Former Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer. Lord Cameron, 59, told the Times newspaper his wife Samantha insisted that he go for a check-up after being inspired by a BBC radio interview with entrepreneur Nick Jones, who was campaigning for more men to be tested after being diagnosed […]
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent, Belém, Brazil EPA Following bitter rows, the UN climate summit COP30 in Belém, Brazil has ended with a deal that contains no direct reference to the fossil fuels that are heating up the planet. It is a frustrating end for more than 80 countries including the UK and EU that […]
Chris Ewokor,BBC Africa, in Abuja, and Wycliffe Muia BBC St Mary’s School was attacked in the early hours of Friday More than 200 pupils were kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in central Nigeria on Friday, the second mass school kidnapping this week. The latest attack targeted St Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger state, […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Amazon stock (NYSE: AMZN), which rose to a record high following its Q3 2025 earnings release, has come off all-time highs amid the sell-off in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. A section of the […]
Yn ei sylwadau cyn dedfrydu Gill, amlinellodd y barnwr effaith ei weithredoedd yn ehangach ar ymddiriedaeth y cyhoedd mewn gwleidyddion a systemau gwleidyddol. “Pan fyddwch chi’n dweud yr hyn y mae rhywun wedi’ch talu chi i’w ddweud, dydych chi ddim yn siarad yn ddiffuant. Pe bai’n farn wirioneddol i chi, ni fyddai angen i chi […]
Hugh CasswellEast Midlands environment correspondent BBC Mohammed Siddiqui says “Mock COP” allows future leaders to put forward ideas As the COP30 climate change meeting in Brazil comes to a close, students at the University of Leicester have held their own climate talks. Students played the roles of different countries, gave speeches, and “negotiated” with one […]
Fergus WalshMedical Editor Getty A major prostate cancer screening trial aimed at finding the best way to detect the disease has been launched in the UK. The first letters have been sent out from GPs inviting men to join the study, the biggest of its kind in decades. The £42 million Transform trial is funded […]
The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists saw flames and smoke in the pavilion area before they were rushed outside where fire engines raced past. The UN said the fire was extinguished after six minutes and 13 people were treated […]
UKHSA’s Prof Susan Hopkins questioned over face masks at Covid inquiry. There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has been told. Prof Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said respirator masks – known as […]
Jim ReedHealth reporter, BBC News Prof Kevin Fong said he undertook an informal visit to one of the “hardest hit” intensive care units in the country Treating patients during the pandemic was like responding to a daily terror attack, the Covid inquiry has heard. Giving testimony, Professor Kevin Fong, spoke of staff he met during […]