Hurricane Beryl has made landfall in Texas with wind gusts of up to 87mph (140 km/h) as authorities warn of “life-threatening” storm surges. The category one storm is expected to bring destructive winds and up to 15in (38cm) of rain. In one heavily drenched Houston-area suburb, police officers began conducting water rescues on Monday morning. […]
Work occupies nearly half our waking hours. Yet only half of U.S. workers say they are extremely or very satisfied with their jobs, according to data from the Pew Research Center. So how do we know when it’s time to consider something else? The Help Desk spoke with career experts about signs your job is […]
The new Labour government must stay “laser-focused” on capitalising on the positive signs in the UK economy and delivering growth, influential business groups have said. In Keir Starmer’s first press conference as prime minister on Saturday, he pledged to chair new “mission delivery boards” to “drive through change” and enact Labour’s manifesto commitments, which include […]
31 minutes ago By by Guy Lynn and Stephen Menon, guy_lynn, BBC Investigations, London Blavatnik School of Government Ciaran Martin, former head of the National Cyber Security Centre said hack was “one of the most serious cyber incidents in British history” A leading cybersecurity expert has warned that the NHS remains vulnerable to further cyber-attacks unless it updates […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Apple has approved Epic Games’ games marketplace app in Europe after an outcry from the maker of the popular Fortnite game. The two companies have often been at loggerheads over Apple’s App Store […]
Getty Images Hello there election enthusiasts! I love the idea of a full night of election drama – sitting up in front of the television, the BBC News live page updating on my laptop, slowly converting a mountain of snacks into a wasteland of empty wrappers and mainlining unseemly quantities of tea. But we’re fighting […]
46 minutes ago By Mark Palmer & Nick Bourne, BBC News Port Talbot’s Tata steel plant future a ‘major priority’ – Reynolds The UK government’s new business secretary has said “job guarantees” will form part of the negotiations with steel giant Tata about its Port Talbot site. Jonathan Reynolds said there was “a better deal available” on […]
The semi-finals line-up for Euro 2024 is complete. With France and Spain having assured themselves of places in the last four yesterday, England and the Netherlands followed them with victories today. Both quarter-finals were tight and dramatic, in different ways. England once again looked laboured and devoid of imagination for much of their meeting with […]
3 hours ago By Paul Kirby, BBC News in Paris BBC France is voting in one of its most significant elections in years, with the far right hoping for a historic victory, but with political stalemate the more likely result. This is the first time the anti-immigration National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella […]
Getty Images A skin rash is a common symptom of measles, and appears after a few days of cold-like symptoms There have been 11 cases of measles recorded in Northern Ireland in the past 6 months. In the Republic of Ireland 68 cases were logged within the same time frame. Measles is highly infectious and […]