NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New Jersey woman has been given a second chance at life, thanks to a new cancer therapy. Pamela Goldberger, 65, found out in 2023 that she had glioblastoma — a devastating diagnosis with an average survival of just 14 to 16 …
Read More »RFK Jr announces US is scrapping $500m of vaccine projects | US News
America’s vaccine-sceptic health secretary has announced $500m (£375.8m) worth of cuts to their development in the country. The US health department is cancelling contracts and pulling funding for jabs to fight viruses like COVID-19 and the flu, it was announced on Tuesday. Robert F Kennedy Jr, known as RFK Jr, …
Read More »Rachel Reeves must increase taxes to meet her rules, says thinktank
Taxes must rise in the autumn if Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to meet her self-imposed borrowing rules, according to an economic thinktank. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said the government was on track to miss the target it has set itself by £41.2bn. It recommended “a …
Read More »Police investigating grooming gangs given AI tools to speed up cold case work | UK News
All police forces investigating grooming gangs in England and Wales will be given access to new AI tools to help speed up their investigations. The artificial intelligence tools are already thought to have saved officers in 13 forces more than £20m and 16,000 hours of investigation time. The apps can …
Read More »Call for help with school uniform costs in England
Dan Whitworth & Dearbail Jordan Reporting fromWinsford, Cheshire Getty Images Few councils offer school uniform support, and one of the UK’s largest debt advisers has called on the government to change that Low-income families in England struggling with the cost of school uniform should be offered grants as standard, one …
Read More »Chancellor warned ‘substantial tax rises’ needed – as she faces ‘impossible trilemma’ | Politics News
Rachel Reeves will need to find more than £40bn of tax rises or spending cuts in the autumn budget to meet her fiscal rules, a leading research institute has warned. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said the government would miss its rule, which stipulates that day …
Read More »The best iPad deals you can get in August
If you know where to look, it’s surprisingly easy to save on an iPad — even outside of major sales events like Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday. Here’s an insider tip: skip the Apple Store, where discounts are almost nonexistent. Instead, your best bet is to check third-party retailers …
Read More »Byron Black becomes first man executed with working defibrillator fitted – despite claims he could suffer | US News
A triple-killer has become the first man to be executed with a working defibrillator implanted in his chest Byron Black, 69, was put to death in Tennessee without the defibrillator being deactivated. There were concerns the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect. A bid to …
Read More »Besieged el-Fasher city residents face starvation, UN warns
The UN’s food agency has warned that families trapped within the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher face starvation. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it had not been able to deliver food to the city in the western Darfur region by road for more than a year. El-Fasher has been …
Read More »Mystery of what killed billions of starfish solved, say scientists | Science, Climate & Tech News
More than a decade after a mysterious killer devastated sea star populations along the Pacific coast of North America, scientists believe they have finally found the culprit. The mass die-off, which began in 2013, wiped out an estimated five billion sea stars from Mexico to Alaska, and continues to affect …
Read More »Say Goodbye to Spam Calls With Call Screening in iOS 26
Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24. The beta brought a handful of new features, like a new Liquid Glass design and the ability to change your alarm’s snooze length, to the iPhones of developers and beta testers. It also gave developers and beta testers …
Read More »Online shopping is full of copycats
Let’s be real: the internet is full of a lot of the same stuff. From derivative content on social media to websites that all look the same, what was once a portal to new worlds and experiences has been feeling a bit dry recently, like I’ve seen all this stuff …
Read More »Improved stroke detection in women will save lives and millions in health care costs, new study finds
[ Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels A new study has found that improving pre-hospital stroke identification accuracy in women to match that of men will lead to significant health benefits and cost savings for all Australians. Published in the Medical Journal of Australia, the study sought to estimate the long-term …
Read More »New town dentist disputes NHS ‘no need’ claim
A dental practice in Nottinghamshire says it has been told it cannot offer NHS treatment because there is deemed to be “no need” for it in the area. Toothbank aims to open in The Square, Beeston, later this month, offering private care but has been unable to obtain an NHS …
Read More »Byron Black to be first man executed with working defibrillator fitted – despite claims he could suffer | US News
A triple-killer is set to be the first man executed with a working defibrillator in his chest when he’s put to death in Tennessee today. Byron Black’s bid to delay the execution was denied on Monday, and he will now be killed by lethal injection. There is uncertainty over whether …
Read More »Aboriginal group launches legal bid to stop Brisbane Olympic stadium
An Indigenous group has launched legal action to stop a 63,000-seat stadium for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics being built on culturally significant land. The Queensland government announced in March that a new A$3.8bn ($2.5bn; £1.8bn) stadium would be built – with federal funding – at Victoria Park, a 60-hectare site. …
Read More »Fantasy Premier League 2025-26: Top tips on how to win at FPL this season
Image source, BBC Sport The Fantasy Premier League season is just around the corner and, with more managers taking part, achieving that elusive top-10k finish is proving harder than ever. That’s where BBC Sport’s four FPL experts for 2025-26 can help. We’ve compiled the best advice from Pras, Holly Shand, …
Read More »Resident ‘on high alert’ since moving back after blaze
BBC It has been a “difficult journey” rebuilding her life after the fire in 2019, says Agnese De Masi, who suffers from PTSD “If I’d found somewhere else I would have gladly moved on,” says Agnese De Masi from inside her beautifully furnished flat on the second floor of Richmond …
Read More »Netanyahu to instruct Israeli military on next steps in Gaza after ceasefire talks collapse | World News
Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will convene his security cabinet to discuss how to instruct Israel’s military to proceed in Gaza to meet all of his war goals. “We must continue to stand together and fight together to achieve all our war objectives: the defeat of the enemy, the release …
Read More »Charity shreds ‘irreplaceable’ adoption files to save space
David Cowan BBC Scotland home affairs correspondent Getty Images A charity has apologised for the “inexcusable” destruction of around 4,800 personal records linked to adoptions in Scotland, including irreplaceable photographs and handwritten letters from birth parents. Edinburgh-based Birthlink has been fined £18,000 after shredding the files to free up space …
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