Resident doctors in England have said they will strike for five days from 25 July after voting in favour of fresh action over pay. Previously known as junior doctors, the medics will stage a walkout from 07:00 on 25 July until 07:00 on 30 July – giving ministers two weeks to agree to negotiate their…
A Reform UK council said it will be the first authority in England to scrap its net zero targets. West Northamptonshire Council is considering a “refocus and revision” of the authority’s climate change targets in favour, the authority says, of focusing limited public resources on initiatives with tangible benefits. It is noted in the report…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK parliament’s intelligence and security committee has warned that Iran poses a “persistent and unpredictable” risk to Britain, highlighting the threat from Tehran towards UK-based dissidents and Jewish people. The Iran security report, whose…
Mayeni Jones BBC News, Johannesburg Reuters Gugu used to collect her antiretrovirals from a USAID-funded clinic in central Johannesburg. But when President Trump’s cuts to aid funding were announced earlier this year, she and thousands of other HIV-positive patients across South Africa suddenly faced an uncertain future. Gugu was lucky, the clinic where she got…
A Boeing 767-332(ER) from Delta Air Lines takes off from Barcelona El Prat Airport in Barcelona on Oct. 8, 2024. Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines trimmed its 2025 profit forecast as it deals with lower-than-expected demand this year and the industry manages a glut of flights, but the carrier’s outlook…
Asha Patel BBC News, Nottingham UK Parliament Gedling MP Michael Payne said he was doing everything he could to return “as soon as possible” A Labour MP says he will take a break from Parliament due to illness. Michael Payne, who represents Gedling in Nottinghamshire, said he would be unable to take part in upcoming…
The Phoenix Suns just spent the better part of the last six months desperately trying to boot Bradley Beal out of town. Forget about his no-trade clause for a moment. Even if he would have waived it, nobody wanted him. This wasn’t because Beal was bad, per se. He averaged 17 points per game with relatively efficient…
Samsung says the tri-fold foldable will be out in 2025 The Tab S11 tablets are coming too – probably in September We already have a host of new devices to test out We saw plenty of new product announcements at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event yesterday, but we didn’t quite get all of the…
The UK faces a “rising” and unpredictable threat from Iran and the government must do more to counter it, Parliament’s intelligence and security committee has warned. The call comes as it publishes the results of a major inquiry which examined Iranian state assassinations and kidnap, espionage, cyber attacks and the country’s nuclear programme. The committee,…
OpenAI plans to launch an AI-powered web browser, report claims It could arrive “in the coming weeks” and compete with Google Chrome This would give OpenAI access to extensive user data, Reuters says The browser wars could be about to heat up in a big way, with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI apparently set to launch its own…
