Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The offences are reported to have taken place between 2021-2022, the Metropolitan Police said. The charges involve three women, with two counts of rape relating to one woman, three counts of rape in connection to a […]
Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Prof Daniel J Mayor @oceanplankton A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic migration, according to new research. These “unsung heroes” called zooplankton gorge themselves and grow fat in spring before sinking hundreds of metres […]
Is Medicaid healthcare or welfare? Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Is Medicaid healthcare or welfare? Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Republicans have passed President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful bill, but is it built on bad faith stereotypes? The legislation guts funding for Medicaid, and for a long time Republicans have been attacking […]
Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups before giving a formal response to the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US. President Donald Trump said on Friday morning that expected to know within 24 hours whether Hamas has agreed to the plan. On Tuesday, Trump […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. While Apple (NYSE: AAPL) has been in the news for tepid sales in China, according to data from Counterpoint Research, iPhone sales rose in China in Q2, helping it become the second-largest smartphone […]
Patrick Clahane and Rebecca Wearn BBC News BBC It’s pitch black and we’re crawling along a secret underground tunnel beneath a high street in Hull. We pass rotting beams propped up precariously by stacked breeze blocks. A rusty car jack is helping prevent the shop floor above from falling in. Through the rubble, we follow […]
James Melley Senior Social Affairs Producer BBC In the early days of the pandemic, care home staff donned full personal protective equipment The Covid inquiry will start examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people on Monday. Bereaved families say they have been waiting for this moment for years, […]
Getty Images Ian Murray said he was “100%” confident the prime minister would be in his job come the next election The UK’s welfare system will “explode” and become unaffordable if it is not reformed, Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has said. Sir Keir Starmer’s government has been forced into a series of climbdowns on its […]
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Karol Serewis/Getty Images Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas produced from oil and gas production, farming and landfill An $88m (£65m) satellite designed to detect releases of the planet-warming gas methane from oil and gas production, has been lost in space in a major setback for climate […]
A trade deal between the United States and Vietnam has marked the first full pact President Donald Trump has sealed with an Asian nation, but has also raised fears that it could provoke a new standoff between the US and China. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, who came to power last month on a platform […]