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 […]
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 […]
President Trump has expressed little interest in fighting climate change. One of his key cabinet officials has even sought to evaluate whether humanity benefits from a warming climate, in a bid to undermine environmental rules. Yet even as he works to accelerate oil and gas production, Mr. Trump’s economic approach may inadvertently reduce greenhouse gas […]
The global significance of Mark Carney’s election as Canadian Prime Minister is he now sits at the centre of an alternative pole of global economic thinking. Everything but Trump. There was a half expectation here that Carney would immediately sue for peace with President Trump when the polls closed on the election. It has emphatically […]
The labor market remained sound in March, with job openings declining but layoffs remaining near record lows, while rates of new hiring were slow but steady, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. The numbers from last month are a snapshot of the state of the U.S. economy and labor […]
Apr 29, 2025, 11:52 AM ET Minnesota United FC on Tuesday announced the signing of MLS veteran Julian Gressel off waivers. Gressel will be under contract with the MLS club through December 2026, with a club option for 2027 after Inter Miami waived Gressel. “I’m really excited to be here at Minnesota United and to […]
Faisal Islam Economics editor, BBC News Reporting fromOttawa, Ontario Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Will Canada’s newly-elected PM agree to meet Trump? Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said his country deserves respect from the US and will only enter trade and security talks with President Donald Trump “on our terms”. Speaking exclusively to […]