Olympic medalists from North Korea, South Korea and China posed for a selfie following the table tennis mixed doubles medal’s ceremony. China’s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin beat North Korea’s Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong in the final to win gold, as South Korea won bronze with pair Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin defeating Hong […]
Qatar, Egypt and the US have been key mediators in talks between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza. Qatar and Egypt, key players in the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, have questioned the future of negotiations following the Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination. Haniyeh was killed in Tehran in what […]
Jul 31, 2024, 12:26 PM ET The group stage of the 2024 Olympic Games women’s soccer tournament draws to a close on Wednesday, with Canada’s women looking to overcome the odds and qualify despite having six points deducted over a drone-spying scandal. Here’s what Canada needs to do to get through to the quarterfinals, and […]
Family Sudiksha Thirumalesh, who died aged 19, had a rare mitochondrial disorder and wanted to undergo an experimental treatment in Canada The parents of a young woman who died during a legal battle with the NHS have won their appeal over a ruling their daughter could not make decisions over her care. Sudiksha Thirumalesh, who […]
A group of scientists say they have found new evidence to back up their theory that complex life on Earth may have begun 1.5 billion years earlier than thought. The team, working in Gabon, say they discovered evidence deep within rocks showing environmental conditions for animal life 2.1 billion years ago. But they say the […]
SAINT-ETIENNE, France — As it turned out, the U.S. Olympic men’s soccer team did not need to win its Group A finale Tuesday. Already in grand position to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years, the Americans nonetheless didn’t let the favorable circumstances affect their mentality and plans. For the second […]
Kemi Badenoch, the frontrunner to be the next Conservative party leader, has been accused of creating an intimidating atmosphere in the government department she used to run, with some colleagues describing it as toxic, the Guardian can reveal. At least three officials found her behaviour so traumatising that they felt they had no other choice […]
PA Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decision to scrap planned changes to the care system in England has been described as a “tragedy” by Sir Andrew Dilnot, the man who authored the proposals in 2011. Speaking to the BBC’s Today programme, Sir Andrew said: “We’ve failed another generation of families.” He said it was another example of […]
Social media influencer and wedding dress designer Hayley Paige is set to testify at a Senate hearing Tuesday about banning noncompete agreements, the latest example of how members of the Senate are using online influencers to push their policy initiatives and educate the public about their legislative efforts. Paige, who has over 1.1 million followers […]
ITV/REX/Shutterstock Nicole and Ciaran have been cwtching up on Love Island all summer They might have lost the Love Island final, but Welsh couple Nicole and Ciaran have won the hearts of many back home. Account manager Nicole Samuel, 24, from Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and 21-year-old rugby player and surveyor Ciaran Davies, from Bridgend, […]