Many players have tried and failed at Manchester United during the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era. But few have failed quite as spectacularly as Alexis Sanchez, signed in early 2018 and unveiled to a video playing a piano at Old Trafford. Sanchez signed fo…
‘Hopefully’: Lewis Hamilton gives honest thoughts on Mercedes upgrades for Miami GP
Lewis Hamilton has now shared his honest thoughts about the upgrade package that Mercedes have taken to the Miami GP, ahead of the second Sprint weekend of 2024. The 39-year-old is enduring the worst start to a season he has stomached in Formula 1 afte…
Car and van crash on A249 near Stockbury, Sittingbourne
A crash on a busy A-road left a driver injured and two vehicles damaged. Police, ambulance and fire and rescue crews all attended after a car and a van collided on the A249 near Stockbury, Sittingbourne. A police spokesperson said: “Kent Police was cal…
What is the ‘hospital exemption’, and why does it matter?
The impact on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) is one of the key emerging flashpoints of European Commission proposals to revise the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation which were tabled in April last year. ATMPs are medicines for human use base…
£35m Chelsea player led the pre-match team talk against Tottenham, not Conor Gallagher
In the absence of both their captain and vice-captain for large portions of this season, Conor Gallagher has stepped up and donned the armband for much of this campaign. Given the fact that it is only really his second season as a senior player at Stam…
Wild orangutan uses a medicinal plant to treat a wound in ‘first time’ observation by scientists
An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant – the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported on Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and c…
OTP reportedly makes bid to buy Tallinn-based Luminor Bank
By Tamas Csonka in Budapest OTP Bank has made a non-biding bid for Tallinn-based Luminor Bank, financial website Portfolio reported on May 2, citing information from Bloomberg. The news comes less than a week after OTP chairman-CEO Sandor Csanyi told s…
Czech central bank lowers interest rate to 5.25%
By Albin Sybera The Czech National Bank (CNB) lowered the interest rate by 0.5 percentage points to 5.25% at its monetary board meeting on May 2. The interest rate is now at the lowest level since May 2022 and comes after the same moves in February and…
Prince Harry will have ‘no reconciliation with William’ during UK trip – Michael Cole
A royal correspondent has claimed that Prince Harry “will not reconcile” with his brother William on his return to the UK. The Duke of Sussex will be visiting Britain to attend the thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral for the Invictus Games on M…
Prince Harry will have ‘no reconciliation with William’ during UK trip – Michael Cole
A royal correspondent has claimed that Prince Harry “will not reconcile” with his brother William on his return to the UK. The Duke of Sussex will be visiting Britain to attend the thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral for the Invictus Games on M…