Diane Ackerman

Black women are notoriously underserved by the US healthcare system. The New York City-based founders of the digital platform Health in Her Hue aim to bridge that gap. Since its launch in 2018, the platform has empowered Black women with…

Housing campaigners and MPs have cautiously welcomed plans to pressure developers to cover the cost of removing dangerous cladding from buildings taller than 11 metres, but warned they do not go far enough.In an apparent climbdown, the…

Labour would impose a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers to fund measures to ease the cost of living squeeze, by reducing the average household energy bill by £200.The £6.6bn plan would include removing VAT on domestic energy…

Jack Saunders might possess a PhD and have lectured undergraduates for 10 years, most recently at University College London, yet in all that time job security and an above-inflation pay rise have eluded him.“I have been on a fixed-term…

Rupert Soames was driving north “one dark and stormy night” in late 2013 when an item on the 6pm news made his ears prick up. Serco, the outsourcing giant that had become synonymous with ripping off the taxpayer, had just sacked its chief…

Record house prices, cheap mortgages, a stamp duty holiday and the “race for space” during the pandemic have meant huge rewards for UK housebuilders, Taylor Wimpey included.In the first half of 2021, the UK’s third-largest housebuilder…

Staff at CSL are working in the lab on November 08, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia, where they will begin manufacturing AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine.Darrian Traynor | Getty ImagesA researcher in Cyprus has discovered a…

As Uttar Pradesh gears up for assembly elections, ET on Sunday will be speaking to politicians from across the spectrum in a series of interviews called “Poli-Talk”. UP Congress President Ajay Singh Lallu says the party is tying up with…

(This story originally appeared in on Jan 08, 2022)The stage has been set for the high-stake 2022 electoral battle in Uttar Pradesh. The Election Commission on Saturday announced a 7-phase poll schedule for the state with voting for first…

Political parties in Uttar Pradesh are restructuring their campaigns for the state polls with a focus on virtual and door-to-door programmes, after the Election Commission banned rallies and roadshows till January 15. The ruling BJP, which…