BBC Ellie Wilson is a campaigner for survivors of male sexual violence A charity is calling for a GP to be suspended over his “harassment” of a woman who was raped by his son. Dr Andrew McFarlane, 61, was arrested and charged with communications offences in August after he called Ellie Wilson a “manipulative liar”, […]
Luke MintzBBC News and Michelle RobertsDigital health editor BBC Listen to Michelle read this article Alan Carr’s days on The Celebrity Traitors looked perilous from the start. Just 32 minutes into the first episode, after the comedian had been selected as a “traitor”, his body started to betray him. Beads of sweat began forming on […]
Chloe HughesWest Midlands University of Worcester Third-year paramedic services student was on placement at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital Paramedic services student Elise Faragher had no idea her routine hospital placement would see her helping to deliver the baby of someone very familiar. The third-year student was at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital when her lecturer, Aaron […]
Blocking Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending an Aston Villa match is the “wrong decision”, the prime minister has said. Followers of the Israeli team will not be allowed to attend the Europa League match between the sides on 6 November because of safety concerns, the body responsible for issuing safety certificates for matches said […]
The number of people killed by bears in Japan this year has reached a record high, the country’s environment ministry has said. Seven people have died since April – the highest since 2006 when data was first recorded – with fatalities mostly in north-eastern regions and the northern prefecture of Hokkaido. A 60-year-old man cleaning […]
Available for over a year Inside Science explores the science and maths of games: why we play them, how to win them and the rise of gamification in our lives – with a particular focus on The Traitors – in a special programme with a live audience at Green Man Festival in the Bannau Brycheiniog […]
Fiona IrvingSouth East environment correspondent BBC The artificial reef covers 820 sq m around the base of a Rampion wind turbine One of the largest artificial reefs in the world has been installed at a wind farm off the Sussex coast. The project at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm is the first of its kind, […]
More than £13m has been given to a town’s trust to continue its work improving the health and wellbeing of local residents. The money from Luton Rising, the Luton Borough Council company that owns London Luton Airport, has been given to Active Luton to secure investment in leisure and library services until 2030. The council […]
Ken BanksNorth east Scotland reporter, Aberfeldy BBC Ian Duncan Millar lost dozens of his sheep to the virus on his farm When Ian Duncan Millar found several sheep dead on his Perthshire farm, he immediately suspected a virus was to blame. The next day, more had died, and he ended up losing more than 70 […]
The Trump administration is looking for alternative ways to ensure federal law enforcement officers are paid as the government shutdown enters its third week. With Democrats and Republicans locked in a stalemate over the shutdown, officials in government are exploring alternative ways of paying for some key programmes, including a food programme for women and […]