Robin van Persie and Nani endured frustrating debuts for Fenerbahce in a goalless first leg of their new club’s Champions League third qualifying round tie against Shakthar Donetsk. The two former Manchester United players had chances at opposite ends of the game, but failed to make the decisive touch as the Turkish side were held to a draw against the nine-times Ukrainian champions.
Patterns of soil-transmitted helminth infection in sub-Saharan Africa have changed and the prevalence of infection has declined substantially in this millennium, probably due to socioeconomic development and large-scale deworming programmes. The global control strategy should be reassessed, with emphasis given also to adults to progress towards local elimination.
University of Bath rewards Yoda the owl for ‘valuable service’ in discouraging seagulls from nesting on campus or scavenging food from staff and students
An owl has been issued with his own library card in recognition of his work tackling seagulls at the University of Bath.
Yoda the European eagle owl visits the campus with his handler twice a week to unsettle the gulls there. The seven-year-old is employed as an environmentally friendly method to control the population and limit any adverse effects.
Health officials suggest new approach to treatment of the dying using teams of experts and closely involving families after failings of Liverpool Care Pathway
Judgments on when patients are reaching the end of their lives should be taken by a number of health experts rather than relying on the medical opinion of just one doctor, according to new guidance from health officials.
The draft guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) follow the abolition of the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway – a regime that recommended the withdrawal of treatment, food and water from some sedated patients in their final hours or days – which was phased out last year after a government-commissioned review found serious failings in how it was being implemented.
Nine-year-old boy also taken to hospital following second fatal incident of the summer at Gower’s Three Cliffs Bay
A man has died and a boy has been hospitalised after getting into difficulty swimming in the waters at Three Cliffs Bay in Gower, near Swansea.
The man, who has not been identified, was taken by air ambulance to Morriston hospital, where he later died. A nine-year-old boy was taken to the same A&E unit by ambulance.
Chelsea have played very well in this first half. They deserve to be ahead, although Barca look dangerous, particularly when Suarez has a sniff. But that’s a waste of a cross from Sergi Roberto: high, and overhit.
Like Emmental cheese or my underpants, Barcelona’s backline is full of holes. (And sweating.) Mathieu, in particular, has struggled – and that’s a yellow card for him, for holding back Hazard. He looks chastened. As well he might!