First five NHS trusts to be placed in special recovery programme named | UK News

First five NHS trusts to be placed in special recovery programme named | UK News

Five NHS trusts with “deep-rooted challenges” will be the first to be placed in a new recovery programme, the health secretary has announced. Wes Streeting said “failure has been tolerated for too long”, and although there has been improvement across the NHS overall, some “challenged” trusts continue to struggle. The new NHS Intensive Recovery programme…

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Pet owners to pay no more than Β£21 for prescriptions after major investigation | Money News

Pet owners to pay no more than Β£21 for prescriptions after major investigation | Money News

A price cap will be placed on pet prescriptions, the Competition and Markets Authority has announced following a three-year investigation. Pet owners will pay a maximum of Β£21 for their first prescription and Β£12.50 for any other medicines within the same consultation under the changes, after the CMA found some were being overcharged for commonly…

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Destitute and at war, Iran surrenders to a grim Persian New Year

Destitute and at war, Iran surrenders to a grim Persian New Year

TEHRANΒ β€”Β In typical times, Nowruz is a much-anticipated moment of hope across Iran. Preparations for the Persian New Year begin days in advance, with people spring-cleaning their home β€” β€œshaking the house,” as the expression goes β€” or buying new clothes and furniture. Tehran’s streets burst with shoppers perusing markets for flowers, painted eggs and confections…

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What is Elon Musk’s Terafab chip project? Here are his “most epic” goals for the factory.

What is Elon Musk’s Terafab chip project? Here are his “most epic” goals for the factory.

Elon Musk, famously a man with big ideas, is building a semiconductor plant vast enough to power those ambitions. Musk on Saturday announced what he calls the “Terafab,” a semiconductor manufacturing plant to be located in Austin, Texas, that will produce chips for Tesla vehicles, SpaceX spaceships and Optimus humanoid robots. Currently, Musk’s companies rely…

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