BBC Barrett Pall showing a diary entry about his experience to BBC correspondent Rianna Croxford In a federal courtroom in New York, for the first time I’m face to face with Mike Jeffries – the multi-millionaire ex-fashion boss I’ve spent three years investigating for the BBC. He stares at me directly, lips pursed, and chin […]
A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer’s disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS in England, the drugs spending watchdog says. Donanemab was hailed as a turning point in the disease last year. But the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said the drug […]
Reuters Israel has carried out what it described as “precise and targeted” airstrikes on Iran in retaliation for the barrage of missile strikes launched by Tehran against Israel earlier this month. It is the latest in a series of exchanges between the two countries that for months have sparked fears of an all-out regional war. […]
Reuters The UK needs to make huge cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions this decade to help the world avoid the worst impacts of rising temperatures, the government’s climate watchdog has said. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) says the UK has the technologies to do this, but meeting the goal would require much greater investment […]
The Army–Navy game occupies a special, yet peculiar position on the college football calendar. Its significance is undeniable, given the history, ferocity and pageantry of the rivalry. It stands alone — literally — as the only game on the Saturday after conference championship weekend in December. Yet the stakes of the game typically haven’t mattered […]
In a rematch of the 2022 Euros final, Germany secured a 4-3 victory over European Champions England in a chaotic seven-goal thriller in front of 47,167 at Wembley. The last time these two sides met, England defeated the visitors 2-1 to lift their first major trophy in front of a sold-out crowd. However, some shocking […]
Getty Images The UK’s drug safety regulator is asking doctors to be alert for patients who may be misusing obesity injections, such as Wegovy. It follows reports of some people who are not obese becoming sick, after using the jabs for weight loss. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) stresses that the drugs […]
Getty Images From left to right: Putin, Modi and Xi Jinping at a meeting in 2019 – Brics’ original members continue to offer benefits for India For years, Western critics have dismissed Brics as a relatively inconsequential entity. But this past week, at its annual summit in Russia, the group triumphantly showcased just how far […]
Getty Images Sir Keir Starmer has attempted to define who “working people” are, amid renewed scrutiny of his tax plans ahead of next week’s Budget. Labour promised at the general election not to increase taxes on working people – but the party did not define who it had in mind. The government is looking at […]
BBC Doreen Adams said she was grateful to have been able to receive the new surgery Pioneering surgery to remove large brain tumours through the eyebrows of patients has been successfully carried out in Scotland. In what has been described as a “world first”, NHS Grampian said tumours the size of large apples have been […]