Eli Lilly saw first-quarter profits double as sales of its weight-loss drug soared. GLP-1 drugs have changed not just the pharmaceutical industry — although they have, briefly making Novo Nordisk Europe’s biggest company by market capitalization — but also people’s health and habits. US obesity peaked in 2022 after decades ...
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New major global trade deals exclude USNew major global trade deals exclude US
Two new trade deals that come into effect today suggest a global rebalancing of commerce away from the US in response to President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies. A free trade deal between South America’s biggest trading bloc, Mercosur, and the EU came into force, and all but one African nation ...
Billions of meals at risk due to Iran war, says fertiliser bossBillions of meals at risk due to Iran war, says fertiliser boss
A shortage of fertiliser due to the Iran conflict could reduce crop yields and push prices higher, says the boss of Yara. ...
Woman charged over fatal Wimbledon school crashWoman charged over fatal Wimbledon school crash
Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died after a car crashed into the Study Preparatory School in July 2023. ...
Man appears in court charged with attempted murder of two Jewish menMan appears in court charged with attempted murder of two Jewish men
Essa Suleiman, 45, is also accused of attempting to murder a third man on the same day. ...
Superdry co-founder found guilty of rapeSuperdry co-founder found guilty of rape
James Holder, 54, attacked the woman after a night out in Cheltenham in May 2022. ...
Small boat migrant guilty of attempting knife attack on Israeli embassySmall boat migrant guilty of attempting knife attack on Israeli embassy
Abdullah Albadri was arrested in April last year as he tried to climb over the railings of the embassy in London. ...
No evidence of widespread fuel price-gouging, watchdog saysNo evidence of widespread fuel price-gouging, watchdog says
Profit margins were “broadly unchanged” between February and March, the UK’s competition watchdog says. ...
Israel navy to release six Australians in Greece after intercepting Gaza flotillaIsrael navy to release six Australians in Greece after intercepting Gaza flotilla
The activists’ vessels were intercepted off the coast of Crete on Wednesday evening while travelling as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Six Australians who were detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while attempting to transport aid to ...
‘When I watched the girls loving this man, I felt sick’: the woman who exposed a polygamous paedophile‘When I watched the girls loving this man, I felt sick’: the woman who exposed a polygamous paedophile
Without Christine Marie, Samuel Bateman might never have been jailed for his crimes among the Mormon community of Short Creek. What drives the heroine of Netflix’s hit documentary Trust Me: The False Prophet? When Christine Marie and her husband, Tolga Katas, packed up their lives in Las Vegas in 2016 ...