South Australia will become the first place in the world to ban soy sauce fish-shaped containers as part of a wider cutdown on single-use plastic. […]
Month: August 2025
The three Scottish brothers who set a world record for fastest Pacific row — in 139 days
Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan Maclean on Saturday completed the journey, arriving in Cairns, Australia, after rowing over 14,000 kilometres nonstop from Peru, becoming the first […]
Brazil implores businesses to attend major climate summit, despite ‘second thoughts’ amid Trump backlash | Science, Climate & Tech News
The Brazilian hosts of the biggest climate meeting of the year have implored businesses to attend in November, amid concerns some are backing away from […]
‘Game-changing’ AI stethoscopes could detect heart conditions in seconds | Science, Climate & Tech News
Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect three different heart conditions in seconds, according to researchers. The traditional stethoscope, invented in 1816 to […]
What vaccines are children recommended to have and when? | Science, Climate & Tech News
From eight weeks until 14 years old, the NHS recommends a number of vaccines for children and teenagers. The health service says immunisations are the […]
Ozempic to Mounjaro – what are the weight loss injections and what were they designed to do? | UK News
Drugs designed to treat diabetes and repurposed as miracle diet aids have taken over TikTok – and Hollywood. The weight loss caused by these weekly […]
Calls to charge SUV drivers more for parking amid ‘carspreading’ | Science, Climate & Tech News
Campaigners are calling for more expensive parking charges for SUV drivers, akin to those introduced in Paris. The proportion of large cars in England’s cities […]
Chickenpox vaccine to be offered on NHS next year, as part of routine MMR jab for babies | Science, Climate & Tech News
A vaccine against chickenpox will be rolled out on the NHS in England for the first time next year. The varicella vaccination is currently only […]
Champions League draw: PSG get tough opponents and Real Madrid head to Almaty
Real Madrid also got a challenging draw, including a trip far east to play Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan, 6,420 kilometres from the Spanish capital. Source […]
Cost of weight-loss drug Mounjaro to be discounted in UK pharmacies when price hike comes into force, Sky News learns | Science, Climate & Tech News
The cost of Mounjaro, one of Britain’s biggest-selling weight loss drugs, will be heavily discounted across UK pharmacies when the official list price soars next […]