Government scientists have identified the type of meningitis behind a fatal outbreak in Kent as a strain that most people have not be vaccinated against. Gayatri Amirthalingam, the deputy director of the immunisation and vaccine preventable diseases at the UKHSA, said tests showed it was strain B of the virus. Speaking to BBC Radio 5…
Malaysia‘s National Film Development Corporation, known as FINAS, used a showcase session at Hong Kong FilMart on Tuesday to announce that the Malaysian government has approved a RM300 million ($76.5 million) allocation for its cash rebate program over the next five years – a renewal that the agency’s chief said cements the country’s position as…
Hearts and Rangers to seek warmer climes during the Scottish Cup semi-finals break as Motherwell and Dundee United aim to tie players down to new deals. Leaders Hearts and Rangers are planning overseas training trips while fellow Premiership contenders Celtic are on Scottish Cup semi-final duty on the weekend of 18 and 19 April. (Sun)…
Thames Water has blindsided me with a bill for nearly £2,000, backdated to 2020. It turns out that it mistakenly stopped collecting my direct debits back then and has not sent any bills since. It admitted its error and promised to write off charges older than 12 months, but now it is trying to recover…
What do we really know about how oviraptors—bird-like but flightless dinosaurs—hatched their eggs? Did they use environmental heat, like crocodiles, or body heat from an adult, like birds? In a new Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution study, researchers in Taiwan examined the brooding behavior and hatching patterns of oviraptors. They also modeled heat transfer simulations…
EXCLUSIVE: It’s time for the podcast community to contain their laughter – or maybe not. With Season 2 of Prime Video UK original LOL: Last One Laughing dropping on Thursday (March 19), Audible is launching a companion audio show, The Last Laugh: The Last One Laughing Podcast. Roisin Conaty, who plays presenter Jimmy Carr’s sidekick…
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has heaped praise on Gunners boss Mikel Arteta. The 48-year-old lauded the Spanish tactician for his work at the Emirates Stadium. The North London giants sit nine points clear at the summit of the Premier League table with only a handful of games to go. Advertisement They have been dominant across…
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee. The decision halted an order by Kennedy — announced in January — to end broad…
Today’s story is the answer to the March 2026 puzzler. Though Ireland is known for the many shades of green that grace its grassy pastoral landscapes, there’s one corner of the Emerald Isle where gray reigns supreme. In the Burren region, on the island’s west coast, what geologists describe as limestone pavement covers much of…
Prime Video India and HRX Films have unveiled “Mess,” a comedy feature that brings together the streaming service and the Roshan family’s production banner for the second time, after the previously announced thriller series “Storm.” Rajesh A. Krishnan directs from an adapted screenplay he developed with writer Kapil Sawant, based on an original script by…
