Issued one day before the deadline set by the US president, the BBC’s official apology to Donald Trump leads the way on the front page of the Guardian. Under the headline “BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama, but rejects $1bn claim” the paper quotes the BBC’s public statement that “sincerely regrets” how it edited a […]
Mark Poynting,Climate reporter and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent Reuters The world’s burning of fossil fuels is set to release more planet-warming carbon dioxide than ever before this year, new figures show. It is another sign that efforts to fight climate change by cutting emissions are moving far too slowly to meet international targets, as countries meet […]
Chris Eubank Sr has refuted claims he was paid to attend April’s fight between his son Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, in the build-up to Saturday’s rematch. Eubank Jr and Benn will meet for a second time – just as their fathers did in the 1990s – at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Eubanks had […]
Available for over a year This week the UK government set out its vision for a world where the use of animals in science is eliminated in all but exceptional circumstances. Animal experiments in the UK peaked at 4.14 million in 2015 driven mainly by a big increase at the time in genetic modification experiments. […]
The NHS waiting list in England has fallen after three months of consecutive rises. At the end of September, it stood at 7.39 million, down from 7.41 million the month before. Of those waiting, 61.8% of patients had been waiting less than 18 weeks. That is the best performance for more than two years, but […]
Getty Images Scotland was still recovering from the floods of Storm Babet in 2023 when it was hit by a number of named storms in 2024 and again this year Scotland’s transport networks are set to be tested in the coming weeks as winter brings an increased likelihood of extreme weather. Last year the country […]
James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Nye family Gracie Nye in hospital when she was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes Scientists have discovered why type 1 diabetes is more severe and aggressive when it develops in young children. Type 1 is caused by the immune system attacking cells in the pancreas that control blood sugar […]
Michael Buchanan,Social affairs correspondent and Adam Eley,BBC News Family handout Greg Marshall’s Medtronic heart pump malfunctioned and he died three years later aged 26 Dozens of patients were put at risk after two of the UK’s leading transplant centres continued fitting a heart device – despite knowing of concerns it had a higher mortality rate than […]
A five-year-old boy has died after a wall collapsed on him and a girl at an adventure golf course in south-east London. Emergency services were called to Sidcup Family Golf, Chislehurst, at 17:40 GMT on Sunday to reports a child had been injured by a collapsing wall. The boy was taken to hospital in a […]
Georgina Rannard,Climate reporter, Belém, Brazil and Tabby Wilson Watch: Protesters clash with security at COP30 venue in Brazil Protesters carrying signs reading “our forests are not for sale” broke through security lines of the COP30 climate talks on Tuesday night in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists saw United Nations security staff running behind a line of […]