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UK Covid inquiry: Nicola Sturgeon's Covid WhatsApp messages 'all deleted'

Fri, 19/01/2024 - 16:32
An inquiry hears the former first minister's messages were removed during "routine tidying up" of inboxes.

Snoop Dogg's daughter Cori Broadus cried after suffering stroke aged 24

Fri, 19/01/2024 - 12:10
Cori Broadcast says she "started breaking down crying" after being told she had had a stroke at 24.

Get measles jab to avoid rapid spread says UK health boss

Fri, 19/01/2024 - 09:46
Pop up clinics are being introduced to get more children vaccinated as cases around the UK continue to rise.

Long Covid: NHS legal action launched by family of girl

Fri, 19/01/2024 - 06:27
The mother of an 11-year-old Aberdeenshire girl claims failings were made by NHS Grampian.

Removing large wine measures cuts drinking by 7.6% in study

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 19:21
With the largest measure off the menu, 7.6% less volume of wine was sold daily, researchers found.

Enlarged prostate: What is the King's health problem?

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 14:37
Charities have welcomed the King going public about his prostate problem. So what is it?

'Mould turned my daughter's bed completely black'

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 13:40
Billiejo Elmer says her life has been "ruined" by mould in the York flat she shares with her child.

Cambridge lab grows 'mini-placentas' for pre-eclampsia study

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 06:33
Pre-eclampsia affects millions of women worldwide yet is little understood, say scientists.

Measles outbreak: Your questions answered

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 01:16
Cases are rising across England, with health officials encouraging people to get vaccinated.

Final infected blood inquiry report delayed until May

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 12:27
Ministers say they will not make a final decision on compensating victims until the report is published.

Daylesford Organic recall biscuits over moth larvae

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 12:22
Some of Daylesford Organic's ranges are being recalled because they are unsafe to eat.

Gamers at risk of irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus, study suggests

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 11:40
A new review of available evidence suggests video gamers regularly exceed safe sound limits.

Exciting new cancer drug kinder than chemotherapy

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 01:15
Arthur, 11, was one of the first in the UK to try blinatumomab, for his type of blood cancer.

Warning of further measles outbreaks as cases rise

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 18:12
Medics issue the warning after cases in the West Midlands rose by more than 30% in less than a week.

Cloned rhesus monkey created to speed medical research

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 16:00
Researchers say it will speed up drug testing but animal rights campaigners have grave concerns.

Cold weather: How do cold-health alerts work?

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 12:01
The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber cold-health alert for the whole of England.

UK Covid inquiry comes to Scotland… in 90 seconds

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 11:51
The BBC's Kirsten Campbell outlines what can be expected during three weeks of evidence held in Edinburgh.

UK Covid inquiry ups sticks to Scotland… in 90 seconds

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 11:51
The BBC's Kirsten Campbell outlines what can be expected during three weeks of evidence held in Edinburgh.

Covid inquiry: What is it investigating and how does it work?

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 10:12
The second round of public hearings examined how ministers made decisions during the pandemic.

Machete attacks leave children with 'war-zone' injuries, say Leeds trauma staff

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 03:46
On-shift with the Leeds hospital team caring for young knife crime patients in West Yorkshire.