3 hours ago By Umang Poddar, BBC Hindi, Delhi • Saradha V, BBC Tamil, Chennai Getty Images Student groups across India have held protests since the NEET exam results were declared When India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took oath in the new session of parliament, many opposition MPs chanted “NEET” and “shame”. The MPs were protesting against a recent controversy […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. men’s national soccer team is in a difficult spot — and not for the first time under Coach Gregg Berhalter. The group had hoped to have all but secured a Copa América quarterfinal berth by now. Instead, it faces elimination in the group stage Monday — a failure that […]
Nasa has selected Elon Musk’s SpaceX company to bring down the International Space Station at the end of its life. The California-based company will build a vehicle capable of pushing the 430-tonne orbiting platform into the Pacific Ocean early in the next decade. A contract for the work, valued at up to $843m (£668m), was […]
Kenya’s President William Ruto says the country will have to borrow more to keep the government running following the rejection of a hugely unpopular finance bill that was going to raise more money in taxes. The president said he would withdraw the bill containing controversial tax hikes last Wednesday after deadly protests which saw parliament […]
The boss of the world’s most valuable pharmaceutical company has told the BBC that the UK’s planning system puts companies off investing in the country. Dave Ricks, chief executive of the obesity drug manufacturer Eli Lilly, said he had considered building a factory in the UK in the last decade, but chose another country instead. […]
The Unite union has called off a strike planned for 8 July so further talks can take place over the future of the UK’s largest steel works at Port Talbot in Wales, the BBC has been told. Owners Tata had threatened to bring forward the planned closure of both remaining blast furnaces the day before […]
Follow live coverage of England vs Slovakia and Spain vs Georgia at Euro 2024 today The European Championship has been drenched in beer. In the fan zones and outside the stadiums. On the concourses and in the stands. Everyone has been drenched. Fans, players and, much to the amusement of everyone not wearing a lanyard, […]
Last summer, the situation was dire for Meta’s Oversight Board, an experimental court of journalists, analysts and experts empowered to investigate Meta’s handling of controversial posts. Meta, its sole funder, had privately threatened to pull back support, pushing the board to cut costs or seek new sources of revenue. The Oversight Board had tried for […]
BBC Elliott Collins spent 29 years needing regular injections to help clot his blood, now he feels cured A transformational gene therapy that treats the bleeding disorder haemophilia B is being made available on the NHS. Elliott Collins was one of the first to get the treatment when he took part in the trials that […]
13 minutes ago By Mark Savage, Music Correspondent BBC The star played a set full of country crossover hits including You’re Still The One, That Don’t Impress Me Much and Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? “Hats off to you Glastonbury,” says Shania Twain, surveying a sea of people – many of whom are, ironically, wearing […]