Daniel O’Donoghue & Laura O’NeillBBC North West Investigations Getty Illegal teeth-whitening treatments that can burn gums and destroy teeth are being handed over in car parks and on doorsteps, a BBC investigation has found. Some gels, containing more than 500 times the legal limit of bleaching agent for over-the-counter products, are sold blatantly on social […]
Evie LakeNorth East and Cumbria John Millard Rothbury Estate in Northumberland is a 15 sq miles (38.8 sq km) tract of former grouse moor, woodland and farmland Sir David Attenborough has championed a bid by conservationists to raise £30m to buy the entirety of a vast upland estate. The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust […]
Phil Shepka,Cambridgeshire political reporter and Katy Prickett Orthopaedic Academy Kuldeep Stohr was investigated in relation to 700 planned and 100 emergency operations “A series of missed opportunities” have been revealed by an investigation into hundreds of children’s surgeries carried out by a specialist working at a world-renowned NHS hospital. Kuldeep Stohr was suspended by Addenbrooke’s […]
The chancellor has vowed to “defy” gloomy forecasts for the UK economy after it emerged the government is facing a bigger-than-expected hole in the public finances. The BBC understands the official forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), is set to downgrade the UK’s productivity performance – a measure of the output of the economy […]
Jess Warren,BBC London and Aurelia Foster,BBC London George Tryfonidis/BBC Emergency services were called to Midhurst Gardens, Uxbridge, at 17:00 GMT on Monday A dog walker has died and another man has been seriously injured in a triple stabbing in west London. An Afghan national, 22, was Tasered and arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted […]
Available for over a year Former England ruby captain Lewis Moody recently revealed he had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), and our conversations give an insight into how lives can be overturned by this muscle wasting condition. Dr Mehboob in Canada was diagnosed five years ago and is now paralysed from the neck […]
Google Torfaen Council responded to reports of customers feeling unwell after eating at the Cwrt Henllys Bar & Restaurant on 5 October There have been nineteen confirmed cases of food poisoning following reports of customers feeling unwell after eating a carvery at a pub. Torfaen Council investigated reports of customers feeling unwell after eating at […]
One longer walk a day is better for your heart than lots of short strolls, especially if you don’t exercise much, according to new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Walking for at least 15 minutes without stopping is ideal, it says. That’s about 1,500 steps in a row, which gives your heart a […]
Lisa Summers,Scotland health correspondent and Andrew Picken Lori Quate Jacqui Hunter died giving birth to her stillborn daughter, Olivia Just a week before she was due to give birth, Jacqui Hunter was given the devastating news that her daughter had died in the womb. Less than 24 hours later, Jacqui was also dead. The 39-year-old […]
Stuart Woodward/BBC Emma Harley said there was a “complete lack of care and compassion” towards her brother The sister of a man who took his own life after battling mental health issues for years said there was “a complete lack of care and compassion” towards him. Terry White – a father-of-two from Basildon – was […]