Getty Images Doctors say the NHS is struggling to meet demand in England as new data shows the waiting list for routine treatment increasing for the second month in a row. An estimated 7.4m planned procedures were waiting to be carried out in July, up 34,000 on the previous month and the highest level since […]
The summer months of 2025 have been unforgettable for goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie. The 24-year-old helped Nigeria win a record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in July, a month after securing a dream move to the Women’s Super League when she joined Brighton from Paris FC. To cap it off, she became the first […]
The Sun is one of several papers leading on Prince Harry’s meeting with King Charles on Wednesday. The paper reports that the pair met at Clarence House and had a “private tea” that lasted less than an hour. “When Harry met his father again” reads the Express, picturing Prince Harry arriving at his meeting with […]
TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. The 2026 midterms are a little over a year away, but questions about election integrity are already front and center. Just this week, The New York Times reported that the Justice Department is quietly working to build a national voter roll by collecting sensitive voter […]
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 […]
Smitha MundasadHealth reporter Getty Images Both NHS and private fertility clinics must stop offering unproven treatments that don’t help people have children, new official guidelines say. The draft guidance advises against several popular fertility “add-ons”, including so-called endometrial scratches. These add-ons can “give false hope and put people through unnecessary procedures at an already difficult […]
For weeks President Trump has threatened to send National Guard troops to Chicago. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump’s repeated threats to send troops are a power grab while the President says it’s an effort to fight crime. Pritzker alleges that Trump wants to set a pattern of military intervention before the 2026 Congressional elections. […]
After President Trump sparked congressional redistricting fights in Texas, California and Missouri, some advocacy groups are pivoting their strategies against partisan gerrymandering. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: President Trump has sparked redistricting fights in Texas, California and other states which could reshape the congressional election map. That has lead to some longtime opponents of gerrymandering reconsidering […]
Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC News Getty Images Plans to fight climate change by manipulating the Arctic and Antarctic environment are dangerous, unlikely to work and could distract from the need to ditch fossil fuels, dozens of polar scientists have warned. These polar “geoengineering” techniques aim to cool the planet in unconventional ways, such […]
AP In fiery Senate testimony this week, US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr once again set his sights on the nation’s top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). His appearance came days after he suddenly fired the new CDC director, Susan Monarez, provoking a group of senior staff to resign […]