New treatment reduces injections for patients with debilitating eye disease

New treatment reduces injections for patients with debilitating eye disease

The United Kingdom has approved the use of a new drug, faricimab, which considerably reduces the frequency of treatments. From now on, patients will only require three injections per year, compared to one per month with current treatments. This medical progress could benefit more than 11,000 people in the United Kingdom, marking a major turning … Read more

Johnson wanted to invade the Netherlands to obtain COVID vaccines

Johnson wanted to invade the Netherlands to obtain COVID vaccines

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confesses in his political memoirs that he thought about invading the Netherlands through a military water attack to take away millions of AstraZeneca vaccines for Covid-19. In an excerpt from his book ‘Unleashed’, published by the ‘Daily Mail’ newspaper this Friday, the former Conservative leader recounted how, after two … Read more

The British actress Maggie Smith (89), who was famous for the films ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Downton Abbey’, died.

The British actress Maggie Smith (89), who was famous for the films ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Downton Abbey’, died.

Her two sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin report that Smith died in hospital surrounded by her family. He is survived by 2 sons and 5 grandchildren, who are heartbroken by the news. They thank the staff at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, where she spent her final days. Later on. 2024-09-27 13:32:53 #British #actress #Maggie … Read more

Art from Avila at the Frieze Sculpture in London

Art from Avila at the Frieze Sculpture in London

London’s Frieze Sculpture, one of the most important contemporary art fairs held around the world – around 150 art galleries from all continents participate, and in addition to the purely exhibitional programme there are parallel programmes of promotional, training and dissemination activities – has chosen this year Ávila-born Albano Hernández as one of the very … Read more

Two men accused of stealing Banksy’s ‘Girl with a Balloon’ from a London gallery

Two men accused of stealing Banksy’s ‘Girl with a Balloon’ from a London gallery

This article was originally published in English The stolen work is one of several versions of ‘Girl with Balloon’, a stenciled image of a girl holding a red heart-shaped balloon. ADVERTISING Two men have been charged with burglary for the theft of a work by street artist Banksy in a robbery at a London gallery. … Read more

Oasis fascination continues to rise: a Noel Gallagher guitar sells for 156,583 euros | People

Oasis fascination continues to rise: a Noel Gallagher guitar sells for 156,583 euros | People

Sotheby’s held one of those auctions on Thursday, September 12, related to objects from popular culture icons that always bring great profits to the company. A Steinway grand piano that was at Abbey Road Studios, and played by stars such as Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga, sold for 192,000 pounds (227,354 euros, at the current … Read more

Albares travels to London on Monday to resume negotiations on Gibraltar | Spain

Albares travels to London on Monday to resume negotiations on Gibraltar | Spain

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, will travel to London next Monday to meet with the new head of the Foreign Office, the Labour Party’s David Lamy. It will be the first working meeting between the two, although Albares and Lammy had already had a first meeting in Washington on July 7, on … Read more

‘It’s mean what they’re doing to me’

‘It’s mean what they’re doing to me’

Mark Saxby, a 56-year-old British teacher, has expressed in the newspaper The Guardian his frustration and despair after facing a three-year bureaucratic battle to obtain residency in Spain after Brexit. Saxby, who arrived in Valencia before the pandemic in 2020, has been caught in legal limbo due to a problem with his health insurance. Now, … Read more

Boat with migrants spotted trying to cross the English Channel

Boat with migrants spotted trying to cross the English Channel

Wimereux/Rome. Just a day after 12 migrants died in a failed attempt to cross the English Channel aboard a small inflatable boat, another boat carrying several dozen people appeared to be making a new attempt to reach Britain from the northern French coast on Wednesday, closely followed by French patrol boats. The fact that migrants … Read more

Covid impact on English schools to last into next decade, study finds | distance learning | teleworking | remote work | coronavirus | WORLD

Covid impact on English schools to last into next decade, study finds | distance learning | teleworking | remote work | coronavirus | WORLD

The impacts of the pandemic covid-19 and lockdowns in England’s education system will last until the mid-2030s, according to a study released Monday. The report, commissioned by the British Association of School and College Leaders (ASCLin English), concluded that the effects of covid-19 are “deep, widespread and persistent” in schools. She also warned that educational … Read more