Researchers have developed a bioengineered chewing gum that may offer a new way to target microbes associated with head and neck cancer. In tests involving oral samples from patients, extracts from the gum sharply reduced one virus and two types of bacteria linked to the disease. The research team was led by Henry Daniell of…
The Jodrell Bank Observatory, which has housed the UK’s largest telescope for nearly 70 years, has lost its funding and could now close, the BBC understands. The observatory and its network of telescopes have been pivotal to the country’s study of distant galaxies and training future astronomers. Scientists have described the decision as “heartbreaking” and…
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK – more than 64,000 are diagnosed each year, and about 12,000 die from the disease. A £60m trial is looking at the best way to introduce targeted prostate cancer screening by combining rapid MRI scans with treatments that cause lower harm, such as…
Microsoft has announced it has cut 4,800 jobs – roughly 2.1% of its workforce – with Xbox to bear a large number of its latest layoffs. Amy Coleman, executive vice president at Microsoft, told employees in a memo that the tech giant needed to focus on areas that can deliver for customers amid a “fast-changing…
Microsoft is eliminating 4,800 jobs, representing 2.1% of its workforce, with the company’s Xbox division losing about one-fifth of its staff in the software giant’s latest effort to cut costs in the era of artificial intelligence. “The way technology is built, deployed, and used is transforming faster than at any point in my time here,”…
A radio telescope in Shropshire with a 25m (82ft) diameter dish, could be at risk of closing because of proposed cuts in national science funding. The site in Knockin, near Oswestry, is part of e-MERLIN (Enhanced Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network), a globally significant group of seven sites across the UK. However, the Science and…
Families are expected to get cheaper access to theme parks, zoos and museums as well as kids’ meals as a temporary VAT cut comes in to force on Thursday for the school summer holidays. Ticket prices at various attractions are among the activities where VAT will be reduced from 20% to 5% in what the…
DALLAS – Primoris Services Corporation (NYSE:PRIM) announced today that Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Kinch has departed from his role, while the company slashed its full-year 2026 financial guidance due to cost overruns in its renewables business. The company now expects net income between $71.0 million and $101.0 million for 2026, down from previous guidance of…
Senate lawmakers are pushing to restrict Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s travel spending until he provides lawmakers with a civilian harm investigation into the February bombing of an Iranian girls’ school and unedited video footage of the Latin American boat strikes. The Senate Armed Services Committee included a provision in its version of fiscal year…
June 5, 2026, 10:06 a.m. ET White House rejoices over strong jobs report. The White House celebrated a stronger-than-expected jobs report on Friday, insisting that the uptick in hiring shows that the U.S. economy remains strong even as the war with Iran continues to elevate oil and gas prices. The report, which showed that employers…
