2 hours ago About sharing By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor A medicine for severe hair loss, or alopecia, is being recommended on the NHS for the first time. The daily pill, called ritlecitinib or Litfulo, could help up to 14,000 people in England, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Scotland…
Robin Windsor’s family also ask for the “constant” speculation around the 44-year-old’s death to stop.
Government announces plans for legislation to exonerate sub-postmasters wrongly convicted over faulty software.
51 minutes ago About sharing Tensions rise towards Speaker in Commons Gaza debate By Jennifer Clarke BBC News The future of the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, is under threat, after a Gaza-ceasefire debate descended into chaos. Dozens of MPs have called for his resignation. Who is the Speaker and what…
40 minutes ago About sharing By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor The UK’s medical regulator says it is “truly sorry” for its past homophobia and taking disciplinary action that ended some gay doctors’ careers. The General Medical Council admits it added to the harm some male medics faced when convicted of having sex with men….
12 minutes ago About sharing Research shows that two thirds of women between the ages of 40 and 60 experienced menopausal symptoms at work By Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Menopause symptoms can be considered a disability and employers face being sued if they do not make “reasonable adjustments”, a watchdog has said. The Equality…
A court in Spain has sentenced Alves, who played for Barcelona and Brazil, to four and a half years.
31 minutes ago About sharing A mural of fallen Russian soldiers in Solnechnogorsk By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor As I stood watching Russians laying flowers in memory of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a young man shared his reaction to Mr Navalny’s death in prison. “I’m in shock,” he told me, “just like two years ago…
31 minutes ago About sharing Yasmin Javed’s daughter Fawziyah was murdered by her husband, despite reporting him to West Yorkshire Police By Yasminara Khan, Adam Bowen & Hollie Cole BBC News West Yorkshire Police has been accused of failing murder and manslaughter victims who had previously sought its help, BBC Newsnight has found. The force…
1 hour ago About sharing Sir Lindsay returned to the chamber to apologise to MPs By Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News The House of Commons speaker is under increasing pressure after a debate on a ceasefire in Gaza descended into chaos. Sir Lindsay Hoyle sparked fury from SNP and Conservative MPs when he broke with…