'Toxic' No 10 culture harmed Covid response, inquiry finds

Health News BBC - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 01:32
Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.
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UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths - inquiry

Health News BBC - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 23:42
Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.
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Lockdown could have been avoided - key findings from Covid inquiry

Health News BBC - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 21:01
The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.
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The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK's Covid response

Health News BBC - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 03:12
The Covid inquiry is set to publish its second set of findings looking in detail at the huge political decisions that had to be made in 2020.
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Brazil's Amazon rainforest at risk as key protection under threat

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 11/17/2025 - 04:10
Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.
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COP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a point?

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 11/10/2025 - 03:09
The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.
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Ever feel the need to switch off? Your vagus nerve might hold the key

Health News BBC - Sun, 11/09/2025 - 05:04
You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?
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'A predator in your home': Mothers say chatbots encouraged their sons to kill themselves

Health News BBC - Sat, 11/08/2025 - 16:20
In her first UK interview Megan Garcia speaks to Laura Kuenssberg about the death of her teenage son.
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DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97

Health News BBC - Sat, 11/08/2025 - 10:47
Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.
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You can now book online to see your GP. But is it any easier to get an appointment?

Health News BBC - Sat, 11/08/2025 - 04:57
A month since GPs in England started offering online appointment bookings, patients recount their experiences.
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I wanted ChatGPT to help me. So why did it advise me how to kill myself?

Health News BBC - Thu, 11/06/2025 - 20:03
ChatGPT wrote a woman a suicide note and another AI chatbot role-played sexual acts with children, BBC finds.
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ADHD services shutting door to new NHS patients as demand soars, BBC finds

Health News BBC - Thu, 11/06/2025 - 03:04
A BBC investigation finds that a host of areas in England are closing waiting lists and others are rationing care.
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Bats are seeking sanctuary in churches - but they're making an unholy mess

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 10/31/2025 - 03:34
A new study estimates that about half of all churches in England have bats living in them.
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Britain's energy bills problem - and why firms are paid huge sums to stop producing power

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 10/29/2025 - 12:14
Could the government's radical plan to change the way the UK distributes electricity really bring down bills - or just lead to a postcode lottery?
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Illegal teeth-whitening industry exposed by BBC

Health News BBC - Wed, 10/29/2025 - 03:06
A BBC investigation finds kits on sale containing more than 500 times the legal limit of bleach.
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These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 10/28/2025 - 03:04
It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system
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What is Mpox and why are cases rising in Europe?

Health News BBC - Mon, 10/27/2025 - 19:38
UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to be vaccinated.
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Magnesium: Can this 'miracle mineral' really help us sleep?

Health News BBC - Sat, 10/25/2025 - 02:04
The global market in this supplement is worth almost £3bn - a figure set to nearly double over the next decade.
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