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Gaps in evidence on vaccinating badgers against TB, researchers say
Researchers from the British Ecological Society’s Wales policy group, along with academics from Cardiff and Aberystwyth universities, have warned that significant gaps in knowledge are undermining the effectiveness of vaccinating badgers against bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Wales. The issue is contentious, as bovine TB remains one of Wales’s biggest animal health challenges, with cattle regularly…
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Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter turns $427 NCAA suspension into powerful cancer research fundraiser
Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter has turned a $427 NCAA suspension into a fundraising drive for cancer research, donating money for every tackle, sack, interception or forced fumble he records this season. Carter, who declared for the 2026 NFL Draft before returning to college following a foot injury, accepted a $427 flight reimbursement from an agent,…
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Dangerous mosquito-borne virus spreads in one state as officials warn of rising cases
Florida health authorities are warning that locally acquired dengue fever cases are set to keep rising in the Tampa Bay area and across the state, prompting mosquito-control agencies to step up surveillance, property inspections and spraying. Locally acquired cases mean people have caught the virus without travelling abroad, which is significant because it points to…
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Drug smuggler, 19, who was recruited on Snapchat and promised a free holiday is caught with £600,000 worth of cannabis at Heathrow
A 19-year-old from Southampton has been jailed after being lured on Snapchat with the promise of a free holiday to Thailand and payment to smuggle cannabis into the UK. Noah Barker was recruited by a crime group, flew to Bangkok, and was arrested at Heathrow Airport on 10 July after arriving with suitcases containing nearly…
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Trailblazing barrister, 38, who plotted brutal revenge attack with her gangster client over drugs turf war is jailed
Samreen Akhtar, a 38-year-old barrister who had built a public profile promoting social mobility in the legal profession, has been jailed for more than three years after plotting a revenge attack with a criminal client. Akhtar was convicted of encouraging or assisting grievous bodily harm with intent after conspiring with career criminal Tabish Ali to…
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My happy, healthy three-year-old developed a cough that wouldn’t go away…six months later she was dead. Here are the telltale signs her ‘cold’ was much more serious
A mother from Gloucestershire has spoken out about the death of her three-year-old daughter, Penny Dunn, after a persistent cough and breathlessness were initially treated as a minor childhood illness and prescribed an asthma inhaler. Courtney Dunn is urging other parents not to dismiss a lingering cough in children as simply a seasonal cold, after…
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Experimental cancer drug could stop osteoporosis and help women stay slim after menopause
An experimental cancer drug called CADD522 has been found to strengthen bones and reduce fat gain in post-menopausal mice, offering a potential new approach to treating osteoporosis, a disease that affects around one in three women over 50. Unlike many existing treatments, which work by suppressing bone loss and can cause complications with long-term use,…
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Glamorous Egyptian TV star pleaded for mercy and screamed ‘I’ve never even smoked a cigarette’ as she was sentenced to death on drug charges
Sarah Khalifa, a well-known Egyptian television presenter, was sentenced to death by hanging alongside 11 co-defendants after a Cairo court found them guilty of manufacturing, promoting and trading synthetic drugs, as well as illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The 39-year-old, who fronts the crime and security programme “Mission Impossible” and has millions of social…
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Chris Langham, Thick of It actor, dies at 77
Chris Langham, the actor and writer best known for playing hapless government minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC political satire The Thick of It, has died of pancreatic cancer aged 77. His career was defined by both notable comic achievement and disgrace: after early success he was jailed in 2007 for downloading child pornography, an…
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‘I have chronic cancer but I’m not going to die’: BBC news presenter Maryam Moshiri admits she was ‘lucky’ her GP caught incurable cancer early during routine blood tests
BBC news presenter Maryam Moshiri has spoken publicly about being diagnosed with polycythaemia vera (PV), an incurable but manageable blood cancer, after her GP flagged unusually high red blood cell levels during a routine test. The 49-year-old said she felt “very lucky” the disease was caught early, as she had experienced few symptoms beyond tiredness…