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UK patients test 'gamechanger' bespoke jab for melanoma
on April 26, 2024 at 12:02 am
The world's first personalised mRNA cancer jab for melanoma is being tested in British patients.
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UK cows not being tested for bird flu despite US outbreak
on April 25, 2024 at 3:55 pm
Cows in the UK are not being tested for bird flu, despite the outbreak sweeping through American dairy herds, Sky News has been told.
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Over half of world's population could be at risk of mosquito-borne diseases, experts warn
on April 24, 2024 at 10:53 pm
More than half of the world's population could be at risk of catching diseases transmitted by mosquitoes such as malaria and dengue by the end of the century, scientists have warned.
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Shetlands spaceport that hopes to launch 30 rockets a year given crucial safety licence
on April 24, 2024 at 5:12 pm
A spaceport that hopes to launch the first rockets vertically into orbit from British soil has been given a crucial safety licence.
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TikTok and its possible US ban - what happens next?
on April 24, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Only two months ago Joe Biden joined the social media platform TikTok with a video captioned "lol hey guys". Now, the US president is poised to sign a bill that could ban the popular app - unless its parent company sells it.
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Meta shares take $125bn hit as Facebook owner raises spending forecasts
on April 24, 2024 at 3:46 pm
Shares in Meta, the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, have fallen sharply after the company revealed it had raised its cost forecast for the current year.
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Woman has world-first combined surgery
on April 24, 2024 at 1:48 pm
A US woman has become the first person in the world to undergo a pig kidney transplant and also have a mechanical heart pump surgically implanted.
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Most plant-based meat and dairy alternatives have lower saturated fat and higher fibre, study finds
on April 24, 2024 at 1:25 pm
Most plant-based meat and dairy alternatives have lower levels of saturated fat and higher fibre than their animal-derived counterparts, researchers have found.
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'We aren't going anywhere' - TikTok vows court fight as new US law threatens to ban it
on April 24, 2024 at 4:33 am
TikTok has promised a court battle over a new law that threatens to ban it in the US - with the app's boss saying "we aren't going anywhere".
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Will TikTok be banned in US - and could same thing happen here?
on March 13, 2024 at 8:51 am
The US Senate has voted in favour of legislation that could ban TikTok in the country - if its Chinese owners refuse to sell.