July 2023

An Atlantic Ocean current that brings warmth north from the tropics could collapse much sooner than scientists have previously thought, a new study suggests. Known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), this current prevents the UK and other countries in north-west Europe from having the same icy winters often experienced at the same latitudes […]

A five-year-old boy and a man aged 41 have been found dead in a house in Leicester. Police were called to the address in Hopyard Close at 9pm on Monday after the boy and the man were found unconscious. East Midlands Ambulance Service and the air ambulance also attended but both were declared dead at

Scientists have observed large dusty clumps close to a young star about 5,000 light years away from Earth, providing insight into how planets are born. A team of international scientists used telescopes belonging to the European Southern Observatory – an intergovernmental research organisation – to analyse stellar material surrounding V960 Mon in the constellation Monoceros.

The UK is expected to be the second slowest-growing economy in the G7 this year, the International Monetary Fund has said, despite a major upgrade to the country’s prospects. A new IMF forecast expects the UK’s output to grow by 0.4% during 2023, faster than Germany, but slower than any other country in the Group

Radiographers are “leaving due to burnout”, staff on picket lines have said as the Society of Radiographers (SoR) launched a 48-hour strike at 37 NHS trusts in England. The union said worrying numbers of staff are leaving the profession and not enough is being done to recruit more workers. Union bosses acknowledged that the strike

Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has co-written a drama about the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, starring Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt as an NHS hospital consultant. Filming of Breathtaking was completed in Northern Ireland earlier this year, ITV said. The three-part series is based on doctor-writer Rachel Clarke’s personal memoir of working on

A new class of immunotherapy could offer hope to cancer patients who do not respond to existing treatments, research suggests. The study found the drug, called MOv18 IgE, shrank a tumour in a patient with ovarian cancer and reported that it was well tolerated in patients. The scientists suggest their findings could pave the way

Rishi Sunak has said Government housebuilding efforts are not about “uncontrolled development”, as he moved to reassure Tory backbenchers concerned over planning reform. It comes after Housing Secretary Michael Gove used a speech in London to set out a range of planning reforms, including on leasehold reform, simplifying planning procedures, expanding planning capacity, and regenerating

It’s understood the club have offered 300 million euros for the striker It’s understood that Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal have submitted a world record 300 million euro (£259m) bid for Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe’s future in Paris is in serious doubt after the 24-year-old was left out of the club’s