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The UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has shared it is looking into reports that a worker at an Anti-Plague Institute in Russia died from a mysterious infectious illness. The 28-year-old laboratory technician worked at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and died last week after being diagnosed with pneumonia of an “unknown” origin, according…
AM Best, the credit rating agency, has reported a stronger balance of rating actions among US life/annuity and health insurers during the first half of 2026, with upgrades outnumbering downgrades by two to one compared with the same period a year earlier. In its latest Best’s Special Report, More Upgrades, Fewer Downgrades for L/H Insurers…
It seems the divided reaction to Tom Cruise’s new movie Digger hasn’t quite been enough to pique cinemagoers’ curiosity to check out for themselves. The Mission: Impossible actor takes a big step away from the action genre for his latest film, in which he dons a hefty amount of prosthetics to transform himself into Digger…
Chris and Amy wound up in the first dance-off of the new season over the weekend, and were sent home by the judges, who opted to save the actor Jaime Winstone and her professional partner Carlos Gu. On Sunday night, after their exit aired, the Welsh dancer posted a carousel of pictures of herself and…
Sometimes bedtime seems like an impossible feat. The hours creep past, and while your energy as a parent might be dwindling, your little ones’ is thriving more than ever. Sure, you can sit them in front of the telly, or read them a book and hope that sitting still will sneakily lull them into a…
Neptune Insurance Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Neptune Flood Incorporated, an AI-native managing general agent focused on flood insurance, has appointed David Noble as an independent member of its Board of Directors, with the appointment taking effect on 30 September 2026. Noble brings experience across financial services, digital banking, strategy consulting, executive leadership and…
Movie stars Robert De Niro and Mark Ruffalo both delivered a damning Hollywood one-two against US president Donald Trump on Sunday evening. The pair put their long-held and well-known contempt for the president on full display ata New York City event for the Hands Off Our Vote election-protection campaign ahead of the 2026 midterms. De…
Media personality Katie Price and former home secretary Suella Braverman are among the stars taking part in the celebrity version of the reality show Handcuffed. Handcuffed first aired on Channel 4 earlier this year, seeing contestants from all walks of life being chained together with someone with opposing views or different backgrounds to them 24…
Clear Group, an independent insurance intermediary, continues to build its specialist wholesale proposition with the acquisition of London based specialist broker Commercial Risks (UK) Ltd and its managing general agent (MGA), Troon Underwriting. Founded in 2002, Commercial Risks is a London Market insurance broker led by James Osman with over 25 years’ experience placing complex,…
I’m not exactly an outdoorsy person. I’m no stranger to a long walk – a mountain hike, even – but I’ve never been the type to go skiing or do any kind of extreme sport. Meeting the Gen Z stereotype, even a club night is a bit much for me at the grand old age…