Life

• Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed with a majority ruling that the United States Postal Service cannot implement specific mail ballot rules before the 2026 midterm elections. • Kavanaugh indicated in his opinion that he is not closing the door on the USPS enacting these rules at a later date. • This decision prevents the immediate application of Trump-backed ballot rules, affecting how mail-in voting is managed for the upcoming midterms.

Thousands with HER2-low advanced breast cancer will have access to Enhertu after ministers strike deal on priceThousands of women in England with incurable breast cancer will get access to a life-extending drug on the NHS after negotiations over its cost proved successful.About 1,000 women a year with HER2-low advanced breast cancer will be able to obtain Enhertu from Thursday after ministers and the drug’s makers struck a deal on its price. Continue reading...

• NASA extended the planned operational lifespan of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to over 20 years following a super-precise engine burn. • The telescope was originally scheduled for a primary five-year mission followed by a five-year extension. • This extension allows the telescope to collect significantly more data on the universe over two decades instead of ten.

• A radiology student at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU) took his own life following a dispute with a female friend. • The student's father reported that the female friend called him to make insulting and derogatory remarks about his son. • This incident highlights the severe mental health risks and emotional distress facing university students during personal conflicts.

Broadcaster, 86, had intended to end her life in Swiss clinic after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023Esther Rantzen has said she is no longer able to travel to Switzerland to end her life because she has become “too physically fragile”.Rantzen, who presented the TV current affairs programme That’s Life! for 21 years and founded the youth support charity Childline, had intended to end her life in a Dignitas assisted dying clinic in Switzerland after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023. Continue reading...

• Banijay Entertainment announced the launch of Live Better for Less, a pan-European lifestyle entertainment format, on August 24, 2026. • The project is produced by Banijay UK’s Electric Robin in collaboration with Vinted and WPP Media. • The format utilizes Adapt's AI voice synthesis and lip sync technology to localize content across multiple European markets including France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland.

• NASA and the European Space Agency have launched uncrewed probes, including the Europa Clipper and Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, to search for life-sustaining conditions on Jupiter's moons. • Researchers are combining data from these probes with findings from the James Webb Space Telescope and future missions to Saturn's moon Enceladus to identify microbial life. • The increased likelihood of discovering extraterrestrial life forces experts to plan for the social and political fallout of such a discovery.