Reuters Police could be seen patrolling the beach near the Turnberry resort A major security operation is under way in South Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire ahead of the arrival of Donald Trump on Friday. The US president is expected to visit his Turnberry golf resort and his course at Menie during the four-day trip to Scotland. […]
The strike by resident doctors, which starts on Friday in England, is not acceptable because of the harm it will cause patients, says a senior NHS doctor. Prof Tim Briggs, who is a national director at NHS England and has been involved with talks with the BMA on strike planning, says while doctors have a […]
Matthew Hill BBC West Health Correspondent BBC Eddie Baker took part in the clinical trial and said its extended his life A man who was the first to take part in a medical trial for penile cancer says it may have extended his life by two years. Eddie Baker, 83, was given immunotherapy alongside the […]
Getty Images Home health tests bought by people seeking answers about their conditions could give inaccurate and misleading results and require much greater regulation to ensure they are safe, reliable, and effective, researchers have warned. From bowel cancer to the menopause, shop-bought health kits now test for a wide range of conditions and are readily […]
At least 10 more Palestinians have starved to death in the besieged Gaza Strip, health officials say, as a wave of hunger crashes over the enclave. The latest starvation deaths bring the death toll from malnutrition since Israel’s war began in October 2023 to 111, most of them in recent weeks. At least 100 other […]
A Fife councillor has been found guilty of sexual offences against a teenage girl over a seven-month period. David Graham, who was suspended from the Labour party two years ago, groomed and sexually abused the girl at a variety of locations in the Fife and Edinburgh areas in 2023. The 43-year-old was convicted of offences […]
Katy Watson Australia correspondent Reporting fromWestern Australia Watch: Can you un-bleach coral? BBC visits remote Australian reef to find out Australia boasts plenty of superlatives when it comes to its natural landmarks. The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s biggest coral reef system on the north-east coast, is rightly recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site. […]
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Link et al/Biology Letters The researchers say the terror bird did not survive the encounter Teeth marks made on the leg bone of a large avian reptile known as a terror bird 13 million years ago suggest an even bigger predator may have killed it, scientists say. Terror birds […]
Ozzy Osbourne, a trailblazer who rose to fame as a founding force in heavy metal music and later became a reality television icon, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 76. His family confirmed his death in a statement, but did not disclose the location or cause. In recent years, Osbourne had been undergoing […]
Sarah Turnnidge BBC News, Bristol Alastair McKee & Dan Johnson BBC News, Bristol Reporting fromAshton Vale BBC A large cordon is in place around a residential area of the city More than 60 homes have been evacuated by emergency services over concerns there may be explosive items at a house. Police confirmed an arrest has […]