Sue Davies,BBC Radio Wiltshireand Kirsten Robertson,Wiltshire Cathy Read Cathy Read has survived two spontaneous coronary artery dissections (SCAD) A woman is planning to walk 115km to raise awareness of a rare condition which caused her to have two heart attacks. Cathy Read from Chippenham in Wiltshire has survived two spontaneous coronary artery dissections (SCAD). The […]
Laura Maguire Laura Maguire said she often spends days in bed due to pain Marie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NI A woman waiting for endometriosis treatment has said the pain she experiences is like having barbed wire in her body. Laura Maguire, who is 25 and from Londonderry, has been put in an early medicated […]
Beach hut owners say they are looking into the legal basis of plans to reclassify their huts as second homes for the purposes of council tax. More than 300 owners will have to pay full council tax from April on huts at Mudeford Spit in Dorset, if plans by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council […]
BBC/Rare TV The discovery of a carnyx (above) and a boar’s head flag standard in the same hoard has been described as “a discovery of a lifetime” by archaeologists Archaeologists have been stunned to discover two of the rarest Iron Age objects in the same excavation. The team from Pre-Construct Archaeology was working on a […]
Getty Images Baby outside in cold weather Winter often brings the challenge of dealing with icy weather and snow. Here are some tips for coping with low temperatures. How can I keep my baby warm? Babies and young children under five are more at risk in cold weather. While outside, the NHS advises that babies […]
BBC Persian Video showed riot police firing tear gas to disperse a protest in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar At least 36 people have been killed during the last 10 days of protests across Iran, a human rights group has said. The foreign-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that 34 of those confirmed killed were […]
Mark Poynting,Climate researcher, Becky Dale,Senior data journalist, BBC Verifyand Jess Carr,Data designer Getty Images Renewable energy – considered crucial to limiting climate change – produced a record amount of electricity in Great Britain in 2025, BBC analysis shows. Wind was the biggest single renewable source of electricity, according to the provisional figures from the National […]
Galya DimitrovaSouth of England Cath Scott/Butterfly Conservation Data came from about 100 organisations, including the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme UK ecosystems continue to deteriorate or show no change, rather than improvement, the latest data from the biodiversity indicators show. Produced annually since 2007, the indicators track the progress towards national and international biodiversity targets in […]
Sammy Awami,BBC Africa, Kampalaand Jean Otalor AFP via Getty Images Access to the internet was cut for four days during the last election in 2021 Uganda’s authorities have denied reports that they are planning to cut access to the internet during next week’s election. The main opposition candidate last week repeated claims that the government […]
Available for over a year The benefits of being involved in group fitness activities such as gym classes or recreational sport can have a positive impact on both physical and mental health. Yet many women still face barriers to regular exercise. Ella Al-Shamahi speaks to two women in India and Uganda who’ve created grass roots […]