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Commonly used drug may extend women’s fertility, claim researchers – here’s what you need to know about rapamycin
For women, fertility begins to decline by age 35. Andrey_Popov/ Shutterstock A growing number of people are waiting longer to have kids. While there are many reasons people may want to hold back on that decision, about one-third of couples will have difficulties getting pregnant if the female partner isContinue Reading
Oil giants hope to bounce back from impairments in second-quarter results
Both Shell and BP will hope to turn a page on recently announced billion-pound hits as they try to steady investors’ nerves. BP especially will be hoping that it can break a more than three-month long losing streak on the stock market. Despite a short-lived rally in June, the company’sContinue Reading
Bank of England’s interest rate decision on a knife-edge, economists say
The Bank of England’s next decision on interest rates sits on a “knife-edge”, experts have said, as borrowers wait to see if costs will be cut for the first time since the pandemic. Economists are split over whether the Bank’s policymakers will decide it is the right time to reduceContinue Reading
Starmer’s Olympic effort in getting Brexit reset over the line with series of one on one meetings in Paris
Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet other European leaders after the opening ceremony of the Olympics as he continues his bid to reset Britain’s relationship with the continent after Brexit. The prime minister will be in Paris on Friday as the Games get underway in the French capital andContinue Reading
Starmer drops Britain’s challenge to international arrest warrant for Netanyahu
Keir Starmer has dropped Rishi Sunak’s plans to challenge the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) application for an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu. The previous Conservative government had suggested the ICC was overreaching its powers. But No 10 has now confirmed that, under Labour, no objection will be submitted. The matterContinue Reading
A Complete Unknown: Timothee Chalamet stuns fans with vocals ‘just like ‘ Bob Dylan in first trailer
Timothée Chalamet has transformed into Bob Dylan for the forthcoming biopic, A Complete Unknown. The 28-year-old, known for Dune and Little Women, stars as the music legend in James Mangold’s new film, based on Elijah Wald’s 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! about the controversy surrounding Dylan’s switch to electrically amplifiedContinue Reading
Motorists still ‘paying too much’ for fuel, says competition watchdog
Drivers are still paying too much for their fuel, with retail margins “significantly” above historic levels, according to the UK competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that the fuel market is still “failing consumers” a year on from its first report that laid bare the problems inContinue Reading
Is Labour going to raise taxes? All the possibilities from pensions tax to capital gains reform
Rachel Reeves is set to unveil a £20 billion ‘black hole’ in public finances on Monday, sparking rumours that Labour’s first autumn statement will bring new tax raising measures. The chancellor is expected to reveal her findings when she releases a Treasury spending audit, setting out the strained state ofContinue Reading
Former defence secretary urges Lammy to listen to cross party support for recognition of Somaliland
David Lammy is being pushed to urgently review Britain’s foreign policy towards a potential key ally in the Red Sea conflict with the Houthis and officially recognise Somaliland. The former UK protectorate on the Horn of Africa has functioned as an independent state since 1991 after breaking away from SomaliaContinue Reading
How autistic and non-autistic people can understand each other better
Autistic people often experience difficulties with social communication. It’s so common, in fact, that it’s one of the central criteria for an autism diagnosis. For as long as we have been diagnosing autism, doctors and researchers have regarded social communication difficulties as autistic “impairments”. But in more recent years, researchContinue Reading