The UK Foreign Office has added a further 11 countries to its list warning of the risks of methanol poisoning from tainted alcoholic drinks. The updated travel guidance includes Bangladesh, India, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Rwanda following “a global increase in the number of reported cases” of methanol […]
Beth Cruse,West of England and James Diamond,West of England, Bath BBC William has Treacher Collins syndrome, which affects around one in 50,000 children The mum of a seven-year-old boy with a rare genetic condition says life-changing surgery means he is finally able to have his very first sleepover. William, from Bath in Somerset, has Treacher […]
Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent Getty Images A seal pup entangled in plastic on a beach Scientists have analysed 10,000 marine animal autopsies to understand how plastic ingestion leads to death. The study found seabirds face extreme risk after swallowing just 23 pieces of plastic, giving them a 90% chance of dying. Marine mammals reach similar […]
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 […]
Martin HeathHertfordshire political reporter Getty Images Infection rates in children are higher than usual, say officials A county’s health officials have warned more children and young people could become infected with a severe strain of flu than usual at this time of year. Public health bosses in Hertfordshire said hospital admissions were low at the […]
Tom BurgessNorth East and Cumbria BBC The University Hospital of Hartlepool said improvements had been made after Dawn Lord’s complaint A woman who did not give informed consent for a hysteroscopy has described the procedure as “agonising”. Dawn Lord, 51, believed she was attending an appointment at the University Hospital of Hartlepool to discuss future […]
Jessica LaneEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire BBC Rosie Halsall, 18, wants to make free sports bras and fitting available in secondary schools A former Team GB roller derby skater says the cost of sports bras is discouraging younger females taking part in physical activity. Rosie Halsall, 18, from Sheffield, is campaigning for free sports bras and […]
Princess Beatrice has said premature birth can be “incredibly lonely”, as she reflected on her own experience for a podcast ahead of World Prematurity Day. Her words are part of a campaign for premature birth research charity Borne, of which she became a patron months after her daughter was born several weeks early. “I think […]
Family Handouts Chloe Hipson, Alan McCluskey, Shay Duffy, Chloe McGee and Dylan Commins died in the crash Five young people who died in a road crash in Dundalk in the Republic of Ireland on Saturday have been named by gardaí (Irish police). They are Chloe McGee, 23, and Shay Duffy, 21, both from Carrickmacross, County […]
Disagreements between Donald Trump and Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene have ballooned into a public feud, signalling a breakdown in relations between the US president and one of his fiercest defenders. On Friday, Trump called Greene “wacky” in social media posts and said she should be unseated in next year’s elections. On Saturday, he called […]