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Faarea Masud, Rachel Clun and Simon JackBusiness reportersGetty ImagesAmerican pharmaceutical giant MSD is scrapping the planned £1bn expansion of its operations in the UK saying the government is not investing enough in the sector.The multinational business, known as Merck in the US, said it would move its life sciences research to the US and cut more than 100 UK jobs, blaming successive governments for undervaluing innovative medicines.A spokesperson for the government defended its investments in science and research, but acknowledged there was “more work to do”.Pharmaceutical companies have been refocusing on American investments following pressure from US President Donald Trump,…

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Dr Chi Eziefula, a menstrual health expert, explains which mammals menstruate – and how their cycles differ from other animals.

Jimmy Kimmel has taken to social media to weigh in on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and Donald Trump ally who died at 31 years old after being shot at a college event in Utah. Kimmel, one of Hollywood’s most vocal opponents of Trump, advised his followers to stop with the “angry finger-pointing” in the immediate aftermath of the Kirk’s death. “Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human?” Kimmel wrote on Instagram. “On behalf of my family, we send love to the…

It has baffled minds as great as Galileo’s, inspired composers and fuelled sci-fi fantasies, but while Saturn will be on show all September, is anyone watching?The ringed gas giant will be highly visible in the night sky all month, reaching its brightest on the 21st when Earth will sit directly between Saturn and the sun, a configuration known as opposition.What is more, the planet will have an unusual appearance, with its rings nearly edge-on as seen from Earth, after an event known as a “ring crossing” that happens every 15 years or so when the planet is at equinox.Stargazers in…

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U.S. conservative political activist Charlie Kirk speaks at University of Nevada in Reno on Oct. 8, 2024. (Photo by / AFP) (Photo by ANDRI TAMBUNAN/) Andri Tambunan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andri Tambunan/AFP via Getty Images Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an outdoor speaking event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, according to President Trump. “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie.” The university said in…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Novo Nordisk is to cut 11 per cent of jobs and has reduced its profit guidance for this year, as the Danish maker of weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy struggles to fend off competition from US rival Eli Lilly. The drugmaker said it would cut 9,000 jobs — including 5,000 in its home country of Denmark — out of a workforce of 78,400. It estimated it would save DKr8bn ($1.3bn) a year by 2026 from the move. Novo said it would cost…

Consumers in America would pay twice as much 10 years ago for content. People were spending, on average, $55 for content 10 years ago, and the quality of the content, the amount of content that we’re getting, the spend is 10 or 12 fold and they’re paying dramatically less. I think we want a good deal for consumers, but I think over time, there’s real opportunity, particularly for us, in that quality area, to raise price. A question of quality Zaslav is arguing that the quality of the shows and movies on HBO Max warrants an eventual price bump. But,…

Phil Salt drops Aiden Markram on 24 after a lofted shot to long-on goes straight through his hands in the reduced overs T20 between England and South Africa at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. FOLLOW LIVE: England v South Africa – Men’s T20Available to UK users only.