Category : Focus

Mum never got over injecting son with infected blood

Kate McDougall gave her son injections to treat his haemophilia which unknowingly led to his HIV infection.

TV tonight: it’s the last ever series of hit black comedy Inside No 9

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s creepy anthology returns for a final time. Plus: a dangerous nuclear game in Secrets and Spies. Here’s what to watch today10pm, BBC TwoSome starry guests join Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton to kick off the...

Antisemitism complaints by doctors surge

A Jewish doctor speaks of being abused by a colleague, as reports to the GMC of antisemitism surge.

Dark Matter review – Joel Edgerton abducts himself in fun multiverse thriller

It’s a fascinating premise – a physics genius creates a way to go to a parallel universe and switch places with his less successful self. If only this series weren’t about five universes too longI feel as if I’ve been living in a parallel universe si...

Fake Monet and Renoir on eBay among 40 counterfeits identified using AI

Paintings identified as fake using cutting-edge technology are ‘tip of the iceberg’ specialist Dr Carina Popovici saysA “Monet” and a “Renoir” are among up to 40 fake paintings that are being offered for sale on eBay, according to research by a leadi...

FTX says it has billions more than owed to victims

The failed cryptocurrency giant says it has billions of dollars more than needed to cover its debts.

TikTok sues to block US law that could ban app

TikTok said the measure was an "extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights".

Train strikes: What routes are affected when?

Train drivers are staging strikes, coinciding with a six-day overtime ban.

Fraud victim's 18-month fight for £80,000 refund

Ahead of new rules coming in designed to better protect fraud victims, one woman tells of her fight to get her money back.

Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly review – a harrowing first-person account of a knife attack

The British-Indian writer relives his horrific 2022 stabbing in shocking detail – and opens up about how heading back to the scene of the crime helped him‘One of the first things I thought when I saw him coming at me was: ‘Oh, it’s you … ’ I did wond...

Drake’s security guard ‘seriously injured’ in shooting at Toronto mansion

Guard was shot inside Drake’s home and had serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while the assailant fled in a vehicleA security guard at the mansion of Canadian hip-hop artist Drake has been “seriously injured” in a shooting outside the musicia...

Guitar formerly owned by Prince could fetch $600,000 at auction

Cloud 3 used at height of his stardom may beat estimate and become most expensive of late musician’s guitarsOne of Prince’s guitars used by the late musician on stage at the height of his stardom in the 80s and 90s is being auctioned later this month...

Robert Downey Jr to make Broadway debut this year

The Oscar-winning actor will lead Ayad Akhtar’s McNeal, playing a writer with ‘an unhealthy fascination with artificial intelligence’Robert Downey Jr is set to make his Broadway debut in a new play from Pulitzer prize winner Ayad Akhtar.The Oscar-win...

‘Russian protest punk and symphonies might seem worlds apart. But the idea is the same: weaponise your art’

My Riot Symphony is inspired by the bravery of the Ulster Orchestra, who give its premiere, and of women, from anti-Nazi campaigner Sophie Scholl to Sinead O’Connor and Pussy RiotI’m about to hit “send”. At the other end of the email is the Ulster Or...

Disney to ‘focus on quality’ as it plans to cut output – including Marvel movies

CEO Bob Iger says company will scale back releases in superhero franchise as it seeks to take on Netflix in streaming marketDisney plans to release fewer movies and “focus more on quality” in its key franchises, following of a string of high-profile...