White House seeks to run out the clock on funding after already slashing billions in aid in move decried as overreach. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 United States President Donald Trump has sought to cut another $5bn in foreign aid already approved by Congress. The move is the latest effort by Trump to […]
This year, Raducanu returned to New York – the scene of her 2021 title success as a teenage qualifier – riding a wave of optimism. Looking more carefree and content, she has played some of her best tennis since that extraordinary triumph and is close to climbing back into the world’s top 30. But this […]
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Calamine lotion can be used to help relieve the itchiness of chickenpox spots Young children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will soon be offered a free chickenpox vaccine on the NHS. It will be added to the list of standard childhood vaccinations from January 2026, and […]
Cardiff City have signed defender Gabriel Osho from French Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract. The 27-year-old former Luton Town centre-back is only the second signing of the summer for League One leaders Cardiff. Osho was part of the Luton side that earned promotion to the Premier League […]
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC News and Aoife WalshBBC News Getty Images Chickenpox can start with flu-like symptoms, such as a high temperature and headache. All young children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January next year. It will be given as two doses, […]
Microsoft says the terminations followed serious breaches of company policies amid claims that its software is used by Israeli army in Gaza. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 Microsoft has fired four employees who participated in protests on company premises over the firm’s ties to Israel, including two who took part in a sit-in […]
The week started full of optimism and zeal. Celtic were facing a decidedly inferior team and overwhelming favourites to progress, Rangers were down but determined not to be out, Aberdeen had fought back at Pittodrie to have even footing in their tie, and Hibs were ready to make some history. Best-laid plans and all that… […]
Elizabeth DawsonBBC News and Erwan RivaultData Designer, BBC Verify Copernicus Unprecedented wildfires have scarred northern Spain in recent weeks A record one million hectares – equivalent to about half the land area of Wales – have burned across the European Union so far this year, making it the worst wildfire season since records began in […]
Poland’s AirSHOW Radom 2025 cancelled following crash. Published On 28 Aug 202528 Aug 2025 A Polish Army pilot has died after his F-16 jet crashed during preparations for an international airshow in Poland. In a statement on Thursday, the General Command of the Armed Forces said that the accident involved an aircraft from the 31st […]
Pritti MistryBusiness reporter, BBC News PA Media NHS patients will lose access to new cutting-edge treatments because of skyrocketing costs, the pharmaceutical giant Novartis has claimed amid a row over drug pricing deals. The warning comes after talks over the cost of medicines for the UK between Health Secretary Wes Streeting and pharma firms broke […]