2 hours ago About sharing The Royal College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians says women need to be able to trust healthcare providers By Aurelia Foster and Eve Webster Health reporter, BBC News Healthcare workers are being told not to report women to the police if they believe their patients may have illegally ended their own…
1 hour ago About sharing Ted’s owner, Denise Mariner-Chappell, says she struggled to socialise him during lockdown By Jonathan Fagg, Lauren Woodhead & Emily Unia BBC News Dogs bought in the pandemic have high rates of problem behaviours, a Royal Veterinary College study suggests. It estimates high rates of behaviours such as separation anxiety and…
35 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Freezing classrooms and leaking sewage – footage from schools across Britain By Rahil Sheikh BBC Panorama Schools in urgent need of repair have told Panorama they are struggling to keep children warm in buildings that are “not fit for purpose”. At one primary in Devon, temperatures are so low…
Rescue efforts are under way in sub-zero temperatures in the southwestern province of Yunnan.
5 hours ago About sharing By Katy Austin Transport correspondent The UK’s biggest airports are set to miss the deadline for installing new advanced security scanners that will end the 100ml limit on liquids. The government told major airports to have the high-tech equipment in place by 1 June 2024. But Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester…
1 hour ago About sharing By Noor Nanji Culture correspondent Ofcom is to gain more powers over BBC online services, including the BBC News website, as part of a series of changes unveiled by the government. Under the plans, the media regulator will be able to take enforcement action if articles don’t meet relevant broadcast…
52 minutes ago About sharing Stretching across 7.2 acres, the three-storey shrine is made of sandstone and granite By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi India’s PM Narendra Modi is due to inaugurate a grand temple to popular Hindu god Ram in the city of Ayodhya. It replaces a 16th-Century mosque, razed by Hindu mobs in…
40 minutes ago About sharing Kherson lies on the Dnipro river in Ukraine’s south, now a crucial part of the front line between Ukrainian and Russian forces By James Waterhouse Ukraine correspondent in Kherson There are few places from where you can see Russian-occupied territory with the naked eye in Ukraine. The western bank of…
Further tests are being carried out into the cause of death, Norfolk Police say.
11 minutes ago About sharing By Vicky Wong BBC News The Duchess of York has been diagnosed with malignant melanoma following the removal of a cancerous mole during treatment for breast cancer, her spokesperson said. Sarah Ferguson had several moles removed and analysed while having reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy, a statement said. The duchess…