£30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed

Health News BBC - Fri, 11/01/2024 - 18:11
A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.
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Mum spends £24k a year on daughter's cannabis oil

Health News BBC - Fri, 11/01/2024 - 09:04
Emma Applyby fundraises to afford the £2,000 monthly bill for her daughter's medicinal cannabis.
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'I won't swim in water polluted with antibiotics'

Health News BBC - Fri, 11/01/2024 - 04:20
Visitors to a Derbyshire waterway say they are horrified at drug pollution levels.
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Ed Davey 'minded' to vote against assisted dying bill

Health News BBC - Thu, 10/31/2024 - 20:23
Sir Ed fears elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a "burden”.
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Warning tax rises could force care homes to close

Health News BBC - Thu, 10/31/2024 - 16:50
Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
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Warning tax rises could force care homes to close

Health News BBC - Thu, 10/31/2024 - 16:50
Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
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Warning tax rises could force care homes to close

Health News BBC - Thu, 10/31/2024 - 16:50
Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
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Green farming budget freeze 'will hit nature work'

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 10/31/2024 - 16:47
Environmental groups warn that next year's farm payments budget will not be enough to protect nature.
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Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 10/31/2024 - 07:27
Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.
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Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 10/31/2024 - 07:27
Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.
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What is the infected blood scandal?

Health News BBC - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 19:36
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
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First case of more spreadable mpox detected in UK

Health News BBC - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 18:02
A single case of mpox linked to a recent outbreak in parts of Africa has been detected in the UK.
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China declares success as its youngest astronauts reach space

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:16
The BBC’s Laura Bicker sees the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft take off in a record year of space exploration.
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Nature presenter Chris Packham settles case over axing of green policy

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 10/29/2024 - 21:54
The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy.
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Moldova Loosens Russia’s Grip

StopFake.org - Tue, 10/29/2024 - 19:25
Moldova’s governing party has managed to win one vote and is well-positioned for the next but the battle for the country’s future is far from over. By Ben Dubow, for CEPA Russian disappointment at Moldova’s dual votes for the presidency and the enshrining of European Union (EU) membership in the constitution was palpable. And — given the […]
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Fifty Shades of the Kremlin’s ‘Red Lines’

StopFake.org - Tue, 10/29/2024 - 18:45
By EUvsDisinfo In international politics and diplomacy, clearly signalling one’s positions, or so-called ‘red lines’, has a real practical value – to avoid miscalculations or inadvertent escalation, particularly when tensions already run high. The Kremlin is keenly aware of this value and has systematically deployed its information manipulation and disinformation apparatus to reinforce the perceived […]
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PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 10/29/2024 - 03:39
The city is the size of Edinburgh and among the largest Mayan sites in ancient Latin America.
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Can AI make life easier for people with dementia?

Health News BBC - Tue, 10/29/2024 - 03:08
AI projects are underway to help ease the challenges of dementia.
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