BBC Matthew Sharp has been unable to leave hospital for nearly a year A disabled man has spent nearly 10 months in a busy general hospital because no suitable home has been found for him in the community. Matthew Sharp, who has a range of complex conditions, says he has been left in limbo while … Read more
Reuters Venezuelans will be going to the polls on Sunday in the most tensely awaited presidential election in more than a decade. Opposition supporters think that they stand a real chance of ousting the incumbent, President Nicolás Maduro, from office after 11 years. Meanwhile, Mr Maduro, who is running for a third consecutive term, has … Read more
Ukrainian presidency Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has been waiting for the F16s for a year and a half The first F-16 fighter jets are set to arrive in Ukraine from Nato member states, after many months of preparation and pilot training. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said they are essential to help Ukrainians push back against … Read more
Mano Animations The Glassworker is Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated feature film Ten years ago, musician Usman Riaz grabbed a pencil and started to sketch. He might have hoped, but didn’t know at the time, that it would start him on a path to making history. That initial drawing became The Glassworker – Pakistan’s first ever … Read more
Wes Streeting has called England’s healthcare watchdog “not fit for purpose” after an interim report found significant failings were hampering its ability to identify poor performance at hospitals, care homes and GP practices. The health and social care secretary promised to “grip the crisis” at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) by taking immediate action to … Read more
The cost of England’s four biggest killer diseases could rise to £86bn a year by 2050, prompting calls for a crackdown on alcohol, junk food and smoking. The ageing population means the annual cost of cancer, heart disease, dementia and stroke combined will go from the £51.9bn recorded in 2018 to £85.6bn in 2050 – … Read more
Getty Images By the mid-1990s, the 50 million-strong vulture population in India plummeted to near zero Once upon a time, the vulture was an abundant and ubiquitous bird in India. The scavenging birds hovered over sprawling landfills, looking for cattle carcasses. Sometimes they would alarm pilots by getting sucked into jet engines during airport take-offs. … Read more
Driver films destruction in Jasper after wildfire blazes through town A huge wildfire may have destroyed up to half of the Canadian town of Jasper, officials have. The fires in Jasper National Park, which were sparked earlier this week, forced about 25,000 people to flee the area earlier this week, officials said on Thursday. Some … Read more
Ed Ram/Getty A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the north of Ethiopia, driven by drought, crop failure and continued insecurity in the aftermath of a brutal war. With local officials warning that more than two million people are now at risk of starvation, the BBC has gained exclusive access to some of the worst affected … Read more
There was a moment midway through the second half of the Matildas’ Olympic opener that epitomised what was ultimately a listless, uncomposed performance, punctuated occasionally by moments of quality. Captain Steph Catley and Caitlin Foord combined in a flash of brilliance on the left flank to unlock the German midfield. Catley found herself released, striving … Read more