BBC Lara Basini-Millar claims she was subject to a “witch hunt” by fellow midwives A midwife who makes popular videos on TikTok advising women about giving birth claims she was bullied out of her job by “jealous” colleagues. Lara Basini-Millar, who posts under the name midwifemillar, said a “clique” of fellow midwives had created a…
A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed parts of Jasper, the old mountain town in the Canadian Rockies, with the mayor warning the damage was “beyond description and comprehension”. The blaze had forced more than 25,000 people to flee earlier this week. Jasper national park officials said the fire entered the southern edge of the town on…
Researchers have raised hopes for delaying dementia after finding that a recently approved shingles vaccine was linked to a substantial reduction in diagnoses of the condition in the six years after receiving the shot. The discovery, based on US medical records, suggests that beyond the health benefits of preventing shingles, a painful and sometimes serious…
At Revolut’s Canary Wharf headquarters, neon signs exhort staff to “get shit done”. Yet the start-up’s rocky journey towards becoming a full-fledged bank in its home market has been uncharacteristically slow. On Thursday, Revolut announced that regulators had granted the London-based fintech a UK banking licence, more than three years after it formally applied. The…
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Deadool & Wolverine. Hugh Jackman’s beloved Wolverine isn’t the only mutant to show up in the third Deadpool movie. Deadpool & Wolverine is chock full of superhero cameos from the X-Men universe, Fantastic Four universe, and the Marvel cinematic universe. How, exactly, all these disparate characters who have never…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant hourlong speech in a joint session of Congress aiming to garner support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Netanyahu denounced people who have protested against the conflict and vowed to achieve “total victory.” Dozens of Democratic lawmakers boycotted the address. Critics — many of whom voiced…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US National Counterintelligence and Security Center has warned technology start-ups that foreign adversaries, including China, are using investments to acquire sensitive data and threaten national security. The warning comes as Silicon Valley companies have…
Linford Christie is one of the most highly-decorated athletes in British history, earning a total of 24 medals during his career, including an Olympic gold medal. However, despite his stellar efforts on the track, Linford was also steeped in some controversy over doping allegations. He tested positive for a banned substance during the 1988 Olympic Games…