18 minutes ago By James Gallagher, @JamesTGallagher, Health and science correspondent, BBC News Getty Images The cervix is the canal joining the vagina and the womb More than one million extra women could have life-saving cervical-cancer checks if the NHS adopted do-it-yourself testing, researchers estimate. The team at King’s College London said the results of its self-testing trial […]
Self-exiled Chinese businessman, Guo Wengui, has been convicted by a US court of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from online followers. He was found guilty on nine out of the 12 criminal counts he faced, including racketeering, fraud and money laundering. Guo’s sentencing has been scheduled for 19 November and could face decades behind […]
First, he sank to the ground, grimacing. Play continued for a few seconds and then came the communal gasp. Lionel Messi was down. And Lionel Messi is not a player who goes down for nothing. Argentina’s playmaker and talisman clutched his right ankle. He had fallen on his own, with no obvious kick to point […]
When it’s sweltering outside, it’s hard to ignore my living room’s heat zone. My WiFi router feels so hot to the touch that I worry it’s dangerous. My TV set, streaming TV gadget and work laptop emit noticeable heat, too. This heat isn’t just unpleasant. It’s wasted energy. When your electronics spit out heat, imagine […]
Twenty others injured after bus veered off a cliff in the south-central Andes region of Ayacucho, police official says. A bus crash in Peru’s Andes mountains has killed at least 20 people, a local police colonel has told Peruvian media. Jhonny Rolando Valderrama, head of a highway protection division, told RPP radio that the crash […]
Anti-government protesters in Kenya have returned to the streets stepping up demands for President William Ruto to resign, despite his recent concessions. One man has been shot dead during a confrontation between protesters and security forces on the outskirts of the capital, a BBC reporter on the ground says. In central Nairobi, shops have been […]
Jul 16, 2024, 10:42 AM ET Lionel Messi wears the Inter Miami third kit for the 2024 MLS season. Adidas Third kits are BACK in MLS! At least for the select few, with five clubs featured in the 2024 adidas X MLS Archive Collection. Sporting Kansas City, LA Galaxy, LAFC, Inter Miami CF, and the Portland […]
All 11 water and wastewater companies in England and Wales are now under scrutiny over sewage spills, after the regulator said it was expanding its investigation. On Tuesday, Ofwat opened enforcement cases into four more firms – Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Hafren Dyfrdwy, Severn Trent and United Utilities – as part of its probe into […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Uzbekistan’s sole mobile-focused bank, TBC Bank Uzbekistan, owned by TBC Bank Group listed on the London Stock Exchange, has secured $38.2 million in a recent equity investment. The bank aims to expand its […]
Donald Trump and Joe Biden both saw a significant rise in their donations around the time they met for a June 27 debate, where Biden’s shaky performance rattled the confidence of Democrats and dramatically reshaped the presidential race. But the Biden spike in the last three days of June was far exceeded by the bump […]