Getty Images The NHS has had a bumper year for offering hormone replacement therapy (HRT), latest figures show. Some 13 million items were prescribed to an estimated 2.6 million patients in the latest full financial year spanning 2023/24. That is compared to just under 11m items for 2.3m women in 2022/23. It comes after the […]
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Vice President Harris appeared on Fox News yesterday to try to woo Republican voters who are looking for an alternative to former […]
Getty Images A water company repeatedly dumped millions of litres of raw sewage illegally into one of England’s most famous lakes over a three-year period, the BBC can reveal. More than 140 million litres of waste were pumped into Windermere between 2021 and 2023 at times when it was not permitted, our analysis shows, and […]
Jonathan Brady/PA Wire Andrew Hill had his licence was suspended by the CAA following the incident in 2015 The pilot whose plane crashed at the Shoreham Airshow, killing 11 men, has had his bid to have his licences returned turned down, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said. Andrew Hill was piloting a vintage aircraft that […]
In addition, NBA League Pass subscribers worldwide will have the ability to customize their viewing experience and always be live when watching NBA games. Fans can smart rewind games from any point with key plays highlighted, download full games for offline viewing and access a range of game recap versions including “All Possessions,” “10-Minute Condensed,” […]
Gove suggests Jenrick could hold Conservatives back because he looks like ‘Tory boy’ Michael Gove, the former Tory cabinet minister who is now editor of the Spectator, has said that having Robert Jenrick as leader might hold the Tories back because he looks like a “Tory boy”. Gove has long been a strong supporter of […]
Hilary Nicholls Clarissa Nicholls collapsed and died while hiking in France Students at the University of Cambridge have been offered heart screenings after a 20-year-old undergraduate suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Clarissa Nicholls collapsed and died from an undiagnosed arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) while hiking in France in May 2023. Miss Nicholls’ friends have begun Clarissa’s […]
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has adopted a ‘click to cancel’ rule, which aims to make it easier for people to end subscriptions. It will force companies to make subscribing and cancelling subscriptions equally straightforward. Businesses, including retailers and gyms, will also have to get consent from customers before renewing subscriptions or converting free […]
Harris calls Trump a threat, distances herself from Biden in Fox interview Democratic White House nominee Kamala Harris has conducted her first-ever interview with Fox News, clashing repeatedly with the host on transgender prisoners, illegal immigration and President Biden’s mental fitness. During the combative 25-minute sit-down, the US vice-president and Bret Baier frequently interrupted each […]
Police say 31-year-old singer, who gained fame in pop supergroup, fell to his death from a hotel in Argentina’s capital. Liam Payne, a former member of the globally popular One Direction pop group, has died at age 31. Police in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires said Payne fell from the third floor of the […]