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The nurse who cared for late British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking was on Tuesday banned for failing “to provide the standards of good, professional care that we expect and Professor Hawking deserved”. Britain’s Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) made the ruling at a hearing where Patricia Dowdy, 61, faces multiple misconduct charges over her care of the professor – who died last year – including financial misconduct, not providing appropriate care and not having the correct qualifications. Hawking was confined to a wheelchair, almost completely paralysed and unable to speak except through his trademark voice synthesiser after having being diagnosed with motor neurone disease aged 21. “As the public rightly expects, in serious cases such as this – where a nurse has failed in their duty of care and has not been able to (provide) evidence to the panel that they have learned from their mistakes and be fit to practise – we will take action,” said the NMC’s Matthew McClelland. “As t

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 sits parked at Boeing Co.'s Renton Assembly Plant on March 11, 2019, in Renton, Wash. Britain on Tuesday joined a growing number of nations to suspend flights by Boeing 737 MAX aircraft over their territory, after an Ethiopia Airlines plane of that model crashed on Sunday killing 157 people. “The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority has been closely monitoring the situation, however, as we do not currently have sufficient information from the flight data recorder we have, as a precautionary measure, issued instructions to stop any commercial passenger flights from any operator arriving, departing or overflying U.K. airspace,” a spokesperson said in a statement about Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. “The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority’s safety directive will be in place until further notice.”

The Brits, on Tuesday, were the eighth country to ground the Boeing Max 737 — a model that crashed in Ethiopia on Sunday — but because the United States loves setting itself apart from the rest of the world the nation has yet to ground the aircraft with officials saying that they even refuse to do so, though there has been pressure applied by US lawmakers. The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has said it will not suspend Boeing 737 Max aircraft despite mounting pressure from senators and workers’ unions. The FAA said a review showed “no systemic performance issues” and there is no basis for grounding the aircraft. View image on Twitter The FAA ✔ @FAANews UPDATED #FAA Statement regarding @Boeing 737 MAX. 705 11:12 PM - Mar 12, 2019  ·  Washington, DC 1,486 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy On Tuesday, the European Union joined other nations in temporarily suspending the planes’ use in the wake of the crash — the second one in less than fiv

A newly identified circuit connecting the cerebellum to the brain’s reward centers in mice could help scientists understand autism and addiction Credit: Getty Images For the longest time the cerebellum, a dense, fist-size formation located at the base of the brain, never got much respect from neuroscientists. For about two centuries the scientific community believed the cerebellum (Latin for “little brain”), which contains approximately half of the brain’s neurons, was dedicated solely to the control of movement. In recent decades, however, the tide has started to turn, as researchers have revealed details of the structure’s role in cognition, emotional processing and social behavior. The longstanding interest in the cerebellum can be seen in the work of French physiologist Marie Jean Pierre Flourens—(1794–1867). Flourens removed the cerebella of pigeons and found the birds became unbalanced, although they could still move. Based on these observations, he concluded the cerebellum

Yasmin Hurd, a neurobiologist who studies addiction, in her office at the Addiction Institute at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. N EW YORK — When she started collecting brains, neuroscientist Yasmin Hurd’s peers wondered what she could possibly be thinking. Studying animals made way more sense as a way to trace how chronic drug use changes the brain, they thought — after all, how was Hurd going to parse the long-term effects from the trauma of the overdoses that killed the brain donors? She waved her colleagues off. She wanted to know what was happening in human brains, not in mice. So she began filling up freezers with slices of brain tissue from hundreds of overdose victims, most of them killed by too much cocaine. “We had a lot of freezers, sadly,” said Hurd, who now runs the Addiction Institute at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. And then, early in the 2000s, she noticed a tidal shift: Suddenly, the overdoses were dominated by heroin. She saw the  opioid

People throng the streets to protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, March 12, 2019. China offered on Wednesday to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of cyber “sabotage” that plunged the South American country into its worst blackout on record. Maduro, who retains control of the military and other state institutions as well as the backing of Russia and China, has blamed Washington for his nation’s economic turmoil and denounced opposition leader Juan Guaido as a puppet of the United States. With the power blackout in its sixth day, hospitals struggled to keep equipment running, food rotted in the tropical heat and exports from the country’s main oil terminal were shut down. Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lu Kang said China had noted reports that the power grid had gone down due to a hacking attack. “China is deeply concerned about

