5 hours ago By Gemma Dunstan, BBC Wales Live BBC Poppie Davies says she now wants to help others with alopecia When Poppie Davies’s hairdresser noticed a bald patch when she was just 16, it ended with her unable to look in the mirror as she lost her hair to alopecia. The 21-year-old from Cardiff said it […]
8 minutes ago By Ali Totten, BBC News NI BBC Sixth formers Maria and Ollie It is a sign of a changing Northern Ireland. One in every 16 pupils at school here is now a ‘newcomer’ according to the Department of Education. The term is used to refer to a pupil who is often originally from outside […]
If ever a saying fitted the claims made in an election cycle it must be the famous Mark Twain line about “lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics”. If you tuned into the Sky leaders’ event on Wednesday or the ITV head-to-head that preceded it you could be forgiven for thinking that the NHS waiting list […]
Tesla shareholders have backed a record-breaking pay package for boss Elon Musk and approved a plan to move the firm’s legal headquarters to Texas. The results are a victory for the billionaire, who had campaigned fiercely for the payout, which is worth up to $56bn – the exact amount depends on the Tesla share price. […]
Getty Images The hospital backlog in England has gone up slightly over the past month, latest NHS figures show. The waiting list hit 7.57 million at the end of April, up from 7.54 million the previous month. The numbers waiting for treatment has been a key election issue after the prime minister made it one […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla shareholders re-approved Elon Musk’s controversial 2018 pay package by a wide margin, Musk posted on X Wednesday night, appearing to resolve an uncertainty that has loomed over his future with the company. A Delaware judge invalidated the package, worth as much as $56 billion earlier this year, arguing that the process […]
Jun 12, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Juventus have hired Thiago Motta to replace Massimiliano Allegri as their manager, the Italian giants announced Wednesday. “Juventus is delighted to announce Thiago Motta as the new First Team head coach. The Italian-Brazilian has signed an agreement with the Club until June 30, 2027,” Juventus said in a statement. […]
Starmer refuses to rule out putting up capital gains tax Q: What about capital gains tax? If you make that equal to income tax, you could raise £14bn. That must be attractive? Starmer says that won’t be in Labour’s manifesto. Rigby says in 2021 Starmer told her in an interview that Labour was looking at […]
Sport360Arabiya was honoured with the prestigious Best Sports Platform award at the Arab Media Forum (AMF). The 22nd edition of the awards – organised as part of Day 2 of the Arab Media Summit 2024 – took place on Tuesday, May 28 at Dubai World Trade Centre. The AMF is the Middle East’s largest media […]
18 hours ago By Will Grant, Mexico and Central America correspondent • George Wright, BBC News Reuters A police officer stands guard in Haiti’s capital A new government has been formed in Haiti as it tries to restore order in the violence-ravaged nation. The new cabinet completely replaces all the ministers from the government of the former Prime Minister, Ariel […]