BBC Becky and Tom Williams want safer maternity care for women after their six-day-old daughter died A couple whose six-day-old daughter’s death sparked national reform in maternity care for mothers say it will “change lives”. Mabel Williams suffered fatal brain injuries after her mum, Becky Williams, had an undiagnosed uterine rupture during labour at Great…
Researchers in China have identified a previously unknown species of mountain lizard living in the upper Dadu River Valley, deep within the Hengduan Mountains of Sichuan Province. Years of Field Surveys Lead to a Surprise Starting in 2018, the research team carried out extensive field surveys in the upper reaches of the Dadu River. During…
A team co-led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and West China Hospital Sichuan University (WCHSU), in collaboration with partners in the UK, reports a nanotechnology approach that reverses Alzheimer’s disease in mouse models. Rather than using nanoparticles as passive carriers, the researchers designed bioactive nanoparticles that function as “supramolecular drugs.” The treatment…
By DPA Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 30, 2025 The world’s third-largest sportswear company, Puma, is facing losses but plans a major turnaround. The Germany-based brand, trailing Nike and Adidas, will cut about 900 administrative roles and streamline its product portfolio by the end of 2026 under its new CEO, Arthur Hoeld. Reuters…
That’s a compelling—even comforting—thought for many people. “We’re in an era where other paths to material improvement of human lives and our societies seem to have been exhausted,” Vallor says. Technology once promised a route to a better future: Progress was a ladder that we would climb toward human and social flourishing. “We’ve passed the…
Jadzia Samuel,in Margate and Hsin-Yi Lo,South East BBC / Jadzia Samuel Eve Ross was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer when she was 25 Two Margate women who were diagnosed with breast cancer are urging people to understand the symptoms and have the courage to stand up for themselves if their concerns have been disregarded…
PA Media Aulonia albimana was last recorded in the UK in 1985 A critically endangered spider not seen in the UK for 40 years has been rediscovered. Aulonia albimana, which was last recorded in the UK in 1985, was found at the National Trust’s Newtown National Nature Reserve on the Isle of Wight. The team…
Published October 30, 2025 JW Anderson is putting a lot of support behind its Loafer Bag this season and another star face has been unveiled as a front-person for its new campaign. Mel C for JW Anderson The bag — inspired as its name suggests by the classic shoe — saw a campaign launch just…
Published October 30, 2025 There’s a lot of acquisition speculation swirling around UK-based eyewear business Inspecs at present. Italian eyewear giant Safilo has confirmed that it’s made a non-binding offer to the business. It doesn’t want to take over the whole company but is interested in Inspecs’ Eschenbach Group and BoDe businesses. Inspecs’ O’Neill eyewear…
Two colossal black hole collisions, detected just a month apart in late 2024, are reshaping how scientists interpret the most extreme cosmic events in the universe. These twin mergers not only provide fresh insight into how black holes form and evolve but also confirm, with unmatched precision, the predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of…
