Dr. David Morens, a former top adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci, appears during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing on Capitol Hill. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Andrew Harnik/Getty Images At the start of a hearing on COVID’s origins last month, Ohio Republican Brad Wenstrup said […]
Recently unearthed documents reveal that leaders of an online news site aimed at Americans have received money from both Russian and Iranian government media outlets, showing how widening geopolitical alliances are making it harder to identify and trace foreign influence operations. Hacked emails and other documents from the Iranian government-funded Press TV show payments of […]
Cones of shame It has been tough for Rishi Sunak, so it’s nice that he still has some cheerleaders. A visibly tricky encounter with some cones during a football training session may have resulted in him being mocked mercilessly on TikTok, but one loyal newspaper described his troubling manoeuvre as a Cruyff turn, a move […]
The proposed merger between Nationwide and Virgin Money is to be investigated by the UK’s competition watchdog. The country’s biggest building society announced the £2.9bn deal with its smaller rival in March. It is the largest banking merger since the 2008 financial crisis and create the UK’s second-largest provider of mortgages and savings. The Competition […]
Saliva tests carried out at home are better at identifying men who are at higher risk of prostate cancer than the standard blood test, new research suggests. The at-home test could identify genetic factors which make men more likely to develop the disease which claims around 12,000 lives a year in the UK. The study […]
1 hour ago Cherylann Mollan,BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Mr Modi’s BJP is on course to win the election, exit polls say India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to win a third consecutive term in office, exit polls suggest. Analysts warn the polls, released by various news agencies, have often been wrong in the […]
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — For six months, using a proxy on location with the U.S. women’s national soccer team, coach-in-waiting Emma Hayes began enacting her plans from afar to reset the program’s direction. While Hayes was completing her marvelous tenure at English club Chelsea FC, interim boss Twila Kilgore collaborated with Hayes in introducing new […]
14 hours ago Helen Briggs, Environment Correspondent, BBC News, @hbriggs Pol Fernandez The rare fern is found on the Pacific island territory of New Caledonia A fern has entered the record books for having more DNA than any other living thing. The plant’s genetic material, or genome, would reach about 100 metres when unravelled, outstripping […]
1 hour ago Amy Walker,BBC News, South East Andy Hine Hyperia – the UK’s tallest rollercoaster – closed a day after opening to the public Named after the daughter of a Greek god, who is said to have built herself steel wings before launching herself off a high mountain, the UK’s tallest rollercoaster opened to […]
Hackers are attempting to sell what they say is confidential information belonging to millions of Santander staff and customers. They belong to the same gang which this week claimed to have hacked Ticketmaster. The bank – which employs 200,000 people worldwide, including around 20,000 in the UK – has confirmed data has been stolen. Santander […]