As far-right riots broke out across parts of the UK this week, the chief executive of NHS England, Amanda Pritchard, warned in an email to NHS leaders that “for many NHS workers, seeing this flare-up of racism will leave them feeling afraid and unwelcome”. Newsportu spoke to Samir, 32, an NHS hospital doctor in south-west […]
Tens of thousands of women who have gone through the menopause might benefit from a new bone-strengthening drug, says the medicines watchdog National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Abaloparatide can protect against the bone-thinning condition called osteoporosis, which causes a high risk of broken bones in older age. It will become available on […]
Reuters María Corina Machado, who was barred from running for office, has managed to unite the opposition The Venezuelan attorney general, a close ally of President Nicolás Maduro, has announced he is investigating opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González for alleged “incitement to insurrection”. The opposition leaders had earlier called on the security […]
Defence lawyer calls the $655 fine against 22-year-old protester a ‘dark day for freedom of expression’. A German court has imposed a $655 (600 euro) fine on a woman for using the slogan – “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” – during a protest last year, a ruling her lawyer decried […]
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BBC Helen Bone was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2021 A woman who lives with a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos is trying to raise awareness of the dangerous substance. Asbestos can be found in many older buildings including schools, housing and hospitals. Helen Bone, from Marton-in-Cleveland, Middlesbrough, worked for 25 years as […]
BBC The finance firm employs more than 2000 people at its Bristol HQ Talks over a possible buyout of one of the UK’s leading investment houses, Hargreaves Lansdown, have been extended until Friday. The company has told shareholders “discussions are ongoing” with a group of investors keen to buy the FTSE 100 finance firm. Hargreaves […]
BBC Russian athletes are not allowed to compete in the Paris Olympics because of their country’s war in Ukraine I’m sailing down the river with an Olympic champion. No, it’s not the Seine. And this isn’t Paris. That’s clear when we cruise past the Kremlin. Below deck, Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Mariya Lasitskene is taking […]
It was another day and another loss for the Chicago White Sox, but there was something extra special about Sunday’s defeat. Sunday’s loss, a standard 13-7 defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Twins, marked their 20th in a row — a nice round number to give this franchise the national stage it deserves. No […]
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks during a campaign event on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Northwoods, Mo.. Voting in the Democratic House primary race closes Tuesday. Eric Lee/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Eric Lee/St. Louis Public Radio Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush is in the fight of her political life in Tuesday’s […]