The death toll from devastating floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka has exceeded 330 people, as the country grapples with one of its worst weather disasters in years. More than 200 are missing, and some 20,000 homes have been destroyed, sending 108,000 people to state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre reported. Officials said that […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Intel stock (NYSE: INTC) rose over 10% on Friday amid reports that the company is working on a partnership with Apple, a decade after the Cupertino-based company began transitioning away from Intel processors […]
Heavy rain could cause travel disruption and flooding on Monday as an amber weather warning is put in place for south Wales. The Met Office said a band of heavy rain was expected to move over south Wales between late Sunday and late Monday, with 20 to 40 mm (0.78in to 1.58in) of rain expected […]
PA Media EasyJet, which has flights to and from Belfast International and Belfast City airports, says it is expecting the announcement to result in some disruption. Airline passengers travelling from Northern Ireland airports have been advised to be aware of potential disruption to flights, after European aerospace company Airbus requested immediate modifications to thousands of […]
Getty Images The UK’s National Screening Committee has recommended that only a very small group of men at high risk of prostate cancer should be screened for the disease. There is currently no screening programme for prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men. But there has been some energetic campaigning for change by high-profile […]
Available for over a year How can the world speed up its efforts to fight climate change? It’s been a dramatic fortnight at the COP climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem, with torrential rains and floods, protests and even a fire. A deal has finally been done but it’s divisive and has left […]
James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Getty Images A screening programme for prostate cancer for all men in the UK is not justified, according to a hugely influential group of experts. Instead they say only men with specific genetic mutations that lead to more aggressive tumours should be eligible. That would rule out black men who […]
Joanne WrittleWest Midlands health correspondent, in Shropshire BBC Kayleigh Griffiths lost her one-day-old daughter, Pippa due to maternity failings When Kayleigh Griffiths lost her baby daughter, Pippa, in 2016 through maternity failings in Shropshire, she had no idea how many times she would have to retell her traumatic story at future medical appointments. She has […]
Shannen HeadleyWest Midlands BBC The school will be shut on Wednesday and Thursday, said a letter to staff and parents A secondary school in Cheshire has been shut to deep clean the building after high levels of pupil sickness. Congleton High School told parents and staff it contacted the UK Health Security Agency and infection […]
Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent Getty Images All domestic cats (Felis catus) are descended from the African wild cat In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to forge bonds with humans. According to new scientific evidence, the shift from wild hunter to pampered pet happened much more recently than previously thought […]