Scientist researching her mum’s incurable cancer
A university scientist said it was a “great feeling” to be awarded funding to research a form of blood cancer that her mother has been diagnosed with. Dr Lucy Goudswaard had been researching cardiovascular disease at the University of Bristol, but when her mum Joy Goudswaard was told she had
Labour risks handing power to Reform without drastic change, says union leader
Andrea Egan is about to attend her first conference of the country’s biggest union, Unison, as its leader. A grassroots campaigner for more than 30 years, she upset expectations when she defeated the incumbent general secretary, Christina McAnea, in December last year. She has suggested that the union had previously
Social media ban – bold and blunt, but no silver bullet
When I arrived at 10 Downing Street this morning to hear the prime minister announce the UK’s social media ban for under-16s, I had to hand in my phone for security reasons. The temporary anxiety it gave me was perhaps a small insight into how many of the nation’s 13
Tuchel’s England deal subject to performance clause
England head coach Thomas Tuchel’s two-year contract extension is subject to a performance clause, Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham has revealed. With his original deal having been due to expire at the end of the World Cup, the FA and Tuchel agreed a new two-year contract earlier this year that takes
Married at First Sight Australia allegations ‘disturbing’, says country’s watchdog
Allegations that Married at First Sight Australia stars were not told about their on-screen partners previous drug and violence convictions are “serious and disturbing,” the country’s media watchdog has said. The claims, reported in a BBC News investigation on Saturday, have also prompted a response from the UK’s media regulator Ofcom, who
Iran deal presents political nightmare for Netanyahu
The US ceasefire agreement with Iran has presented Israel’s prime minister with a political nightmare, smashing the three cornerstones of Benjamin Netanyahu’s political career, and leaving him trapped in a new security dilemma. How can the man who styled himself as the political whisperer of Washington, with real influence over
Japan raises interest rate to highest for 31 years
Japan’s central bank has increased its main interest rate to a new 31-year high after a surge in global energy prices. On Tuesday, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its so-called policy rate to 1% from 0.75% – a level not seen since 1995. The decision comes as some other
Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said his party would ban foreign nationals from living in social housing, with tenants required to find private accommodation within three months or face possible deportation. The party confirmed the ban would apply retrospectively, regardless of how long someone has been living in the
Hamilton’s first Ferrari win a statement to himself and rest of F1
Lewis Hamilton’s historic first victory for Ferrari in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix was a statement to himself as well as to the rest of Formula 1, and the watching world. It answered doubts Hamilton admitted to having at times himself about whether he could still do the job at the
Linkin Park ignore the noise with triumphant set at Download Festival
Rock and metal has been far from a man’s game for a long time. But some habits have been harder than others to break – Download Festival and its predecessor Monsters Of Rock have had to wait until 2026 for a female-fronted band to headline the festival. Linkin Park took that