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[ This undated photo provided by California Department of Health shows a Death Cap Mushroom. Credit: California Department of Health via AP California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including …

Kenya has signed a historic five-year health agreement with the US, the first such pact since Donald Trump’s administration overhauled its foreign aid programme. The $2.5bn (£1.9bn) deal is aimed at combating infectious diseases in Kenya, with similar agreements expected to be rolled out in other African countries aligned with …

Edinburgh Airport has suspended all incoming and outgoing flights after an air traffic control outage brought the international hub to a standstill. The IT issue is understood to have happened at about 08:30. Some passengers have reported being stuck in planes on the runway. Officials said they were working on …

Getty Images US President Donald Trump has hired a new architect to oversee the construction of a vast ballroom at the White House, officials said. Following reports that Trump had clashed with the previous architect, James McCrery, over the size and scope of the addition, the White House said architects …

It has been months since a group of Trump administration officials put together a Signal group chat to discuss classified military intelligence ahead of a military strike in Yemen while inadvertently adding a journalist, and now the Pentagon’s inspector general has released its report on the mess. The results of …

Liverpool‘s Florian Wirtz has been denied the chance to register his first Premier League goal for his club, after a goal accreditation panel instead ruled his strike against Sunderland to have been an own goal by Nordi Mukiele. The Premier League Match Centre later confirmed the decision on social media. …

Dragons head into the Challenge Cup without a win in the URC, but they did produce a spirited performance in a 24-10 defeat to champions Leinster last week that could have earned a third draw. They were within seven points in the closing stages when lock Levi Douglas was hit …

[ A severe mosquito-borne virus outbreak in Cuba has led to dozens of deaths since midsummer, including many young children, health officials there have reported. Source link

Chelsea women head coach Sonia Bompastor says she wants to be “proactive” in the fight against online abuse to coaches, players and officials in football, after a BBC investigation found that more than 2,000 abusive social media posts were posted about the Premier League and Women’s Super League in a …

A factory in China which has been accused of making “childlike” sex dolls has been placed under investigation by the local authorities and told to immediately halt production. The customisable dolls were reportedly being sold on major online shopping sites and social media platforms. Chinese state-owned news outlet The Paper …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing no signs of compromise, the BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg says. It comes after Russian officials said “no compromise” was reached during five hours of talks between Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday. Putin believes Russia has the initiative on the battlefield …

Sabrina Carpenter has hit out at an “evil and disgusting” White House video of migrants being detained that uses one of her songs. “Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,” the pop star posted on X. The White House used part of Carpenter‘s upbeat …

James Chaterand Laura Gozzi EPA Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday, after the White House said it was “very optimistic” about reaching a deal to end the Ukraine war. US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has acted as an …

Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, as diplomacy intensifies over ending the war in Ukraine. Washington is “very optimistic” about reaching an agreement, Donald Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt said ahead of the trip, after Ukrainian officials met US representatives on Sunday. Yet …

[ Credit: CC0 Public Domain Multiple pre-exposure (PrEP) and postexposure (PEP) treatments are now available to prevent HIV infection. An updated Canadian guideline published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) contains 31 recommendations and 10 good practice statements to help clinicians and other health care professionals offer these safe and …

US President Donald Trump has said that the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed. “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY,” Trump said in a social media post. The US does not legally …

BBC One of the two members of the National Guard that were shot in Washington DC on Wednesday has died, US President Donald Trump said. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died from her injuries, President Trump said on Thursday. The second National Guard member that was shot is 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe. He …

Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, has died aged 111, the city’s mayor announced on Monday. Mrs Fletcher was seven years old in the spring of 1921 when a white mob attacked Greenwood, a thriving black neighbourhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. An estimated 300 residents …

Thousands of unpaid carers will have their cases reassessed after an official review found they had been left with huge debts caused by systemic failures. Former charity boss Liz Sayce found confusing guidance on Carer’s Allowance – given to those providing 35 hours of unpaid care a week – had …

A woman who was believed to be dead and about to be cremated at the Wat Rat Prakhong Tham Buddhist temple in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, has been found alive by staff. The temple’s general manager Pairat Soodthoop was “startled” to hear a faint knock from the coffin, he …