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Trump blames rhetoric from the left after Kirk death : NPR

Well-wishers pay their respects at a makeshift memorial at the national headquarters of Turning Point USA in Phoenix after the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of the organization, during a Utah college event Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP President Trump condemned the […]

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Postcode lottery for new cancer treatments, doctors warn

Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter and Jim ReedHealth reporter Getty Images Advances in radiotherapy and other forms of cancer treatment are driving up survival rates of the disease Senior cancer doctors are warning that excessive red tape means some patients in England are struggling to access the latest cancer treatments. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) says […]

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‘Dark DNA’ may explain dancing spiders’ extraordinary diversity

Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent Watch: Dazzling dancing spiders strut their stuff. What’s behind their extraodinary diversity? It’s not just the dazzling colours and slick moves of Australia’s dancing spiders that make them special. There are more than 100 different species of the peacock spider, whereas most animals have only five or ten. Researchers believe that’s partly […]

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Women’s healthcare chronically underfunded, says Melinda French Gates

Megha MohanBBC World Service gender and identity correspondent Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Melinda French Gates has pledged a total of $1bn for women’s care Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has said women’s health is chronically underfunded, as she committed $50m to researching the issue. This is part of her pledge to invest $1bn in the field […]

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More children are obese than underweight, Unicef warns

Dominic HughesGlobal Health correspondent Getty Images Obesity among children and young people is now a global problem For the first time, there are more children in the world who are obese than underweight, according to a major study by children’s charity Unicef. Around one in 10 of those aged between five and 19 years old […]

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