Voters are set to head to the polls for local and mayoral elections being held in some parts of England on Thursday.
There are local elections to 24 of England’s 317 councils and six mayoral authorities on 1 May.
A by-election in Runcorn and Helsby…

Voters are set to head to the polls for local and mayoral elections being held in some parts of England on Thursday.
There are local elections to 24 of England’s 317 councils and six mayoral authorities on 1 May.
A by-election in Runcorn and Helsby…
The US and Ukraine announced on Wednesday an economic deal after a weekslong press by President Donald Trump calling on Ukraine to compensate Washington for billions in military and economic assistance to help Ukraine repel the Russian invasion.

The White House announced Wednesday night that it signed an economic partnership with Ukraine that includes an agreement on the ownership and extraction of natural resources from the war-torn nation.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the…

The US and Kyiv have signed an agreement to share profits and royalties from the future sale of Ukrainian minerals and rare earths, sealing a deal that Donald Trump has said will provide an economic incentive for the US to continue to invest in…

Spotify has already begun to increase prices for some European users, with the Premium plan in the Netherlands and Luxembourg rising to €12.99 from €10.00; in Belgium, users saw only a €1.00 bump.
These figures and news that other EU members…

Officials from the Trump administration, who have met with Russian diplomats at least six times over the past two months, have returned from the negotiations without an outcome, which is beginning to raise concerns among them. A briefing for the US’ European and…

People whose biological age is higher than their chronological age may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose biological age matches or is lower than their chronological age, according to a study published on April 30, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the…

Russian President Putin continues to insist that four Ukrainian regions be recognized as part of the Russian Federation in exchange for an end to hostilities. In particular, Putin is asserting claims over the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions within their…

Reduced levels of a critical protein are linked to devastating brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Surprisingly, the protein shortage primarily affects the brain’s blood vessels.
University of Connecticut researchers report in the…

Semaglutide effectively treats liver disease in two thirds of patients, new research has found.
Results from the ESSENCE phase 3 clinical trial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine shows treating patients with the substance can halt and even reverse the disease.
The…