Discussions about a London port expansion worth £1bn are ongoing as the government tries to resolve a row with the investor. DP World planned to reveal the expansion of its London Gateway port, which it said would create hundreds of jobs, at the government’s investment summit next week. However, reports suggested the plan was at […]
BBC Elaine Fraser recognised the symptoms of anaphylactic shock thanks to training by the school where she works When teacher Elaine Fraser collapsed at home after drinking a ginger beer, she had no idea she had an allergy. “It escalated unbelievably quickly,” Elaine recalls. “My chest was concave trying to pull in breath.” The 53-year-old […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Tesla held its robotaxi day which was rechristened “We, Robot” yesterday. While markets had big expectations from the event, the announcements fell short and TSLA shares are trading sharply lower today. Here are […]
Independent faith schools have held talks with ministers over a proposal to exempt small private establishments from VAT if their fees are far below those charged by elite schools such as Eton. The group, representing more than 270 Jewish, Muslim and Christian independent faith schools that often rely on donations and volunteers to survive, say […]
Joel Gunter/BBC Distraught residents speak to Youssef Al-Mallah, the head of the rescue team, at the site of the Basta strike. Amid acrid smoke and cries from residents, rescue workers were searching Friday morning for signs of anyone left trapped in the rubble from two Israeli air strikes that hit central Beirut overnight. According to […]
Sport360X & Sports Mania tipped-off the 2024/25 edition of Dubai Open for Basketball Academies – DOBA; the ultimate youth basketball league that gathers UAE basketball academies. This championship is under the supervision of Dubai Sports Council and UAE Basketball Association. DOBA is divided into two sub-leagues: Division 1 & Division 2 for Boys and Girls […]
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese atomic bomb survivors group, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons”. The group received the honour “for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again,” said Jorgen Watne Frydnes, the chair of the […]
Sally Magnusson Sally Magnusson has already written a book about how her family coped with her mother’s dementia There can’t be many people who spend years raging and grieving over the decline of a parent from dementia without wondering if it awaits them too. I’m one. My mother died of this vicious brain condition in […]
Brazil’s Supreme Court has said it is lifting a ban on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. In his decision, Justice Alexandre de Moraes said that he authorised the “immediate return” of X’s activities in the country after it paid hefty fines and blocked accounts accused of spreading misinformation. According to a […]
Getty Images Elon Musk wants his new rocket to revolutionise spaceflight. And that rocket, Starship, is now the largest and most powerful spacecraft ever built. It’s also designed to be fully and rapidly reusable. His private company SpaceX, which is behind the creation, is hoping to develop a spaceship that can be used more like […]