President Donald Trump has finally found a way to designate Mexicans as terrorists to justify his hardline immigration policies. The president  told Breitbart  News that his administration was “very seriously” considering a policy change that would label Mexican drug cartels or some of their factions as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. “We are, we are,” Trump told the website. “We’re thinking about doing it very seriously. In fact, we’ve been thinking about it for a long time.” The president appeared to admit the change was intended to gin up fear of Mexican immigrants to justify his proposed border wall and other controversial anti-immigration policies. “It’s psychological, but it’s also economic,” Trump said. “As terrorists — as terrorist organizations, the answer is yes. They are.” Trump then cited an inflated statistic to justify his fear-mongering about gang violence across the border. “Mexico, unfortunately, has lost control of the cartels,” Trump said. “They’ve totally l

WASHINGTON —  U.S. Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, blasted Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Iraq and accused his government of trying to control Iraq by fueling sectarian conflict in the country. U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook speaks to VOA Persian, Dec. 18, 2018. In an interview with Alhurrha TV, Hook said Rouhani's visit is not in the best interest of the Iraqi people, adding that Iran does not support the security and sovereignty of Iraq. "When President Rouhani comes into Iraq, you have to question the motive," Hook said Monday. "I think what Iran would ultimately like to see happen is Iraq turn into a province of Iran so that they can create a military highway across the northern Middle East that the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps can use to ferry missiles and weapons." Hook said Iran is "the last revolutionary regime on earth," and it is trying to further destabilize the Middle East by reinforci

The building collapsed at around 10am local time and it is thought some 100 pupils were inside. A three storey building which housed a school has collapsed trapping children inside. Children are trapped after a three storey building containing a school collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria. Emergency services are on the scene and rescuers are attempting to pull survivors out of the rubble. Locals report the school, which was on the top floor, had around 100 pupils and that eight children had been pulled alive from the debris. Image: Rescue workers attend the collapsed building Ibrahim Farinloye, spokesman for the national emergency management agency's southwest region, said there was no immediate information on any casualties. "It is believed that many people including children are currently trapped in the building," he said. He added: "The third floor of the building is housing a private school in the area." Image: A huge crowd gathers as a child is taken to

Braids look good on ladies especially when it is handled by a professional.   It doesn’t matter the season that the hair is braided, what matters are how it looks on you. If it is your first time of trying a braid, you may not know what to expect until the work is over.  The entire experience begins from choosing the perfect braid and sitting for a long time with a hairdresser, who makes sure that you pick another stunning appearance. There are many shops that have stylists but it is not every stylist that can handle your braid the you want it. With that in mind, you should do your homework well before going for your hair braiding. Do a Quick Search on the Hairdresser The internet is all you need to do a search on a stylist.  Unfortunately, in Africa, most hair braiding salons are without an online influence. This is going to be another task for you. However, the social media can be your friend, if you know the stylist on Instagram or Facebook. Choose the Style Before Your Appo

Light show is seen at Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Downtown Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Feb. 4, 2019. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Xinhua/Mahmoud Khaled) Light show is seen at Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Downtown Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Feb. 4, 2019. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Xinhua/Mahmoud Khaled) Light show is seen at Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Downtown Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Feb. 4, 2019. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Xinhua/Mahmoud Khaled) Light show is seen at Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Downtown Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Feb. 4, 2019. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Xin

Despite being one of the world's most successful singers that you'd think designers would be falling over themselves to dress, Bebe Rexha recently revealed that some designers won't dress her for the upcoming Grammys. The star doesn't fit the industry's standard sizing expectations, despite being a healthy UK size 12, and so spoke out on Instagram to share that designers had initially been reluctant to dress her for the big event. It's important that size discrimination within the industry is spoken about publicly so that attitudes can change faster. Here are ten stars who've shared the battles they've had with the industry, just to wear a beautiful gown on the red carpet... 1. Bebe Rexha Bebe Rexha is nominated Best New Artist and Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the upcoming awards show, and hit Instagram to say she's having trouble finding the perfect gown due to designers' refusal to dress her. "So I finally get nominated a