[ Alabama’s largest hospital has paused IVF treatments following a controversial court ruling in the state that said frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. The University of Alabama at Birmingham said in a statement late on Wednesday that it must evaluate whether its patients or doctors could face criminal charges or punitive damages … Read more
[ Renting out your family home can lead to a lot of cleaning up – but it can also make you thousands of pounds February 20, 2024 6:00 am(Updated 6:01 am) Many rent out their family home on AirBnB for some spare cash (Photo: Lionel BONAVENTURE/AFP) We started renting our house out on Airbnb in … Read more
[ The death of Alexei Navalny last week in an Arctic prison provoked shock around the world – and devastation among Russians opposed to Vladimir Putin’s regime. Despite heavy police deployments, people held vigils and laid flowers in Moscow, St Petersburg and other cities. Here, Anastasia Kirova, a 38-year-old single mother and staff writer for … Read more
[ Army recruiters are using artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up checks on candidates amid criticism about depleted troop numbers, i can reveal. The recruitment firm charged with processing applications for new soldiers is using AI to speed up their medical assessments. It comes as pressure is growing on the UK to reverse the decades-long … Read more
[ With the world’s temperature rising, the prospects for snow sports look uncertain. Climate forecasters speculate that we’ll need to go higher to find snow and seasons will be shorter. Less snow, coupled with rising energy costs to power lifts and snowmakers, is driving prices up for an already expensive pastime. Dominic Winter of Protect … Read more
[ HSBC has cut several short-term mortgage rates while also increasing the rate on its long-term 10-year fixed deal. The bank has cut costs on its two, three and five-year fixed mortgages by up to 0.45 percentage points, but its 10-year fixed rate – available for those with a 25 per cent deposit or equity … Read more
[ Ministers should be banned from deleting their phone messages that discuss policy and decision-making in a bid to end “Government by WhatsApp”, the Covid families’ campaign group has said. The Covid inquiry heard last week how former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon routinely deleted her WhatsApp messages at the height of the pandemic, while Boris … Read more
[ The Government is facing growing pressure to review almost £2bn in contracts awarded to Fujitsu after a landmark court ruling in 2019 found the company was at fault in the Post Office scandal. The High Court ruled that the Japanese firm’s Horizon IT system contained multiple “bugs, errors and defects” and there was a … Read more
[ This month brings industrial action that will disrupt air travel in Italy and Spain and journeys for passengers on the London Underground. Here’s where and when the strikes are happening. UK, London Underground, 7 – 12 January Transport for London has warned of “severe disruption is expected, with little to no service expected to … Read more
[ In the nearly two decades since the launch of Twitter – now known as X – and Facebook, billions of users have become accustomed to the risks of social media. But members of the House of Lords – whose average age is 71 – have been given official guidance for the first time on … Read more
