Reuters International concern has risen this week with warnings that starvation has gripped Gaza Almost one in three people in the Gaza Strip are going for days without eating, the UN’s food aid programme has warned. “Malnutrition is surging with 90,000 women and children in urgent need of treatment,” the World Food Programme (WFP) said […]
Nawal Al-Maghafi and Jasmin Dyer BBC World Service, reporting from Port-au-Prince BBC/ Phil Pendlebury Helene says the gang told her to have an abortion but she wanted to keep her baby and managed to escape Warning: This story contains accounts of rape and other violence that readers may find distressing. Helene was 17 years old […]
Getty Images The Euros are reaching their conclusion in a massive summer across women’s sport. But away from the drama and excitement on the pitch, there is also a scientific revolution taking place. Teams of scientists are researching the unique ways that elite sport affects the female body – how breasts alter the way you […]
Erika Benke BBC News, Rovaniemi BBC/Erika Benke “Make sure the reindeer have plenty of water – and don’t forget to drink a glass every hour too,” Santa reminds a team of elves as Lapland swelters in a record heatwave. It’s not every day that Father Christmas finds himself briefing about the hazards of sunstroke at […]
Nigeria hunt a 10th WAFCON title against a Morocco side seeking their first when the pair face off in Rabat. Who: Nigeria vs MoroccoWhat: Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final 2025Where: Olympic Stadium in Rabat, MoroccoWhen: Saturday at 8pm (19:00 GMT). Two of the continent’s footballing powerhouses will contest the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF’s) […]
The government has increased the maximum price it is prepared to guarantee companies generating electricity from new wind farms. It comes as ministers are trying to meet challenging pledges to bring down household bills and create an electricity grid that it is almost entirely free of fossil fuels by 2030. The Department for Energy Security […]
President Trump answering questions at the White House on July 11. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Questions about the Epstein files keep coming. So do bits of information about President Trump’s ties to the late financier and convicted sex offender who died by suicide while in prison nearly 6 years […]
Nick Triggle Health correspondent PA Media Health Secretary Wes Streeting is promising to keep NHS services running as a five-day walkout by resident doctors gets underway in England. He said the disruption would be kept to a minimum after NHS England ordered hospitals to only cancel treatments in exceptional circumstances. In previous strikes, the focus […]
BBC Listen to Joe read this article When Imogen arrived at the University of Nottingham in September 2022, she carried with her a letter addressed to the student wellbeing services. As a teenager, she struggled with anxiety and self-harm. The letter, written by her former head of year, was a direct plea to the university […]
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 […]