Callers to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be able to use their voice as a password in a bid to speed up calls, a government minister has announced. The UK tax authority has been heavily criticised for its failure to answer tens of thousands of calls, and for long delays on phonelines. James Murray, […]
Astronomers say they have discovered more than 100 new moons around Saturn, possibly the result of cosmic smashups that left debris in the planet’s orbit as recently as 100 million years ago. The gas giant planets of our solar system have many moons, which are defined as objects that orbit around planets or other bodies […]
In Jim Ratcliffe’s telling, he’s the one doing the favor. A favor to the people of Manchester, to the British government and to the country more broadly. The billionaire co-owner of Manchester United on Tuesday pitched a new soccer stadium as crucial to the success of plans by Britain’s Labour Party to regenerate a large […]
Global sales of smartwatches have fallen for the first time, new figures indicate, in large part due to a sharp decline in the popularity of market leader, Apple. Market research firm Counterpoint says 7% fewer of the devices were shipped in 2024 compared to the year before. Shipments of Apple Watches fell by 19% in […]
Anna Varle BBC South West health correspondent BBC A woman born with an extremely rare genetic skin condition has two healthy children using a genetic testing service. A woman born with an extremely rare genetic skin condition has had two healthy children using a cutting-edge genetic testing service. Georgina Burrough, of Axminster, Devon, has Ichthyosis […]
The government has said it supports bereavement leave for couples who experience a miscarriage. Business Minister Justin Madders told MPs he “fully accepts” the principle of bereavement leave for pregnancy loss and promised to look at adding the right to the Employment Rights Bill. Currently employees are eligible for parental bereavement leave if they or […]
Manchester United CEO Omar Berrada has admitted the club “risk” falling further behind their rivals while they invest in their new stadium. United announced plans on Tuesday to leave Old Trafford, their home for 115 years, and move into a new 100,000-capacity stadium. The proposal includes an expected cost of around £2 billion ($2.59 billion), […]
More than 5,000 people who should have been offered cancer or other types of routine screening did not receive invitations because of an error dating as far back as 2008, NHS England says. Those affected have now been notified and given details of a dedicated helpline for support. About 10 people are thought to have […]
The long-awaited trial of medical staff who treated the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has started in the capital, Buenos Aires. Maradona was convalescing when he died of a heart attack at his home in 2020, aged 60. He had been recovering at home from surgery on a brain blood clot earlier that month. […]
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images An annual injection designed to guard against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has completed an important early safety trial, researchers report in The Lancet medical journal. Lenacapavir stops the virus from replicating inside cells. If future trials go well – now it has passed the first, Phase […]