Getty Images Scotland’s abortion laws are “not fit for purpose” according to an expert group, which has called for legal recognition for a woman’s right to choose. Currently, an abortion is only legal before 24 weeks when two doctors agree that certain grounds have been met – such as a risk to the mother’s physical […]
Argentina looked a pale imitation of the side that walloped Wales in record-breaking fashion in Cardiff, and Scotland were in complete control for the first 50 minutes. They constructed three excellent tries, two from Ewan Ashman and one from Jack Dempsey. At 21-0 up, they were camped on the Argentina line, looking to go for […]
BBC Weather Watchers/Gryning Weather Watcher Gryning captured York under water on Saturday afternoon River levels in York are set to peak after Storm Claudia brought torrential rain on Friday and Saturday. Flood warnings remain in place in North and South Yorkshire along the River Ouse and River Rother. Residents in York city centre were urged […]
Georgina RannardClimate and science reporter, Belém, Brazil Getty Images Açaí is a popular health food sold around the world In a lab in a renovated warehouse on the banks of a churning, brown river in Belém, Brazil, machines are pulping candidates for the next global “superfood”. Cupuaçu… Taperebá… Bacaba… Like açaí berries – these strange […]
Reuters Demonstrators marched through Glasgow before a rally was held on Glasgow Green Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Glasgow to protest against climate change. Demonstrators marched through the city centre on a day of global action to coincide with the COP30 climate talks in Brazil. Organisers Friends Of The Earth Scotland […]
Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, West Bank ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images Israeli security forces inspect the Hamida Mosque after it was vandalised by Israeli settlers The marks of the attack on Hamida Mosque, near Deir Istiya in the occupied West Bank, are still scattered on the ground outside. Charred furniture, lecterns and smoky curls of […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there will be an investigation into the “mysterious” arrival of a chartered plane carrying 153 Palestinians from Gaza citizens into the country. The group arrived at OR Tambo International Airport but were initially refused entry and were stuck in the plane for more than 10 hours as they “did […]
Rebecca Middleton When Rebecca Middleton became pregnant, she had no idea that she would end up in a wheelchair for the final three months before she gave birth. Rebecca had had a difficult first trimester dealing with nausea and sickness, and began to develop pelvic pain four months into her pregnancy. “I could hardly walk, […]
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images Resident doctors were striking as recently as July, when there was a five-day walkout over the longstanding pay dispute NHS bosses are aiming to keep nearly all services running as resident doctors begin a five-day walkout in England. The strike – the 13th by British Medical Association members in the […]
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Victoria Gill/BBC News My own dog seems a long way from a wild wolf If you, like me, have a spoiled, lazy dog that enjoys cheese flavoured treats, the fact that your pet’s ancestors were wild predators can seem unfathomable. But a major new study suggests their physical transformation from […]