Spending on flood defences set to rise to record levels

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 01:35
The money will be spent on projects ranging from tidal barriers and flood walls to nature-based solutions.
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Letby did not murder babies, medical experts claim

Health News BBC - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:38
Former nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to murder seven others.
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Celebrity butt-lift injector who left women with sepsis exposed by BBC

Health News BBC - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 09:03
Ricky Sawyer gave out medication illegally and some of his clients needed emergency hospital treatment.
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Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 04:59
Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.
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Major breast cancer screening AI trial to begin

Health News BBC - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 04:55
Almost 700,000 women to be recruited to study as government fires starting gun on cancer strategy.
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Starmer denies breaking Covid rules with voice coach

Health News BBC - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 02:17
Leonie Miller was invited to coach the then-opposition leader on his response to Johnson's Brexit deal.
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UN monitors asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 02/03/2025 - 20:02
The asteroid named YR4 has a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
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Vaping clinic for children begins seeing patients

Health News BBC - Mon, 02/03/2025 - 17:08
The service in Alder Hey Childrens' Hospital aims to get 11 to 16-year-olds "nicotine free".
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Scenic loch becomes magnet for Scotland's plastic waste

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 02/03/2025 - 09:23
One of Scotland's biggest plastic problems, the Arrochar litter sink, sits at the head of Loch Long.
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Endangered frog dads travel 7,000 miles to 'give birth'

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 02/03/2025 - 03:51
Male frogs carrying tadpoles made an incredible journey to the UK by boat, plane, and car.
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'My first cervical screening was over before I knew it'

Health News BBC - Sun, 02/02/2025 - 04:06
The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they'd known beforehand.
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Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?

Scientific News BBC - Sun, 02/02/2025 - 03:04
The success of SpaceX and other private-sector space firms is throwing up hard questions about America's "great national treasure".
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Top supermarkets running 'prohibited' tobacco ads

Health News BBC - Sat, 02/01/2025 - 03:51
Trading Standards says adverts for heated tobacco products are banned, but some supermarkets disagree.
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Could the UK actually get colder with global warming?

Scientific News BBC - Sat, 02/01/2025 - 03:45
Some scientists fear the risk of a collapse to warm Atlantic currents has not been taken seriously.
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Blow for Reeves as AstraZeneca ditches £450m investment

Health News BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 20:09
The drugs giant blames "protracted" talks with the government as well as differences over funding.
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NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy

Health News BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 04:21
The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.
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Farmers in bird flu 'panic' call for UK vaccine plan

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 03:48
Vaccinating poultry against bird flu is still not allowed in the UK despite a rise in farm outbreaks.
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No targets for aviation or farming in UK climate plan

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 23:02
The UK has set an ambitious goal to radically reduce carbon emissions by 2035.
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'Life-changing' tablet for dust mite allergies

Health News BBC - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 09:15
The National Institute for Healthcare and Care Excellence backs a tablet for dust mite allergies.
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Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 19:07
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.
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