Swedish scientists have made a breakthrough with a home test that can reveal the risk of a heart attack in just five minutes, offering hope for early detection. The simple questionnaire, which boasts the same accuracy as blood tests and blood pressure readings, was developed by researchers at the University of Gothenburg and has been […]
The Open 2024: first round updates – live | The Open
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Opening pars for Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton and Jack McDonald. But the two erstwhile champions find pot bunkers on 2, while McDonald flies the green. It’s going to be a long day; chances are we’ll love it more than quite a […]
Road to Paris Olympics bumpy for boxer Tammara Thibeault, other Canadian athletes
The road to the Olympic Games hasn’t always been smooth for Canada’s athletes in Paris. A capsule look at the challenges some have faced in their careers: Sydney Pickrem, Clearwater, Fla., swimming “The biggest challenge has definitely always been mental health. Until I really discovered my issues with depression and anxiety and tackled them, I […]
Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai says ‘I love you grandpa’ in emotional RNC speech | US | News
Donald Trump’s eldest granddaughter Kai declared “I love you grandpa” in an emotional speech to the Republican Party. The 17-year-old, daughter of Trump’s son Trump Jr. and his ex-wife Vanessa, said she wanted to “share the side” of her grandfather that “people don’t often see” that she says isn’t portrayed in the “media.” She described […]
Full list of high street closures as Wetherspoons, Costa and more shut branches
Ongoing waves of store closures have plagued high streets across the UK with more to follow later this month. More than a dozen retailers planned for shops to be axed in July, with some having already bid farewell to stores. Most recently, the beloved British pub chain Wetherspoon confirmed that it would shut 36 of […]
JD Vance fires salvos at Democrats in first speech as Trump’s running mate | JD Vance
JD Vance formally accepted the Republican vice-presidential nomination on Wednesday with a deliberate, and at times divisive, pitch to re-elect Donald Trump in November. Addressing delegates in Milwaukee on the third night of the convention, Vance, the junior senator of Ohio, presented the Republican party as a champion of working-class Americans while denouncing Democrats as […]
After the British Open, some of men’s golf’s biggest stars go for Olympic gold
The final men’s golf major of the year tees off Thursday at Scotland’s Royal Troon, site of the 152nd Open Championship. The last-chance vibes of this British Open, as we call it on this side of the pond, are especially strong as some of the sport’s biggest stars look to make up for missed opportunities […]
This mother in Gaza bathes her child with sand
In her tent in Khan Younis, Samar Surai places a bucket of water and a small dish on the ground. Six-year-old Noor stands in the centre of the tent as her mother gently unties her hair and prepares her for a bath. Crouching on the ground, Surai gathers some sand and adds water to it to make a paste. Noor watches her mother […]
When to water gardens to avoid killing plants – it’s not the morning
Garden plants rely heavily on one thing during hot weather and that’s water so it’s important to get it right. Watering should be the simplest thing in the world, but watering effectively and efficiently requires a little know-how. The gardening experts at Phostrogen claimed that an error often made by gardeners is watering too frequently […]
Dodging the draft: one Ukrainian man’s story – podcast | News
Two years on and the war in Ukraine has approached stalemate. And it’s created a problem. At the beginning of the conflict hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians volunteered to fight. But with no end in site and recruits exhausted, enthusiasm has waned. In response, Ukraine has lowered the conscription age, sent patrols round to round […]