Kate McGough Education producer, BBC News BBC /Dan Nelson More young people were not in work, education or training at the end of 2024 than at any point in the past 11 years, new data suggests. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures suggest 987,000 16-24-year-olds were not in work, education or training between […]
People who have already had norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, could be at risk of catching it again this season, experts from the the UK’s Health Security Agency say. Data shows a different strain of the virus is on the rise and having had one strain doesn’t necessarily protect you from catching another, they advise. […]
“Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!” are two of the biggest holdouts of the streaming revolution, available only on traditional broadcast television. Not for much longer. Sony Pictures Entertainment, the owner of the popular game shows, said on Thursday that it was soliciting bids from major media and tech companies for the streaming rights to new […]
Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on sharing his country’s mineral resources, Trump has said. Zelensky has described the bilateral deal as preliminary, and said he wants further agreements which include US security guarantees to deter renewed Russian aggression. But Trump […]
Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images There has been growing public anger about sewage spills into waterways The public, environment groups and investors are being asked for their views about how the water sector can be changed by a body set up by the UK government. The head of a new independent commission […]
Japan beat the United States 2-1 at the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday to end the Americans’ streak of five straight trophies at the annual tournament and hand manager Emma Hayes her first defeat since taking charge of the USWNT. The result was a measure of revenge for first-time winner Japan, which lost […]
The founding family of 7-Eleven’s Japanese parent company has failed to secure the money to buy it out, the company said Thursday, months after they launched a bid worth over $50 billion to fend off a foreign takeover. Seven & i Holdings, which sits atop a vast network of 85,000 convenience stores, primarily in Asia […]
Sean Dilley, Molly Stazicker and Esme Stallard BBC Transport and BBC Climate & Science PA A second runway would be fully operational by the end of the decade if plans are approved, Gatwick says A decision is expected later on whether Gatwick airport can expand to two simultaneously functioning runways. The airport wants to move […]
Tuesday night, Lionel Messi did what he usually does. On a Champions League stage, he delivered a sensational highlight and helped his club advance, with Inter Miami dismissing Sporting Kansas City (4-1 on aggregate) to move to the Concacaf Champions Cup last 16. But hours earlier, Messi was in less familiar territory, having received his […]
On Saturday morning in Culver City, Calif., Marie Hernandes finally found her eggs. A friend had asked for a vanilla birthday cake, so all week after work, she’d visited multiple stores — Ralphs, Target, Walmart — only to find the eggs sold out. Finally, an early-morning run to Costco landed her two 24-packs at $7.69 […]