Chris Craddock BBC Jersey communities reporter BBC A panel of experts talked about the issues facing women in Jersey A campaign group has called for more support and better care for endometriosis patients in Jersey. Endometriosis Jersey hosted a special screening of the documentary ‘Below the Belt’ at ArtHouse on Tuesday. Its organiser Kate Fry […]
Steve Jones & Rachel Russell BBC News, Yorkshire Getty Images Yvonne Ford died after contact with a stray dog while on holiday (stock image) A British woman has died from rabies after she was “scratched” by a puppy in Morocco, her family said. Yvonne Ford, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had light contact with the stray […]
Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Getty Images Basking shark is one of the species that could find a home in new parts of the UK The UK could see a boom in endangered sharks, rays and native oysters as species move habitats to respond to rising ocean temperatures, according to scientists. But some, including […]
Security forces and hundreds of men armed with whips and clubs clashed with protesters in Kenya, with a police officer’s shooting of an unarmed bystander triggering widespread anger. Tensions were already high in the East African country as it marked a year since massive Gen Z-led protests over the state of the economy, and the […]
Chocolate prices in the UK rose at the fastest pace on record in May as the overall cost of food continued to climb, official figures suggest. The main rate of inflation remained at 3.4% in the year to May. However, food prices grew for the third month in a row, as some economists speculated that […]
Divya Talwar & Tammi Walker BBC Tassie Weaver says she was treated like “a hysterical woman” by a midwife When Tassie Weaver went into labour at full term, she thought she was hours away from holding her first child. But, by the time she was giving birth, she knew her son had died. Doctors had […]
Getty Images Unlicensed practitioners giving cosmetic injections are putting people’s lives at risk, officials say Cosmetic procedures such as fillers, Botox and Brazilian butt lifts are taking place in public toilets, hotel rooms and other “shocking locations” in Britain, officials have warned. People’s lives “are being put at risk every single day” by the lack […]
The NAACP logo is shown during an event at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in 2015. The civil rights group has announced it won’t invite President Trump to address its convention, breaking a 116-year tradition of inviting sitting presidents. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images The NAACP logo is shown […]
Getty Images More than 400 drivers at depots throughout Ayrshire have been on strike Stagecoach drivers in the West of Scotland are set to return to work on Wednesday after the bus operator tabled a new pay offer. More than 400 drivers at depots throughout Ayrshire have been on strike since 9 June, with action […]
Tomasz Schafernaker BBC weather presenter BBC Weather Watchers/Juniperbeddy Blue skies on the beach in Lowestoft, Suffolk Yellow heat health alerts have been issued for most of England with temperatures set to climb as high as 33C by the weekend. Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East England, the South East, the South West […]