11 hours ago By Michelle Roberts, Digital health editor, BBC News Reuters Mr Streeting was speaking at the Tony Blair Institute Future of Britain conference Face-to-face talks between the new health secretary and junior doctors unhappy over pay have begun. Wes Streeting says the government cannot afford or commit to the 35% rise the doctors want but […]
D.C. United reached a verbal agreement with Israeli club Maccabi Netanya to acquire Cameroonian midfielder Boris Enow in a $2.2 million transfer deal, people familiar with the move said Tuesday. Barring last-minute complications, the 24-year-old will sign a multiyear contract and become eligible when the MLS transfer window opens July 18. United, which is in […]
11 minutes ago By Jonathan Amos, @BBCAmos, Science correspondent AFP Europe’s big new rocket, Ariane-6, has blasted off successfully on its maiden flight. The vehicle set off from a launchpad in French Guiana about 16:00 local time (19:00 GMT) on a demonstration mission to put a clutch of satellites in orbit. Crews on the ground in Kourou applauded […]
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Streeting says he’s ‘optimistic’ ahead of talks with junior doctors about resolving ongoing pay dispute Wes Streeting, the health secretary, has said he is “optimistic” ahead of talks with junior doctors aimed at ending their long-running dispute over pay. Speaking at the Tony Blair Institute’s Future of Britain Conference, Streeting said: I’m seeing the junior […]
Julien Bernard had a dreamy homecoming Friday. During the stage seven time trial of the Tour de France, held in Bernard’s home region of Burgundy, the French cyclist soaked up his local crowd and shared a costly embrace with his wife and son. For stopping his ride to kiss his family, Bernard was slapped with […]
A man who smashed 14 Glider ticket machines as he travelled across west Belfast on the service has been given a suspended sentence. Bernard Dorrian attacked the machine’s screens with a hammer and his fists. Belfast Magistrates’ Court was told the 41-year-old, of Aspen Walk in Dunmurry, was seen travelling from stop to stop damaging […]
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJul 8, 2024, 05:00 AM ET PADERBORN, Germany — It didn’t take long for defender William Saliba to pick his favourite photo from Friday’s quarterfinal between France and Portugal. Of course, he loved Theo Hernández’s winning penalty in the shootout, the celebrations that followed with the France players, and the communion with their […]
8 hours ago By Kathryn Stanczyszyn, BBC Radio WM, Presenter • Oprah Flash, BBC News, West Midlands Emily-Jane Scandrett Emily-Jane Scandrett suffered an intolerable pain in her chest for months before she received her diagnosis A mum with a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos hopes to raise awareness after it went undetected for more than a year. Emily-Jane […]
Work occupies nearly half our waking hours. Yet only half of U.S. workers say they are extremely or very satisfied with their jobs, according to data from the Pew Research Center. So how do we know when it’s time to consider something else? The Help Desk spoke with career experts about signs your job is […]