H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly pathogenic strain of bird flu started its rapid global spread in 2020. But why were we worrying specifically about pigs? And does this case – detected on a farm inContinue Reading
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Since becoming prime minister on 5 July, Sir Keir Starmer has only met with one of the two candidates hoping to be elected president – and it was not with his natural Democrat ally Kamala Harris, but Republican rival Donald Trump. The lack of a meeting between Ms Harris andContinue Reading
A major new campaign has been launched to help people identify stroke symptoms after it emerged the average time it took for a sufferer to dial 999 was an hour and a half. The NHS on Monday urged the public to call 999 immediately if anyone experiences one of theContinue Reading
Red Bull boss Christian Horner stuck it to former world champion Damon Hill after Max Verstappen‘s win in Brazil. Hill was hugely critical of Verstappen’s elbows-out approach in Mexico last month, which landed him with a pair of 10-second time penalties. “It is possible to race fairly and that isContinue Reading
Kemi Badenoch calls Partygate furore ‘overblown’ in first TV interview as Tory leader Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The first members of new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet have been named asContinue Reading
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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A group of Thames Water’s lenders has called on more firms to help foot theContinue Reading
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free From Thriller to Bad, the late Quincy Jones proved an integral driving force behind someContinue Reading
Scientists have discovered a strange new toad species smaller than a fingernail in a rainforest in northeast Brazil, shedding more light on the rich diversity of life forms in the region. The species reaches less than 1cm in length as adults and has been named Brachycephalus dacnis after the conservationContinue Reading
