BBC News Many mainstream schools in England were given attendance targets specific to their school in a widespread trial last year, but on Thursday the Department for Education (DfE) confirmed that every school would be getting their own target and that it would be monitored for the first time. The BBC understands there will be […]
Business News The Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk logos. Mike Blake | Tom Little | Reuters The diverging paths of two GLP-1 drugmakers were on full display this week. Both Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk beat second-quarter estimates and raised their full-year outlooks. But while investors cheered Lilly’s results, sending shares higher on Wednesday, they […]
BBC News A US Senate committee has voted to hold former top health official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer questions during a congressional hearing last week. The vote – which fell along party lines – means that the committee will refer the case to the justice department for potential […]
BBC News “The stress fracture, which has sidelined me for over a year, as well as my injury record, naturally made me think of my future both as a cricketer and away from the game, and subsequently, I decided now was the right time to pursue my next challenge.” Turner made his debut for Hampshire […]
Business News The logo of car manufacturer Ford is pictured in Inwood, New York, on Feb. 5, 2024. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Ford Motor announced Thursday that its new midsize electric truck will have a starting price of $28,350 and be called the “Fathom,” as the automaker looks to offer an affordable […]
Tech Demis Hassabis is one of the defining figures of the AI era. Google recognized his potential early, buying DeepMind just four years after he founded it. What once began as a small London-based company now sits at the heart of Google’s fight to lead in artificial intelligence, as the company races to compete with […]
BBC News Alcaraz won his last match against a qualifier in the opening round of the Barcelona Open, but was in visible discomfort and withdrew before his next match. Photographs and videos on his social media channels show him in a training session in Murcia on Tuesday, sporting the longer hair he has grown out […]
BBC News Both Russia and Ukraine have in recent weeks intensified attacks on major cities, energy facilities and warehouses, as the vast front line remains virtually static and all mediation efforts to end the war have brought no breakthrough. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Zelensky said on […]
Tech Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of adtech giant Applovin tanked 18% in premarket trading on Thursday following a second-quarter revenue miss. Here’s how the company performed compared with Wall Street’s expectations, according to LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: $3.76 vs. $3.76 expected Revenue: $1.92 billion vs. $1.94 billion expected In the […]
BBC News An MoD report last year found that 67% of women in the armed forces had experienced at least one sexualised behaviour in the previous 12 months, compared to 34% of men. Last year, an ex-army sergeant major was jailed for six months for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old soldier, who later took her own […]
