The British public and clinicians are being asked to share their experiences and ideas to “help fix our NHS”. Health Secretary Wes Streeting is calling on the entire country to help shape the government’s “10 Year Health Plan” with a “national conversation”. Members of the public, NHS staff and experts are being invited to share
Month: October 2024
Explosions have erupted in the Lebanese capital Beirut after Israel threatened “imminent strikes” on Hezbollah’s financial sites. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Sunday evening it was planning to attack a “large number” of locations used by the group’s al Qard al Hassan unit, which is used to pay its operatives and help buy
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, who supports Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump, gestures as he speaks about voting during an America PAC Town Hall in Folsom, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 17, 2024. Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters Elon Musk said Saturday that he would randomly award $1 million a day to registered
Authorities have said they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven people in Sapelo Island, Georgia. Crowds had gathered for an autumn celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. The gangway, installed in 2021, was crowded with people waiting for a ferry boat when
U.S. crude futures edged lower Wednesday to trade below $71 per barrel, after selling off steeply in the previous session on reports that Israel will not attack Iran’s oil facilities. The U.S. benchmark tumbled more than 4% on Tuesday, after Israel told the U.S. that it will limit its retaliatory strikes to military targets in
Liam Payne fans have gathered for a vigil in his memory in London’s Hyde Park. Hundreds of people stood in silence to remember Payne at the park’s Peter Pan statue on Sunday. They brought pictures of the star and his former One Direction bandmates, alongside flowers, balloons, and handwritten notes. Image: Crowds gather around the
The prospects of a rescue deal being struck for a British hypersonic aviation pioneer appeared to recede this weekend when it emerged that talks with a Gulf-based state fund had stalled. Sky News has learnt that negotiations between Reaction Engines and the UAE’s Strategic Development Fund, the investment arm of the UAE’s Tawazun Council, about
This week, Voltera announced it was expanding its electric vehicle charging infrastructure network with the addition of two new ZEV infrastructure development sites strategically positioned across key transit hubs in California. The first newly acquired site covers 0.85 acres off the Pacific Coast Highway in Wilmington, CA, and is strategically located just four miles from
Ministers will oversee the HS2 project as the cost of delivering the high-speed train line has been allowed to “spiral out of control”, the transport secretary has said. Louise Haigh announced on Sunday she has launched an independent review into how costs have been allowed to balloon “without sufficient explanation”. The transport secretary and her
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he underwent a heart procedure after a “sudden deterioration” in his health. The 64-year-old said a swim on holiday appeared to cause him difficulties using stairs, with symptoms worsening when he returned to the UK. Clarkson told The Sunday Times he felt “clammy”, a “tightness in my chest” and “pins and
Recent research has led to a new understanding of our galaxy’s position within the universe. A fresh study suggests that the Milky Way may reside in a much larger “basin of attraction” than previously assumed. This discovery challenges what we know about our galactic surroundings, revealing that the supercluster which houses the Milky Way could
The health secretary has warned of “difficult and big choices” coming in the budget, while refusing to rule out that tax thresholds will be frozen. Wes Streeting told Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips programme the government “can’t fix 14 years in one budget” and there are lots of choices “we will have to
A new humanoid robot from China has set a record by running at a top speed of just over 8 miles per hour (3.6 metres per second). This makes it the fastest bipedal robot to date, although this feat was only achieved with the help of a pair of specially added trainers. Known as STAR1,
Oct 19, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was headlined by three title fights across PFL and Bellator. Johnny Eblen successfully defended his title in a rematch against Fabian Edwards, while Francis Ngannou and Cris Cyborg, who were making their PFL debuts, won
Every time her son has a seizure, Ellie (not her real name) is forced to recall the man who shook her tiny baby so violently he was left with life-changing injuries. Her little boy was born healthy but when he was attacked, just weeks old, his life completely changed. His mobility, vision, and ability to
Moldovans head to the polls today in a vote which could decide if the country moves closer to Europe or back towards Russia. Around 2.7 million people are eligible to participate in both a presidential election and a referendum on joining the EU according to figures from the president’s office. The referendum asks people to
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