Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?

Health News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 15:06
Students and older teens are not routinely vaccinated against the meningitis strain behind the Kent outbreak.
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Oil firm breaks environmental rules nearly 500 times

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 14:59
Operator Essar has apologised for the breaches committed over four years.
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What are the symptoms of meningitis and how is it spread?

Health News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 14:54
Two people have died following an "unpredecented" outbreak of meningitis in Kent.
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Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients

Health News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 13:41
UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.
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I went to bed with a sore ear, meningitis put me in a coma

Health News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 10:03
Mark McNamee did not know he had meningitis until he woke up in hospital after being in an induced coma.
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Woman with 'agonising' condition to 'give back'

Health News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 09:14
The Worcester woman says she wants endometriosis patients to be "met with a little extra comfort".
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MP grills Parliament over fish deaths in dyke

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 09:08
Steve Barclay asks the government why no-one has been taken to court after about 900 fish died.
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Nasa's Moon rocket Artemis rolls back to pad for possible April launch

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 09:01
Nasa is preparing a mission to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
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Taxpayers to fund clear-up of huge illegal waste dumps

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 06:34
The government says it will step in to clean up some of the biggest illegal rubbish tips in England.
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Taxpayers to fund clear-up of huge illegal waste dumps

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 06:34
The government says it will step in to clean up some of the biggest illegal rubbish tips in England.
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Natural History Museum overtakes British Museum as UK's top tourist attraction

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 03:05
The venue broke the record for the most visitors to any museum or gallery in a single year.
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BBC Inside Science

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 00:00
The UK government announces a £2billion investment in quantum computing.
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BBC Inside Science

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 00:00
The UK government announces a £2billion investment in quantum computing.
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US states sue Trump over his move to scrap greenhouse gases ruling

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 22:09
The lawsuit seeks to overturn the Trump administration's reversal last month of the 2009 ruling that underpins all US policies aimed at lowering emissions.
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Hospital waiting lists in Wales see record drop

Health News BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 19:14
Wait times for planned care are falling but diagnostic and cancers waits are up, latest figures indicate.
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What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?

Health News BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 18:53
The third report from the inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic says the NHS was close to collapse.
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'People with ADHD are good in a crisis'

Health News BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 18:29
'People with ADHD are great in a crisis'
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Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough - key findings from Covid report

Health News BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 18:00
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
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Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough - key findings from Covid report

Health News BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 18:00
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
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Patients harmed as Covid pandemic brought NHS close to collapse, inquiry finds

Health News BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 17:38
Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
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