'I left a children's home – and was embraced by love'

Health News BBC - Thu, 06/04/2026 - 07:55
How a new scheme for young people leaving care is tackling what was once a cliff-edge for this vulnerable group.
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What a hair loss breakthrough could mean for women like me

Health News BBC - Thu, 06/04/2026 - 02:42
As scientists edge closer to new treatments for hair loss, Victoria Derbyshire examines what such breakthroughs could mean for women.
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Breakthrough ovarian cancer drug offers patients more time and better quality of life

Health News BBC - Thu, 06/04/2026 - 02:34
Women taking the drug, which is kinder on the body, tell the BBC it has given them their lives back.
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Can two hours of strength training a week reduce the risk of dying early?

Health News BBC - Wed, 06/03/2026 - 14:52
Regular weight training can help you keep fit and strengthen muscles to live longer, research suggests.
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What are the plans for Liverpool Women's Hospital?

Health News BBC - Wed, 06/03/2026 - 13:46
There are plans to move some maternity services to the Royal Liverpool - which could affect around 130 high-risk births each year
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What are the plans for Liverpool Women's Hospital?

Health News BBC - Wed, 06/03/2026 - 13:46
There are plans to move some maternity services to the Royal Liverpool - which could affect around 130 high-risk births each year
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What are the symptoms of prostate cancer and what should you check for?

Health News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 18:36
One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
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More black men to benefit from prostate cancer screening trial

Health News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 17:52
Experts are trying to find the best way to screen for prostate cancer, since blood tests alone are not accurate enough for most men.
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Next El Niño could be strongest in decades

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 17:50
A new phase of the natural El Niño weather pattern could begin in a matter of weeks, the UN has warned, boosting temperatures on a planet already under strain from climate change.
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Genital herpes rising in England, despite overall drop in STIs

Health News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 14:27
STIs are particularly common among young people, with health experts saying testing for them is vital.
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Kids collect five bags of litter left on riverbank

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 08:19
A farmer says he is having to remove litter from his fields on a daily basis.
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Water voles brought back to river after 20 years

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 08:07
About 300 water voles are released in Farnham as part of a bid to restore the species to the river.
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'Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 01:31
What a day in India's hottest district reveals about life on the frontline of extreme heat.
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'I've requested a full hysterectomy'

Health News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 20:40
Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which causes excruciating, often debilitating, pain.
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'I've requested a full hysterectomy'

Health News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 20:40
Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which causes excruciating, often debilitating, pain.
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Watch: Moment a meteor creates sonic boom over Massachusetts

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 17:56
According to Nasa, the meteor released the equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT when it broke up.
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Wildlife Park welcomes mischievous bush dogs

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 17:33
Four bush dogs are the newest mischievous residents at Lake District Wildlife Park.
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Victim-Blaming Kyiv, Pressuring Moldova, and Drone Disinformation

StopFake.org - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 17:30
By EUvsDisinfo IN SHORT: • Russia tries to shift blame for its deadly strikes on Kyiv.• Transnistria is used as a tool to destabilise Moldova.• Ukraine is being falsely accused of trying to drag the Baltic states into war with Russia. LAST WEEK IN REVIEW: Russia continued to combine military escalation with coordinated FIMI activity. […]
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Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears

Health News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 17:30
IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.
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