A woman denied a permanent form of birth control on the NHS over fears she might regret it, while men were allowed contraceptive procedures, has won her case with the health ombudsman. Leah Spasova, a psychologist from Oxfordshire, spent a decade fighting to obtain female sterilisation at her local trust, a procedure that blocks or…
Nissan Nissan has abandoned a $500 million plan to build all-electric vehicles at its Canton, Mississippi assembly plant, the company said in a statement to Automotive News. The automaker will instead shift production to conventional gasoline and hybrid vehicles at the 4.7-million-square-foot facility. It made the move to “better…
During the past two decades, many organizations have made meaningful progress in increasing gender diversity on their boards. For example, women now hold a substantial share of board seats for companies in the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 (the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange). These gains have been driven by sustained…
Saturday Night Live UK has nearly wrapped on its final season. The show kicked off on March 21 with inaugural host and SNL hall-of-famer Tina Fey, who shepherded the relatively unknown cast of British social media stars and stand-up comedians to a solid start. The Hollywood Reporter‘s review determined: “Good cast, spotty writing — like…
The owner of the UK’s largest electric steelworks has said the government should find a single buyer for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), a move that would create the country’s biggest steelmaker. Sev.en Global Investments, owned by the Czech billionaire Pavel Tykač, said it not only plans to invest £100m in the UK…
Elon Musk is the one who wanted this trial. He has spent months claiming OpenAI “stole a nonprofit,” and saying he was the actual driving force behind one of the most important companies currently in tech. All indications are that he won’t win his case against the company, but he’s fighting it anyway. So you’d…
The average bill is forecast to rise 8.5 percent. There are simple ways to make sure you’re not overpaying, like getting your air-conditioning checked.
EXCLUSIVE The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate has blamed US and Israeli attacks on Iran’s ports and commerical fleet for civilian deaths. At least 44 Iranian seafarers have been killed and 29 injured since the start of the United States-Israel war on Iran, according to the head of the country’s merchant marine union. Among them were…
Scientists at Stellenbosch University (SU) have uncovered the first evidence of a rare group of phenolic compounds known as flavoalkaloids in Cannabis leaves, adding a surprising new dimension to the plant’s chemistry. Phenolic compounds, particularly flavonoids, are already highly valued in medicine for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic effects. This new finding suggests Cannabis may…
Russian director Pavel Talankin‘s missing Oscar statuette for “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” has been found, a spokesperson for airline Lufthansa told the BBC Friday. The Oscar went missing on Wednesday after Talankin, who co-directed the documentary with David Borenstein, was stopped from taking it on board a plane bound for Frankfurt, Germany by a security…
