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Pigeon-guided bombs, dead trout and hair whorls triumph at spoof Nobel prizes
A Second World War project which involved training pigeons to pilot bombs has won this year’s spoof Nobel peace prize. The Ig Nobel gongs – awarded annually by the science humour magazine the Annals of Improbable Research – celebrate unusual areas of research that “make people laugh, then think”. ProfessorContinue Reading
No winter fuel payments cut impact assessment was done, Starmer admits
The government did not carry out an assessment of predicted death and illness rates among pensioners by axing the universal winter fuel payment, the prime minister has admitted. His statement flies in the face of official claims earlier this week that one had been conducted. Answering a parliamentary question, energy minister MiattaContinue Reading
Babies breathing tubes dislodged at another hospital where Letby worked, inquiry hears
Babies’ breathing tubes were dislodged at a significantly higher rate while Lucy Letby was working as a trainee nurse at a hospital in Liverpool, an inquiry heard on Thursday. An audit of incidents at Liverpool Women’s Hospital showed that babies had their breathing tubes dislodged on 40 per cent ofContinue Reading
Chelsea Conference League chaos as match moved 770 miles to freezing conditions
Chelsea have confirmed that their UEFA Conference League group stage clash against FC Astana will not be played at the Astana Arena. The Blues progressed into the next round of the competition last month when beating Swiss side Servette 3-2 on aggregate, with Christopher Nkunku scoring a crucial goal inContinue Reading
Davis Cup ace retires in just six minutes a day after ending Alcaraz match early
Tomas Machac retired injured for the second time in two days at the Davis Cup Finals. The Czech star played just nine points in his clash with Australia’s Alexei Popyrin before calling for a medical timeout and ultimately retiring. The match lasted just six minutes in total as Australia stormedContinue Reading
Keir Starmer takes on ‘broken’ NHS and warns: no more money without reforms
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to “take on” any opposition to radical changes in the NHS, saying difficult and unpopular changes are needed before it receives a penny more from government. The prime minister said the health service required “major surgery, not sticking plasters” and that fixing it could takeContinue Reading
Nadal pulls out of Laver Cup and issues statement as star ‘really disappointed’
Rafael Nadal has announced that he will not be competing in the Laver Cup in Berlin next week. In April, Nadal confirmed that he had planned to compete for Team Europe this month, and reiterated the desire to do so as early as last month. But the 38-year-old has pulledContinue Reading
FTSE 100 climbs as markets boosted by ECB rate cut
The FTSE 100 made gains amid a positive session for global markets after the European Central Bank (ECB) moved to cut interest rates. Gains from energy firms and London’s oil majors helped support trading in the City. The blue-chip index nevertheless finished below its intraday highs after a mixed startContinue Reading
Ice Age study challenges what we know about teenagers and puberty
Scientists studying the bones of Ice Age children have challenged what we know about puberty. Teenagers from 25,000 years ago went through similar stages as modern-day adolescents, the study found. This challenges the view that today’s children are entering puberty earlier, scientists have said. Researchers analysed the ancient Ice AgeContinue Reading
The Penguin review: Colin Farrell Batman spin-off channels The Sopranos to mixed results
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 In the pantheon of comic-book villains, only the Joker, Lex Luthor and Magneto are moreContinue Reading