Getty Images A baby whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough while pregnant has died after contracting the infection, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The death, which occurred between January and June 2025, is the first fatal case of whooping cough in the UK this year. It follows government warnings about […]
Bethany BellBBC News in Bavaria BBC Beer sales in Germany have fallen to their lowest level for 30 years Germans are drinking less and less beer, but non-alcoholic varieties are more popular than ever. Germany’s Destatis federal statistics office says non-alcoholic sales have more than doubled in recent years – up 109% since 2013 – […]
Published On 30 Aug 202530 Aug 2025 Hundreds of Palestinians have fled Gaza City, piling their few remaining possessions onto pick-up trucks and donkey carts as Israel’s deadly bombings and forced displacement campaign intensifies in the area. Families fleeing the Israeli military’s relentless bombardment have begun setting up makeshift tents amid miserable conditions in an […]
Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect three different heart conditions in seconds, researchers say. The original stethoscope, invented in 1816, allows doctors to listen to the internal sounds of a patient’s body. But now a British team have designed one that can spot heart failure, heart valve disease and abnormal heart rhythms […]
President Trump has been focusing on some of the lesser-known conflicts in the world as peace remains elusive for Ukraine and Gaza. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: As he struggles to end war in Ukraine, President Trump has turned to boasting of reaching an ever-increasing number of peace agreements and ceasefires in other parts of the world. […]
Khanyisile NgcoboBBC News in Johannesburg Media 24 / Gallo Images The death of a much-loved star is normally followed by an outpouring of grief, but in South Africa last week’s loss of 75-year-old actress Nandi Nyembe also came with an outpouring of anger. People were distressed that in the last months of her life an […]
White House seeks to run out the clock on funding after already slashing billions in aid in move decried as overreach. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 United States President Donald Trump has sought to cut another $5bn in foreign aid already approved by Congress. The move is the latest effort by Trump to […]
Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, center, arrives at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP BANGKOK — Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country’s leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics in […]
Cardiff City have signed defender Gabriel Osho from French Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract. The 27-year-old former Luton Town centre-back is only the second signing of the summer for League One leaders Cardiff. Osho was part of the Luton side that earned promotion to the Premier League […]
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC News and Aoife WalshBBC News Getty Images Chickenpox can start with flu-like symptoms, such as a high temperature and headache. All young children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January next year. It will be given as two doses, […]