Nikki FoxEast of England health correspondent and Matt PreceyBBC East Investigations Family photo Colin Flatt, who his partner described as having been a “strong, capable man” never recovered after falling over a hospital balcony on to a glass table An ex-footballer with dementia who died after falling from a height was “stripped of his dignity” […]
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has told the BBC that a targeted prostate cancer screening programme is needed urgently, and would “save countless lives”. Sunak is an ambassador for the Prostate Cancer Research charity, and made his comments as the UK National Screening Committee reconsiders its 2020 decision not […]
David McKennaEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire PA Media Developers say The Tillbridge Solar project near the village of Glentworth in Lincolnshire would power about 300,000 homes Plans for a huge solar farm in Lincolnshire have been given approval. The Tillbridge Solar project, which would cover around 3,000 acres (1,214 hectares), is classified as a Nationally Significant […]
Prominent Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer has arrived in Miami after being freed from a Cuban prison. Shortly after landing in the United States, the pro-democracy activist called for the release of hundreds of political prisoners held in Cuba. Earlier this month, the 55-year-old revealed that he had taken the “difficult decision” to go into […]
Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has stepped up his call for a targeted screening programme for prostate cancer. In a BBC interview he said he was “convinced of the urgency ” of introducing such a programme which would be affordable, deliverable and “save countless lives”. His comments come as the UK National Screening Committee reconsiders […]
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter Getty Images Nexperia is based in the Netherlands and operates factories worldwide, including in the UK The Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands, in a bid to safeguard the European supply of semiconductors for cars and other electronic goods and protect Europe’s economic security. […]
Floods caused by torrential rain have left a number of people trapped in vehicles in Spain’s north-eastern Catalonia region, officials say. Videos on social media have emerged showing torrents of muddy water sweeping through the towns of La Ràpita and Santa Bàrbara in the Tarragona province, and moving everything in their path. The highest red […]
India and Canada have agreed a host of steps at talks between their foreign ministers in Delhi aimed at restoring ties that plummeted after a Sikh separatist leader was assassinated on Canadian soil. Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand, making her first official visit to India, met her counterpart S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. […]
Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter @hotgirlenhancements The facelift is moving into new territory. A quick search on socials and my feed is inundated with posts from people in their late 20s, 30s, discussing different types of facelift – the mini, the ponytail, the deep plane. Gone are the days when facelifts were reserved for the […]
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Watch science correspondent Victoria Gill put herself through a thermal imaging stress test When I was asked to give an impromptu five-minute speech and then to count backwards in intervals of 17 – all in front of a panel of three strangers – the acute stress was written on my […]