant have since emerged in the UK, US, Denmark and several other countries, say users on X, formerly known as Twitter. It has some […]
With eight days to go to the election, former President Donald Trump hosted a rally at Madison Square Garden in his hometown of New York while Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in the key swing state of Pennsylvania. At the Madison Square Garden Rally on Sunday, Trump repeatedly rammed home his plans to halt undocumented […]
BBC Drivers in south and east Belfast could face fines and possible prosecution for bad parking under a pilot scheme from Belfast City Council. Poorly parked cars are blocking streets across the city and causing access issues for residents, bin lorries, disabled access, and emergency services, according to the council. One resident who uses a […]
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Bryce Jordan Center on Oct. 26. in State College, Pa. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Former President Donald Trump is set to rally in Madison Square Garden Sunday evening — leaving key battleground states and instead spending precious […]
BBC There are two parallel universes in the Lucy Letby story. One can be witnessed every day in Liverpool at the public inquiry into her case. Here, the matter of Letby’s guilt is settled. The question for the judge is why Letby was able to harm babies for so long. In the other universe, doubts […]
No higher taxes in payslips after Budget – Labour Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said “working people” would not see higher taxes on their payslips following Wednesday’s Budget. During the election, Labour promised not to increase National Insurance, income tax or VAT on working people but ministers have since come under pressure to define exactly […]
Neal’s Yard Dairy Hafod cheddar produced in Llangybi, near Lampeter, was among the stolen cheese Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has called for people to keep an eye out for “lorryloads of posh cheese” being sold “for cheap”, after more than 22 tonnes of cheddar were stolen from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy. Fraudsters posing […]
LOS ANGELES — It’s too soon to panic, too soon to form any opinion, really. If the initial diagnosis the Los Angeles Dodgers offered on Shohei Ohtani proves correct, he could very well be in the lineup Monday night for Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. Still, the injury Ohtani suffered to […]
Do you ever wonder if the British might be a fundamentally unserious people? I do, though I should stress that I include myself; a thoroughly trivial person whose “professional” life is mainly spent in the silliest corners of an internet that long ago destroyed my capacity for joined-up thinking. Still, if you do have any […]
Getty Images A vaccine is to be trialled on thousands of people to find out if it could protect against norovirus – a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The easily spreadable winter virus can affect people of all ages and have huge consequences – often closing hospital wards, taking children out of school […]