Hurricane Francine has made landfall in southern Louisiana after growing in strength into a Category 2 storm over the Gulf of Mexico. The storm hit Terrebonne Parish at 17:00 local time (23:00GMT) on Wednesday, carrying winds of 100 mph (155 km/h), the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Louisiana and neighbouring Mississippi have declared states of […]
Getty Images Fewer than 150,000 western lowland gorillas survive in the wild in Central and West Africa Self-medicating gorillas may hold clues to future drug discovery, according to scientists. Researchers in Gabon studied tropical plants eaten by wild gorillas – and used also by local human healers – identifying four with medicinal effects. Laboratory studies […]
Inflation in the US continued to cool last month, official figures showed, raising confidence that the US central bank will cut interest rates next week. Consumer prices rose 2.5% over the 12 months to August, as prices for petrol, used cars and trucks, and some other items fell. That marked the slowest pace since February […]
Getty Images People with diabetes tend to have higher HbA1c levels than those without the condition An NHS trust has revealed that about 11,000 people will have to be re-tested after a hospital machine issued incorrect diabetes results. The Bedfordshire NHS Foundation Trust said some patients may have been wrongly given higher blood glucose readings […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Tradeweb Markets has reported a positive trading volume of $50.09 trillion for August 2024. The marketplace noted that the volume, which is a 53% increase, was driven by its Bond and Mortgage trading. […]
Five Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the north of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says. The Palestinian Red Crescent said a drone targeted a group of five young men near a mosque in the city of Tubas at dawn on Wednesday, and an ambulance crew transferred the […]
An unwritten law of Westminster mechanics states that power, in the absence of a countervailing force, gravitates to the Treasury. The governing agenda can be set in No 10, but a prime minister has few instruments of control as immediate and far-reaching as the purse strings in a chancellor’s hand. It is the difference between […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Santander, the largest bank in Spain has announced that it has chosen Ignacio Juliá, an ex-Chief Executive Officer of ING for Portugal, and Spain to be the new Chief Executive Officer of its […]
Getty Images A mother whose premature baby died after receiving contaminated feed at a hospital has told an inquest it was “the worst experience” a parent could have. Ghanda Al-Kharboush’s nine-day-old son, Yousef, died in June 2014 at London’s St Thomas’ Hospital after developing blood poisoning or sepsis. An inquest on Monday also shared details […]
Getty Images Western officials say the Iranian missiles will soon be used against Ukrainian positions The UK, France and Germany have announced fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine, including restrictions on Iran Air’s ability to fly to the UK and Europe. Also among the new measures, which […]