Watch: Three things to know about SpaceX’s stock market debut
The BBC's Samira Hussain explains everything you need to know about SpaceX's historic IPO.
Watch: Three things to know about SpaceX’s stock market debut
The BBC's Samira Hussain explains everything you need to know about SpaceX's historic IPO.
Tehran says ‘nothing’ finalised after Trump claims deal to end Iran war near
Iran says reports of a deal are "speculative" after the US president says a "great settlement" to end the conflict has been reached.
Tehran says ‘nothing’ finalised after Trump claims deal to end Iran war near
Iran says reports of a deal are "speculative" after the US president says a "great settlement" to end the conflict has been reached.
‘I was employee number one’: SpaceX co-founder reacts to firm’s market debut
The BBC's Michelle Fleury spoke to Tom Mueller, who was one of the company's founders alongside Elon Musk in 2002.
Ex-UK political aide Steve Hilton would overhaul California as governor, he tells BBC
The Trump-backed candidate is running as a Republican in the deeply liberal state on a platform that he says isn't beholden to party ideology.
‘They destroyed the future’: Palestinian anger at rise in Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem
Palestinian homes are being pulled down in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for a park.
‘They destroyed the future’: Palestinian anger at rise in Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem
Palestinian homes are being pulled down in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for a park.
The World Cup of adverts: How brands are competing to entertain, not simply sell
Kim Kardashian, Timothée Chalamet and Susan Boyle feature in ambitious ads ahead of the World Cup.
Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies aged 47 after years in a coma
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol’s health had worsened since she was hospitalised in December 2022 with heart problems that left her gravely ill
The eldest child of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has died aged 47, the palace has said, after nearly four years in a coma.
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, known in Thailand as Princess Bha, had been in hospital since December 2022 when she became gravely ill after having heart problems while out training her dogs.
Continue reading...Trump’s hand-picked Kennedy Center board mounts last-ditch effort to keep his name
Board seeks to stay judge’s ruling that found Trump’s name was illegally added to Washington performing arts venue
Donald Trump’s hand-picked board at the Kennedy Center is mounting a last-minute effort to keep his name on the facade of the performing arts facility before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday.
The board voted on Thursday to seek a stay of US district judge Christopher Cooper’s 29 May ruling that said Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center, according to a person familiar with the move who requested anonymity to discuss a private meeting.
Continue reading...Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies after more than three years in coma
Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the king's eldest daughter, collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs.
More than 50 Iranian military bases damaged in US strikes since start of war, satellite images show
Bases across Iran have been hit by US strikes, with experts identifying damage to jets and warships.
More than 50 Iranian military bases damaged in US strikes since start of war, satellite images show
Bases across Iran have been hit by US strikes, with experts identifying damage to jets and warships.
The unknown man in my mother’s coffin: A year after Air India crash, families still waiting for answers
Relatives urge Indian authorities for answers after receiving the misidentified, and in one case mixed, remains of their loved ones.
Why the economics make this the craziest World Cup ever
From trade wars to soaring ticket prices, the 2026 World Cup is unlike any before it. Faisal Islam explores what this tournament reveals about our changing global economy.
Why the economics make this the craziest World Cup ever
From trade wars to soaring ticket prices, the 2026 World Cup is unlike any before it. Faisal Islam explores what this tournament reveals about our changing global economy.
UK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccine
One-off programme to begin in July after recent MenB outbreaks in Kent, Dorset and Berkshire killed three people
Teenagers in their final school year and young people starting university will be offered two doses of a vaccine to protect them against meningitis B, the government has announced.
The one-off vaccination programme, which will begin in late July, comes after an unprecedented outbreak of meningitis B in Kent earlier this year along with clusters of cases in Dorset and Berkshire that, together, led to the deaths of three young people.
Continue reading...Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment
Report says confidence among 16- to 21-year-olds has fallen sharply as they doubt hard work will be rewarded
Young people in England are increasingly “losing faith in their futures” according to a report, as record numbers fear long-term unemployment.
Analysing survey data, including from the Office for National Statistics, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said 16- to 21-year-olds were less confident about being successful than a decade ago.
Continue reading...Lupus patients in England in remission after pioneering NHS trial of GM therapy
Doctors say therapy that genetically modifies person’s T-cells could offer cure for chronic autoimmune disease
Five lupus patients in England are in remission after being treated with a revolutionary therapy that genetically modifies their own cells, in a medical breakthrough that could offer people a cure, doctors have said.
CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T-cell therapy involves removing a type of white blood cell also called T lymphocytes, which are crucial for hunting out infected or damaged cells, and engineering them to spot and destroy disease. The T-cells are then fed back into the patient via an infusion to reset their immune system.
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