Update

Health

Labour's plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma

9 Hits Elizabeth R. Ludwig Mar 17, 2025, 5:38 AM

The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare

Health

Mone accuses Covid inquiry of 'cover-up'

7 Hits Marina Schwab Mar 13, 2025, 6:33 PM

She says husband Doug Barrowman and her are targets of a "politically motivated witch hunt".

Health

Michael Gove denies trying to circumvent Dyson ventilator checks

9 Hits Mariyam Basra Mar 11, 2025, 11:55 AM

Former cabinet minister says it would be ludicrous to suggest he tried to shortcut safety checks in the pandemic.

Science

Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe?

8 Hits Prabhu Kumar Mar 3, 2025, 12:11 AM

How a new atomic clock might be the way to tackle attacks on plane GPS systems

Health

Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm evidence to be heard in private

9 Hits Prabhu Kumar Feb 25, 2025, 11:37 PM

Covid inquiry says hearings into the firm, led by Michelle Mone's husband, must be held in closed session.

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First place in British Isles set to approve right to die

9 Hits Milo Munro Feb 25, 2025, 12:47 PM

Laws in the Isle of Man to let terminally ill adults end their own lives are in the last stages of debate.

Health

Generation K: The disturbing rise of ketamine abuse among young people

10 Hits Prabhu Kumar Feb 25, 2025, 5:36 AM

Increasing numbers of young people are using the drug, experts say. The health impacts can be catastrophic.

Science

Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space

9 Hits Usman Bashir Feb 4, 2025, 1:41 AM

Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.

Health

'My first cervical screening was over before I knew it'

9 Hits Prabhu Kumar Feb 2, 2025, 12:41 AM

The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they'd known beforehand.

Science

Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

10 Hits Mariyam Basra Jan 29, 2025, 3:51 PM

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.