Sagesse Sports Club, founded in 1943, and its professional basketball team, is proud to announce the signing of The MediaVantage Group as a new sponsor for the upcoming 2024/25 season. This groundbreaking partnership marks a first for Sagesse as the club continues to grow its basketball operations in anticipation of one their biggest seasons in […]
Jenrick confirms that he gave his daughter Thatcher as a middle name due to his admiration for former PM Hope asks Jenrick about his daughter’s middle name. Jenrick confirms that its “Thatcher” – something that Hope knew already, because Jenrick mentioned it in an interview for Hope’s “Chopper’s Political Podcast”. (Chopper is Hope’s nickname.) But […]
BBC Annabel Ashmore was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer at the age of four The family of a young girl with cancer say they face a race against time to get her potentially life-saving care abroad. Annabel Ashmore, from Gateshead, needs to start a two-year drug treatment by November to reduce the risk of her […]
PA Media The UK’s last coal plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station near Nottingham, ends operations on Monday The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal – ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel. The country’s last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, finishes operations on Monday after running since 1967. This marks […]
There needs to be an independent review of physician and anaesthesia associates (PAs and AAs) in England, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says. The group, which brings together leading doctors and surgeons, has been broadly supportive of the rollout of these roles which assist health care teams. But it said given the “increasingly acrimonious […]
A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced plans for a snap election on 27 October. Ishiba, 67, replaced outgoing prime minister, Fumio Kishida, as chief of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday, following a tight race that saw him […]
Sep 29, 2024, 08:02 PM ET Napoli must continue to work hard to progress, coach Antonio Conte said after a 2-0 home win over Monza on Sunday put them top of Serie A for the first time since they won the title two seasons ago. Napoli performed far below expectations last term when they finished […]
Getty Images/BBC The government in England is planning the biggest reimagining of the NHS in its history. It follows a damning report by surgeon and independent peer Lord Darzi, which warned the health service was in a “critical condition”. The prime minister has said the new 10-year plan will be based on three concepts: greater […]
Shiite Muslims light candles during a protest against the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday. Fareed Khan/AP hide caption toggle caption Fareed Khan/AP The killing of Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike on Beirut has been met with mixed reactions in the region. The civilian death toll from […]
The government is to tighten transparency rules for ministerial hospitality, after a row over freebies received by Labour ministers. Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden told the BBC ministers would now have to declare hospitality linked to their government job in their MP’s register too. This information is currently published by departments, but less frequently and […]