8 hours ago By Alex Dunlop and Laura Devlin, BBC News, St Neots Alex Dunlop/BBC Gemma Cutler wants to use her experience to raise awareness One in 10 women experience the intense pelvic pain and heavy periods caused by adenomyosis – yet little is known about it. The condition involves the lining of the womb growing into […]
1 hour ago By Maria Cassidy, BBC News Getty Images Food and drink with poor nutritional value are promoted more than than healthier products, says the Welsh government Free drink refills could be banned at restaurants and cafés as part of new proposals by the Welsh government. Health Secretary Eluned Morgan has launched a consultation to restrict […]
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The 2024 Copa América — beauty and chaos rolled into three problematic weeks of soccer spanning fervent venues across the United States two years before the World Cup comes stateside — reached a triumphant but troubling pinnacle Sunday. The match itself was a bruising and engrossing affair, with Argentina raising the […]
United States President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger Donald Trump have called on Americans to put aside political divisions and come together after Trump narrowly survived an attempted assassination. In a six-and-a-half-minute address from the Oval Office on Sunday night, Biden said political violence could not be normalised and that all Americans have a […]
50 minutes ago By Robert Plummer, BBC News Getty Images Lula’s Brazil is keen to promote the Brics, but it is dwarfed by Xi Jinping’s China It’s been more than a year-and-a-half since Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to the country’s presidency, back from the political dead after his conviction on corruption charges was dramatically […]
Tens of thousands of music fans enjoyed the final day of Scotland’s biggest music festival. This year’s TRNSMT at Glasgow Green concluded on Sunday night with a set from chart-topping DJ Calvin Harris. Those attending were warned to plan their travel home in advance due to ScotRail’s reduced timetable, which meant many services from Glasgow […]
LOS ANGELES — Lloyd Howell needs directions. “Wait,” the NFL Players Association executive director asks, weaving through a crowd of future star players and their entourages convened for a rooftop reception. “Which way is stage right?” It’s the penultimate night of the NFL Players Association’s Rookie Premiere, a business and marketing orientation for 18 top […]
Minutes after Saturday’s shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pa., liberals began flooding social media platforms with conspiracy theories. They claimed the blood on former president Donald Trump’s ear was from a theatrical gel pack; that the shooting was a “false flag,” perhaps coordinated by the Secret Service in collaboration with the Trump campaign; […]
BUTLER, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) identified the man killed in Saturday’s shooting at a rally for former president Donald Trump as Corey Comperatore, a father of two daughters who he said died trying to protect his family. Shapiro said he had spoken with Comperatore’s wife, who asked him to share that “Corey […]
Getty Images The new government has made tackling NHS waiting times a key priority – and this week appointed NHS surgeon and former health minister Lord Ara Darzi to investigate what is going wrong. Is productivity the place to start? The scale of the challenge facing Health Secretary Wes Streeting was made clear as he […]