Parliament is facing a once-in-a-generation chance to hand the terminally ill a choice over ending their life, the Labour peer championing a change in the law has said. Charlie Falconer, the former lord chancellor whose bill was introduced into the House of Lords last month, revealed he had been reassured by Downing Street that it […]
NOC Boaty McBoatface spent 55 days at sea before coming ashore in Scotland Battling choppy waves and high winds, three engineers pulled ashore a yellow submarine in Scotland this week. With sheets of water pouring from its body, the UK’s most famous robot – Boaty McBoatface – was winched up after 55 days at sea. […]
BBC The finance firm employs more than 2,000 people at its Bristol HQ A final offer has been made to buy the UK’s largest investment platform. A group of private equity investors have tabled a £5.4bn offer, which the board of Hargreaves Lansdown has recommended to shareholders. The consortium is comprised of CVC, Nordic Capital […]
Pacemaker Some businesses belonging to ethnic minorities in Belfast have been damaged Toxic algorithms, far-right alliances across sectarian divides and old-fashioned race hate with an “element” of paramilitarism. These are just some of the issues that converged in a week that saw racist violence hit the streets of Belfast. Muslim businesses were burnt down, a […]
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Aug 9, 2024, 09:07 AM ET Barcelona have completed the signing of RB Leipzig’s versatile forward Dani Olmo, the Catalan club confirmed on Friday. Sources have told ESPN that the deal is worth an initial €55 million ($60m), with an additional €7m due in potential add-ons. The Spain international has signed […]
Gaza’s civil defence agency said three Israeli rockets hit the school in the Palestinian territory’s al-Daraj district. More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, according to Palestinians officials in Gaza. “The occupation army directly bombed the displaced people while they were […]
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Perinatal OCD: ‘I thought I would harm my baby’ A Welsh actress has described how obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) after she gave birth made her fear she was a danger to her baby. Kimberley Nixon, the star of Channel 4 sitcom Fresh Meat, said the natural worries about her baby’s well-being escalated into deep anxiety. […]
Carini abandoned in Khelif’s opening bout after 46 seconds, saying she had to “preserve” her life. The Algerian followed that with convincing, unanimous-decision victories to reach this stage. This was expected to be a tougher bout – Yang represented a step-up in class – but it proved to be another clear victory. Yang was due […]
TV image of President Richard Nixon announcing his decision to resign. Tom Middlemiss/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Middlemiss/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images It was no longer a surprise, but it was still a shock. On a Thursday night in August 50 years ago, Americans turned on […]