BBC/Kevin Church The Royal Mint says there is value in things we are throwing away The company has built a large industrial plant on its site in Llantrisant in Wales to remove the precious metal from old circuit boards. The gold is initially being used to craft jewellery and later it will be made into […]
Getty Images Lower mortgage costs and more interest rate cuts could fuel a rise in house prices for the rest of this year, Halifax has said. The mortgage lender’s prediction came after property prices ticked up in July following a flat few months. Halifax said recent mortgage rate drops were “encouraging” for first-time buyers, those […]
As far-right riots broke out across parts of the UK this week, the chief executive of NHS England, Amanda Pritchard, warned in an email to NHS leaders that “for many NHS workers, seeing this flare-up of racism will leave them feeling afraid and unwelcome”. Newsportu spoke to Samir, 32, an NHS hospital doctor in south-west […]
Tens of thousands of women who have gone through the menopause might benefit from a new bone-strengthening drug, says the medicines watchdog National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Abaloparatide can protect against the bone-thinning condition called osteoporosis, which causes a high risk of broken bones in older age. It will become available on […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently granted the Major Payment Institution license to HashKey’s over-the-counter trading arm. HashKey OTC gains the official Major Payment Institution license The MAS granted HashKey the license […]
Security forces in Somalia’s southern city of Kismayo have seized hundreds of Islamic face veils from female residents, the city’s police chief says. Warsame Ahmed Gelle told state TV that authorities have been conducting operations to “fight” the veils, also known as niqabs. The crackdown was sparked by concerns that jihadists could conceal their identity […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Terra Blockchain recently halted its activities for a short time before starting up again, after a $4 million breach. This sudden interruption was due to a reentrancy attack that took advantage of a […]
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush’s criticism of Israel’s military actions in Gaza partly prompted her main primary challenger, prosecutor Wesley Bell, to enter the race. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: This week is shaping up to be a big one in the lead-up to the November election. Vice President Kamala Harris is inching closer to deciding who her […]
Pharmacies across England are unable to provide critical NHS and public health services owing to the overwhelming financial and operational pressures they are facing, according to research. A poll of pharmacy owners representing more than 2,100 pharmacies found that more than 96% of respondents said they had stopped providing locally commissioned services over the past […]
Google Missiles were thrown and fires lit at the Holiday Inn Express in Tamworth, police said Police have urged people to avoid an area around a hotel in Tamworth, Staffordshire, as they said officers were dealing with “violent acts of thuggery”. According to videos posted on social media, a large crowd had gathered on Sunday […]