The morning-after pill, known as emergency contraception, external, is medication designed to prevent unwanted pregnancies. It usually has to be taken within three to five days of having unprotected sex. The sooner it is taken, the more effective it is. It works by delaying or preventing the release of an egg, but will only prevent…
ESPN believes the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have one of the NFL’s better young rosters, but only one player currently stands above the rest. In its annual under-25 rankings, Aaron Schatz placed the Buccaneers 14th in the league, an improvement from last year’s No. 16 ranking. More notably, Schatz identified wide receiver Emeka Egbuka as Tampa…
Pick of the weekThe Positive Distraction Podcast While he is best known for his No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels, Alexander McCall Smith has something of a soft spot for short stories, which can “cover a whole sweep of history in a couple of paragraphs”. His new series features a selection of short original works…
Around 77,000 hectares have been affected by the fires in Spain, minister for ecological transition, Sara Aagesen, said on Sunday. She added that the wildfire burning in the Ávila region is the largest in the country’s recent history. Among the residents evacuating surrounding areas is Olga Congacha, 50, who had to hastily flee her village…
Gatwick Airport says its water supply has returned after passengers faced long queues for toilets and closed restaurants and bars after a major supply outage. Both terminals at the UK’s second busiest airport lost running water on Sunday morning after a power failure at a treatment works that serves the area. People told the BBC…
Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009 when he was health secretary under Gordon Brown. He has vowed to spend political capital on the issue as prime minister. However, he is not the first leader in recent years to pledge to address the issue of adult social care. In…
The team changes suggested the home side would be favourites, but not the scale of the one-sided encounter that followed. Middlesex recalled Roland-Jones for Jack Nelson, while Glamorgan gave debuts to two seamers – 18 year old academy product Tom Edwards and Aussie Connor O’Riordan, who has been on an extended second team trial. Both…
The world’s oldest professional footballer, Kazuyoshi Miura, scores as Fukushima United thrash Iwaki Furukawa 7-0. Published On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026 Japanese football icon Kazuyoshi Miura proved that age is just a number as the 59-year-old scored his first competitive goal in nearly four years. The world’s oldest professional footballer, affectionately known as “King…
According to the charity, about 80% of UK butterfly species have declined over the past 50 years due to factors including habitat loss, pollution and climate change. Species that can be recorded during the survey include the Peacock, Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Brimstone and Small Copper. Andy Hadley, BCP Council’s lead for climate response, environment…
Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they “are far from having the fire under control.” More than 300,000 people in France and Spain have fled fires which have been raging for days, as winds and high temperatures hamper…
