Los Angeles Clippers fans are being wowed this season by the bells and whistles in the team’s new $2 billion home, the Intuit Dome. They can watch replays on the world’s largest double-sided scoreboard, sit in a 51-row section reserved for die-hard supporters and buy a jersey in the 5,000-square-foot team store. But for all […]
“I’ve got no oxygen”, cries emergency department nurse Lisa Blackwell. She calls for more supplies just as three ambulances are about to arrive at Chesterfield Hospital in Derbyshire. The new state-of-the-art A&E unit was opened less than two years ago but is already struggling to keep up with demand. During several days of filming, BBC […]
Much of the NHL will scatter to the winds next week for a rare 10-day in-season break — a chance to recharge and heal up ahead of the playoff push. But while they’re back home in Europe or hanging with the family stateside or lounging on a beach in the Caribbean sipping piña coladas, most […]
Ed Butler Business reporter, BBC News Reporting fromAccra, Ghana Getty Images Cashew nuts, which grow from beneath cashew fruits, are a big export crop for Ghana The Accra street vendor looks at me, bemused. I’m trying to establish how the rather flimsy 30g bag of roasted cashew nuts she’s selling, beside a sweltering highway in […]
Clinical trials at the National Institutes of Health and at organizations it funds may continue, and patients may still travel to trial sites to participate in research, despite the Trump administration’s restrictions on travel and communications, the acting director of the N.I.H., Dr. Matthew Memoli, said in an email to staff on Monday. While Dr. […]
Australia captain Pat Cummins doubtful to lead his team at the ICC event in Pakistan due to injury and personal reasons. Australia captain Pat Cummins is “hugely unlikely” for the Champions Trophy because of injury while fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood is also a doubt, coach Andrew McDonald says. Cummins skipped the ongoing Test tour of […]
To my right, two 70-something regulars at the Exhibition pub in York, England, peppered me with questions on American politics, taught me how to recognize a fresh pint of beer (it should leave a path of foam on the glass) and invited me next door for a curry at their favorite Indian restaurant. To my […]
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Some women are ditching pills and coils for fertility apps When the BBC reported a shift in contraception use from “hormonal” products like the pill to “natural” fertility tracking apps among some women seeking abortions, many other women got in touch sharing their experiences. Their stories […]
Trent Alexander-Arnold went off with injury in the second half against Bournemouth. John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images Liverpool boss Arne Slot has confirmed that Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the second leg of their Carabao Cup semifinal against Tottenham on Thursday. Alexander-Arnold went off in the 70th minute of Liverpool’s Premier League clash against Bournemouth on […]
Groundhog Day is held on February 2nd ever year and according to tradition, if the groundhog sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. As winter recedes, the spring growing season has started to emerge in warmer climate areas, with more communities that will soon begin seeing early blossoms. Data provided by the […]