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Wes Streeting, the health secretary, has accused pharmaceutical companies of being “shortsighted” and undermining their relationships with the government after the two sides failed to come to an agreement last week, but what is the row all about?Why are the health secretary and the pharmaceutical industry at loggerheads?The dispute is over the financial terms for drug companies to provide medicines to the NHS, including potentially life-saving cancer drugs. In 2023, the government, NHS England and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) made a five-year deal that included drug companies paying a percentage of their income on sales to…

Anthony Michael Hall was just 14, with only a few professional acting credits to his name, when he played the original Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon’s Vacation. So it was tough for him to reshoot the ending of the movie more than half a year later, after test audiences wanted something other than what had been captured, he explained this month during a cast reunion at Fan Expo Chicago. “Puberty kicked in for me,” Hall said. “I was a foot taller and like a different kid.” Anthony Michael Hall was a teenager when he starred in ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’. Chris…

Shedeur Sanders had a forgettable Saturday afternoon against the Rams, a Week 3 preseason game that not only slammed shut the idea that Sanders should have always been in the mix for the starting job in Cleveland, but solidified the notion that he’ll begin the regular season right where he began OTAs: as QB4 behind Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel.And that’s OK. Because you don’t need a phone full of league sources to tell you that the Browns preferred Gabriel to Sanders — we all knew this because they drafted the Oregon QB in the third round,…

Scientists seeking ways to amp up the capabilities of solar power generators have discovered a method that can boost their efficiency by a factor of 15.The breakthrough lies in a unique, laser-etched “black metal” developed by researchers over the past five years, which they now hope to use in solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs).STEGs are a type of solid-state electronic device that converts thermal energy into electricity via the Seebeck effect — a phenomenon that occurs when the temperature difference between materials displaces charged particles and creates an electromagnetic force (EMF), or voltage. You may like A STEG contains semiconductor materials…

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A proposed mega-merger of two of the largest railroad companies in the US will hurt jobs, raise costs for consumers and increase the risk of more catastrophic train crashes, according to workers and unions.Union Pacific proposed a $85bn deal to buy Norfolk Southern last month, which would create the first transcontinental railroad network in the US.As executives at Union Pacific seek approval from federal regulators the Surface Transportation Board, union leaders warn the deal heightens fears around safety – two years after the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, resulted in the release of plumes of…

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on deep-sea mining and critical minerals, follow Justine Calma. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.This is not how I thought things would go down when I started covering deep-sea mining. I knew that impatience and greed could have unforeseen consequences for life that depends on healthy oceans, including humans. I just didn’t foresee Donald Trump coming back to blow up international negotiations meant to make sure no single government screws up a…

Danai Nesta KupembaBBC NewsPeacock via Getty ImagesIdentity became a heated issue for fans of the show this yearCommitted Nigerian fans of the reality dating show Love Island USA are all primed to watch the coming reunion of the couples six weeks after the Fiji finale.”Nigerians love drama. We love ‘wahala’,” says 20-year-old Nigerian student Ashimi Olamiposi, using the Nigerian Pidgin word for trouble. And there is plenty of that in Love Island.But the on-screen drama was also matched by off-screen tensions among some in the global fanbase.Nigerian viewers were often caught in the crosshairs with some branding them “toxic” -…

The US Open descended into chaos on Sunday when a photographer came on to the court as Daniil Medvedev faced match point, bringing the first-round match to a standstill and sparking a spectacular meltdown from the Russian.Medvedev, the 2021 champion, was eventually knocked out 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4 by France’s Benjamin Bonzi, who threatened to walk off the court at one point and called for the Russian to be disqualified.Serving for the match at 6-3, 7-5, 5-4, Bonzi was preparing to play his second serve when the photographer stepped on to the court surface. The disruption led the…

At least 15 people, including four journalists working for the international media, are reported to have been killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. A Reuters cameraman and an Associated Press journalist were among those killed in the attack at Nasser Hospital. The two other journalists are reported to have worked for Al Jazeera and NBC.Several people were killed in an initial strike, and others in a second which happened as rescuers attended the scene, the Hamas-run Civil Defence said.The Israeli military and the prime minister’s office said they had no immediate comment.Pictures from…