4 hours ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Watch the moment of liftoff for Boeing Starliner’s first crewed mission The American Boeing company has launched its Starliner capsule towards the International Space Station (ISS) with two Nasa astronauts aboard. It’s the first time the vehicle has been entrusted to carry people after coming through a long […]
4 hours ago Kevin Peachey,Cost of living correspondent BBC The portrait is the only change to existing banknotes New banknotes featuring the portrait of King Charles III have now entered circulation, but it may be some time before they are commonly seen in wallets and purses. The new Bank of England notes will gradually replace […]
As long expected, star striker Kylian Mbappé will join Spanish titan Real Madrid next season after his star-making turn with French club Paris Saint-Germain, the La Liga club announced Monday. Mbappé, 25, helped PSG win the Ligue 1 title in six of his seven seasons with the club and was PSG’s leading goal scorer in […]
17 hours ago Aurelia Foster,Health reporter Getty Images The best way to avoid sexually transmitted infections was using a condom, the UK Health Security Agency said A record number of people in England were diagnosed with gonorrhoea last year, annual UK Health Security Agency figures show. Diagnoses rose 7.5% – from 79,268 in 2022 to […]
50 minutes ago Hannah Ritchie,BBC News, Sydney BBC SunDrive’s Maia Schweizer thinks Australia has what it takes to become a solar panel manufacturing hub Hidden among thick bushland in the outer suburbs of southern Sydney sits an expansive facility housing a technological breakthrough. It’s here that Australian company SunDrive Solar makes its “special sauce”: a […]
More than 300 House lawmakers were reimbursed at least $5.2 million for food and lodging while on official business in Washington last year under a new, taxpayer-funded program that does not require them to provide receipts. The program, which kicked off last year after a House panel passed it with bipartisan support, was intended to […]
BERLIN GERMANY – OCTOBER 23: A reporter for The Epoch Times holds a microphone during a media event on October 23, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The Epoch Times is owned by Epoch Media Group and is affiliated with the Falun Gong movement. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Sean Gallup/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle […]
2 hours ago Grace Parnell & Tom Airey,BBC Yorkshire Rob Burrow: The rugby legend’s final message A final message from rugby league legend and Motor Neurone Disease (MND) campaigner Rob Burrow urges people not to “waste a moment” of their lives. The speech was recorded for BBC documentary There’s Only One Rob Burrow, with the […]
The Conservatives have promised to build 100 new GP surgeries in England and boost the number of available appointments by allowing more treatments in the community if they win the election. The party says it would also expand the number of treatments pharmacies can offer without people seeing their GP first. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak […]
After a German public broadcaster’s poll included a question related to the skin color of players on the country’s men’s national soccer team, its coach slammed the undertaking as “racist” and “insane.” According to ARD, Germany’s largest public broadcasting network, 21 percent of Germans said they would prefer to see more White players on the […]