Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter Getty Images Temperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the past week with some areas now 4C warmer than normal, with potential implications for marine life and people going swimming. The heatwave is most intense off the west coast of Ireland as well as […]
May 21, 2025, 07:31 PM ET BILBAO, Spain — Tottenham Hotspur have won their first trophy since 2008 after beating Manchester United 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League final on a tight and tense night in Bilbao. The game was decided by a scruffy goal from Brennan Johnson just before halftime, but Spurs and under-fire […]
A Qatari Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International airport after President Trump toured the aircraft on Feb. 15. The U.S. has since accepted the luxury Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images The United States has officially […]
Mosquitoes should be given malaria drugs to clear their infection so they can no longer spread the disease, say US researchers. Malaria parasites, which kill nearly 600,000 people a year, mostly children, are spread by female mosquitoes when they drink blood. Current efforts aim to kill mosquitoes with insecticide rather than curing them of malaria. […]
Helen Briggs BBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs Getty Images Clownfish are one of the most recognisable reef fish, known for their orange and white stripes Fish similar to those made famous by the movie Finding Nemo are shrinking to cope with marine heatwaves, a study has found. The research recorded clownfish living on coral reefs slimmed down […]
Health Secretary Wes Streeting, is “actively reviewing” banning or restricting the private prescription of cross-sex hormones to young people, according to evidence given to the High Court. Government lawyers say an expert panel will report in July on the use of this type of medication by under 18s wishing to change their gender. An application […]
May 21, 2025, 09:23 AM ET Five Real Valladolid fans who racially insulted Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior in 2022 have been found guilty in the first ruling in Spain that condemns racist insults in a soccer stadium as a hate crime, LaLiga said Wednesday. A Valladolid court convicted the fans for their insults in […]
The sun may have shone, but April was dubbed “awful” for a reason. Higher energy bills were followed by the biggest rise in water bills for over 35 years. Add in the continued rises in prices of food and services, a spike in airfares, and you get not only the highest inflation in a year […]
Adriana Smith remains on life-support at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP/AP Adriana Smith, a 30 year-old nurse and mother, was about nine weeks pregnant in February when doctors declared her brain dead after she suffered a medical emergency. But Smith’s mother, April Newkirk, told Atlanta TV station […]
May 21, 2025, 03:39 AM ET Casemiro won 18 trophies, including five Champions Leagues, in his storied stint at Real Madrid. However, the Brazil international has called his current campaign with 16th-place Manchester United, who are also in the Europa League final, “one of the most successful seasons” of his career. The 33-year-old looked set […]