Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of losing hot water or heating when their old type of electricity meter goes out of action. Energy companies have said it will be “very, very difficult” to replace all Radio Teleswitching System (RTS) meters with smart meters before the old technology is switched off on 30 […]
Fergus Walsh Medical editor BBC Dr Ellie Irwin’s sight has been saved after a test pinpointed the cause of her long-lasting eye inflammation A 29-year-old doctor from Bristol has had her eyesight saved after a “game-changing” test identified a mystery infection that had plagued her health for five years. Ellie Irwin suffered persistent inflammation in […]
Apr 29, 2025, 01:52 PM ET Arne Slot is set to be handed a bumper summer transfer budget by Liverpool, while Chelsea are plotting a double summer raid for Marc Guéhi and Dean Huijsen. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s […]
The pitch from “ZMoney” arrived on the encrypted messaging app Signal just days before Donald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration. “ZMoney” was Zachary Folkman, an entrepreneur who once ran a company called Date Hotter Girls and was now representing World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency firm that Mr. Trump and his sons had recently unveiled. Mr. Folkman […]
Shyamantha Asokan BBC News, West Midlands Rob Mayor Political reporter, Birmingham BBC Bin workers belonging to the Unite union started an all-out strike on 11 March and held a rally outside the council house earlier this month Bin lorry drivers in Birmingham could have their pay cut by up to £8,000 under new proposals, their […]
I first met Dane Chapin, a San Diego-area entrepreneur, in 2012, when he gave me a ride in his Prius and told me I was dead wrong about climate change. We’ve been close friends ever since. Sometimes he’s to my left politically, sometimes to my right. I’ve always admired his curiosity, optimism and independent thinking, […]
Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during a Senate hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process. Krebs is one of the people President Trump has targeted since he returned to office. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity […]
Less than a week after President Trump signed an executive order to accelerate seabed mining, the U.S. government received its first permit application from the Metals Company, one of the most ardent proponents of the as yet unproven practice. On Tuesday, the company’s chief executive, Gerard Barron, was also on hand in Washington, D.C., for […]
Joey Lynch Close Joey Lynch is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and AYA cancer advocate. Primarily working on football, he has covered the Socceroos, Matildas and A-Leagues for ESPN for over a decade. Apr 29, 2025, 08:15 AM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Circumstances conspiring to make his Al Nassr almost-unbackable favourites in their AFC Champions […]
US President Donald Trump called Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday to complain after a report that the retail giant was planning to detail the cost of trade tariffs to its customers. Amazon said it had looked into itemising the impact for shoppers using Amazon Haul, a low-cost site it launched in the US last […]