No extra NHS funding without reform, says PM

Health News BBC - Thu, 09/12/2024 - 17:39
Sir Keir Starmer promises 10-year plan for England as part of "biggest reimagining" of NHS.
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The great gene editing debate: can it be safe and ethical?

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 09/11/2024 - 02:17
A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.
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NHS was 'creaking at seams' when Covid hit

Health News BBC - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 19:26
Lack of staff and beds hampered care for both Covid and non-Covid patients, the inquiry is told.
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Inquiry under way into 2,000 mental health deaths

Health News BBC - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 14:23
Baroness Lampard says the inquiry is "of the gravest concern and significance" as it opens in Essex.
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‘I grieve for the person I was before' - Covid inquiry to begin new phase

Health News BBC - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 04:13
The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.
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‘I grieve for the person I was before' - Covid inquiry to begin new phase

Health News BBC - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 04:13
The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.
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Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 03:20
The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.
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Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts

Health News BBC - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 03:04
An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.
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Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts

Health News BBC - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 03:04
An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.
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Anti-pollution law to threaten water bosses with jail

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 09/05/2024 - 12:40
New legislation gives regulators more powers to tackle water pollution in England and Wales.
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What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?

Health News BBC - Wed, 09/04/2024 - 12:23
The next public hearings will consider how the pandemic affected healthcare systems across the UK.
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What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?

Health News BBC - Wed, 09/04/2024 - 12:23
The next public hearings will consider how the pandemic affected healthcare systems across the UK.
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Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 00:29
A new expedition finds that a large part of the railing at the ship's front has fallen away.
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Badger culling to end in England within five years

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 08/30/2024 - 19:24
Efforts to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis will now focus on vaccinating badgers not killing them.
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Baby boom prompts call to boost wild beaver population

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 05:27
A leading conservation group wants the government to give the go-ahead to bringing back beavers in the wild.
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How worried should we be about mpox?

Health News BBC - Thu, 08/22/2024 - 04:23
As a global emergency is declared over mpox, our health and science correspondent assesses the threat.
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