'Explosive' meningitis outbreak is unprecedented, officials say 8 hours ago Vicky Castleand Joshua Askew ,South East An outbreak of meningitis that has killed a university student and a sixth former is "unprecedented", health chiefs have said. The number of confirmed cases of "invasive" meningitis in the Canterbury area stands at …

Higgs Boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts 4 hours ago Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent Listen to Pallab read this article When the Nobel Prize in Physics was announced in Stockholm in October 2013, the world was watching. Among the names read out was Prof Peter Higgs, …

Morocco have been declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) overturned the result of the final following Senegal's controversial walk-off. Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 in the final on 18 January in a match which was overshadowed when the Senegalese players …

7 hours ago Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer to meet and find common ground, after the US president's repeated criticism of the UK prime minister. In an exclusive interview with the BBC after talks with Sir Keir, …

6 hours ago Angus CochraneSenior political journalist, BBC Scotland MSPs have rejected the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to legalise assisted dying. The proposals, tabled by Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur, would have allowed terminally-ill, mentally competent adults to seek medical help to end their lives. …

A woman stands on a rooftop listening to the sounds of the city below. There is only the dull hum of traffic tonight. But she knows how easily that can change. It is usually the dogs who notice the sound first and begin to bark furiously. The noise of aircraft. …

PhonePe, India’s biggest digital payments platform, has put its IPO plans on hold, citing geopolitical tensions and a volatile stock market. On Monday, the Bengaluru-based company said it had paused its IPO plans, but remains committed to going public once market conditions improve. The move comes less than two months …

In a surprise launch on Monday, Apple unveiled the AirPods Max 2, the long-awaited successor to its premium headphones that launched in 2020. The Max 2 cost $549, and feature active noise cancellation, Apple’s audio-specific H2 chip, support for live translation, better sound quality, and more. The headphones will be …

Shopify is preparing for the transformation of a lifetime, according to its president, Harley Finkelstein. Speaking at this year’s Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, the longtime e-commerce veteran spoke about how the company is going all in on agentic shopping. Shopify is the second-largest e-commerce provider in the U. But …

There is a new key term to know as part of this artificial intelligence revolution, at least according to Antonio Gracias, the founder of Valor Equity Partners. While chatting at this year’s Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, he spoke about the term he coined — proentropic — a descriptor for …