James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Getty Images A screening programme for prostate cancer for all men in the UK is not justified, according to a hugely influential group of experts. Instead they say only men with specific genetic mutations that lead to more aggressive tumours should be eligible. That would rule out black men who […]
Joanne WrittleWest Midlands health correspondent, in Shropshire BBC Kayleigh Griffiths lost her one-day-old daughter, Pippa due to maternity failings When Kayleigh Griffiths lost her baby daughter, Pippa, in 2016 through maternity failings in Shropshire, she had no idea how many times she would have to retell her traumatic story at future medical appointments. She has […]
Shannen HeadleyWest Midlands BBC The school will be shut on Wednesday and Thursday, said a letter to staff and parents A secondary school in Cheshire has been shut to deep clean the building after high levels of pupil sickness. Congleton High School told parents and staff it contacted the UK Health Security Agency and infection […]
Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent Getty Images All domestic cats (Felis catus) are descended from the African wild cat In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to forge bonds with humans. According to new scientific evidence, the shift from wild hunter to pampered pet happened much more recently than previously thought […]
Katy Austin,Transport correspondent and Pritti Mistry,Business reporter Getty Images A new pay-per-mile charge for electric vehicles (EVs) and some hybrid cars was announced in the Budget. All new cars will have to be electric or plug-in hybrid from 2030, when a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars comes into force. How […]
Available for 34 days This week, a world first gene therapy treats rare Hunter syndrome. Could these personalised medicines be used more widely? We speak to Claire Booth, professor in Gene Therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital. And high in the Chilean desert, the last bit of 13 billion year old light has hit the […]
Venezuela has banned six major international airlines from landing in the country after they failed to meet a 48-hour deadline to resume flights there. The airlines had temporarily suspended their routes into the capital, Caracas, after the US warned of “heightened military activity” in the area. Angered by this, the Venezuelan government issued the carriers […]
Hafsa Khaliland Kathryn Armstrong Watch: Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong apartment blocks At least 44 people have been killed in a huge fire that has engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. There are reports that some residents were trapped in the building, and police say 279 people are still missing. More […]
Reuters President Zelensky’s team are hoping to arrange a meeting with President Trump in November (file picture) Ukraine has said a “common understanding” has been reached with the US on a peace deal aimed at ending the war with Russia. The proposal is based on a 28-point plan presented to Kyiv by the US last […]
Getty Images Milkshakes and lattes are expected to be included in the government’s sugar tax scheme for the first time in the UK in a renewed attempt to help tackle obesity. The sugar tax, known formally as the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL), is a tax on pre-packaged drinks such as those sold in cans […]