Kilmer S. McCully, a pathologist at Harvard Medical School in the 1960s and ’70s whose colleagues banished him to the basement for insisting — correctly, it turned out — that homocysteine, an amino acid, was being overlooked as a possible risk factor for heart disease, died on Feb. 21 at his home in Winchester, Mass. […]
Paul Glynn Culture reporter Getty Images Four of the UK’s biggest sports broadcast and production companies have been fined more than £4m for illegally colluding on freelance pay rates. The UK’s competition regulator said the BBC, BT, IMG and ITV must pay a combined £4.24m after being found to have shared information about fees for […]
PA Media Heathrow Airport was shut down and thousands of homes were left without power on Friday after a fire at a nearby electric supply substation. More than 1,300 flights have been cancelled, passengers are being told not to travel to the airport, and more than 150 people have been moved out of their homes. […]
Malcolm Prior and Jenny Kumah BBC News rural affairs team Getty Images The new Western Forest area will include a mix of 20m newly-planted trees and restored woodland Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a “national forest” drive, the government […]
As Heathrow Airport, Britain’s busiest travel hub, shut down on Friday because of a nearby fire and power outage, airlines told thousands of travelers not travel to the airport and to check online for updates. About 80 airlines operate at Heathrow, and they were diverting inbound flights to others airports in Britain, elsewhere in Europe […]
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Kayleigh Gresty Sadie said she didn’t think the filter should be allowed on TikTok without some kind of warning TikTok users have told the BBC they think a viral tool which makes people appear overweight should be banned from the platform. Known as a “chubby filter”, the artificial intelligence (AI) tool […]
US congressional panel asks six US universities to share data on students enrolled in science and technology programmes. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has protested a request from a US congressional panel this week for six universities in the United States to provide detailed information about Chinese students enrolled in advanced science and technology programmes. […]
Ian Rose Business reporter Watch: Man trapped in driverless car as it spins in circles Mike Johns didn’t expect his return trip from Los Angeles to Scottsdale, Arizona in December to go viral. To get to the airport he booked a driverless taxi and enjoyed a thrill when he jumped in with curious bystanders looking […]
It’s the first international break of the year and a time when many fans bemoan a two-week shutdown of the club game, especially at such a key stage of the season. But despite the absence of Premier League, LaLiga and other major club action, there are plenty of storylines to focus on as the qualification […]
Buried in China’s latest government budget were some numbers that add up to an alarming trend. Tax revenue is dropping. The decline means that China’s national government has less money to address the country’s serious economic challenges, including a housing market crash and the near bankruptcy of hundreds of local governments. Weak tax revenue also […]