Ministers were “inadequately briefed” by officials on alternative schemes before approving a road tunnel under Stonehenge for a second time, lawyers for campaigners have argued in the high court, in the latest legal attempt to stop the controversial scheme. Campaigners argue that the proposed two-mile (3.3km) road tunnel, part of a new eight-mile (13km) dual […]
8 hours ago By Alex Dunlop and Laura Devlin, BBC News, St Neots Alex Dunlop/BBC Gemma Cutler wants to use her experience to raise awareness One in 10 women experience the intense pelvic pain and heavy periods caused by adenomyosis – yet little is known about it. The condition involves the lining of the womb growing into […]
1 hour ago By Maria Cassidy, BBC News Getty Images Food and drink with poor nutritional value are promoted more than than healthier products, says the Welsh government Free drink refills could be banned at restaurants and cafés as part of new proposals by the Welsh government. Health Secretary Eluned Morgan has launched a consultation to restrict […]
50 minutes ago By Robert Plummer, BBC News Getty Images Lula’s Brazil is keen to promote the Brics, but it is dwarfed by Xi Jinping’s China It’s been more than a year-and-a-half since Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to the country’s presidency, back from the political dead after his conviction on corruption charges was dramatically […]
Getty Images The new government has made tackling NHS waiting times a key priority – and this week appointed NHS surgeon and former health minister Lord Ara Darzi to investigate what is going wrong. Is productivity the place to start? The scale of the challenge facing Health Secretary Wes Streeting was made clear as he […]
NIFRS Significant damage was caused to the inside of the kart racing complex Firefighters have worked overnight to tackle a major blaze close to Newry city centre. At its height, about 50 crew members dealt with the incident at Greenbank industrial estate. It is believed to have started at a kart racing centre just before […]
Elon Musk’s social media site X has been accused by the European Union of breaching its online content rules, with its “verified” blue tick accounts having the potential to “deceive” users. The bloc’s tech regulator said users could be duped into thinking the identity of those with blue tick marks was verified, when in fact […]
9 hours ago By Daniel Sexton & PA Media, BBC News, South East BBC/Phil Harrison Kent Police said nobody was seriously injured during the incident on Thursday A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with multiple offences after a disturbance at a Gurdwara in Kent. Officers were called to the Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in […]
HARRISON, N.J. — Catarina Macario, one of the top young attackers on the U.S. women’s national team, will miss the Paris Olympics with a knee injury, Coach Emma Hayes said Friday. The 24-year-old midfielder has “minor irritation” in her right knee and will not recover in time for the Summer Games, which begin later this […]
The former French Open champion held off Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in three sets to win her first Wimbledon title. Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic defeated Italy’s Jasmine Paolini to win the Wimbledon women’s title for her second Grand Slam singles triumph. Krejcikova, the 31st seed, won 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday to add the […]