COP28: Record number of fossil fuel delegates at climate talks

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 12/05/2023 - 08:00
Over 2,400 participants are linked to coal, oil and gas, four times more than attended last year's gathering.
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Firefighters rescue injured owl from crows

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 12/05/2023 - 07:31
An injured owl in the Russian city of Smolensk has the good fortune to end up outside a fire station.
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Humiliated Covid whistleblower says boss tried to 'break' her

Health News BBC - Tue, 12/05/2023 - 04:26
A senior doctor gives her first interview since being awarded a record £3.2m payout at a tribunal.
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HIV and forced sterilisations: How four Kenyan women found justice

Health News BBC - Tue, 12/05/2023 - 04:20
Four women living with HIV who won a landmark case tell the BBC about how they were sterilised.
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Air pollution: map shows 'concrete jungles' more polluted

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 12/05/2023 - 03:03
A Sheffield school is fighting dirty air with trees as new data links their absence to pollution.
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Care sector fears migration changes are a step back

Health News BBC - Mon, 12/04/2023 - 23:31
Many in social care believe overseas staff saved the system from collapse, reports Alison Holt.
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Moscow Seeks Solutions to Growing Domestic Discontent Over War Effort

StopFake.org - Mon, 12/04/2023 - 18:54
By Kseniya Kirillova, for Jamestown Foundation On November 19, the wives and mothers of mobilized Russian soldiers held a protest in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk against rumors of another mass mobilization and demanded the return of “their guys.” Similar protests have swept across Russia in recent weeks but were met with little state support […]
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Western leaders must choose: Arm Ukraine or enable Putin’s genocide

StopFake.org - Mon, 12/04/2023 - 18:12
By Taras Kuzio, for UkraineAlert As the year draws to a close, there is a growing sense of Ukraine fatigue in Western capitals amid pessimistic forecasts, talk of a battlefield stalemate, and recriminations over the perceived failure of Ukraine’s counteroffensive. This grim mood is raising serious questions about the future of military aid to Ukraine and the […]
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Water firm wrongly downgraded pollution events, documents suggest

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 12/04/2023 - 16:51
Leaked papers suggest United Utilities logged dozens of incidents as less serious than they had been.
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COP28: Head of UN talks hits back at climate denial claims

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 12/04/2023 - 16:38
The head of the UN climate talks in Dubai says "everything" he is doing is centred on science.
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Batten Disease: Parents to celebrate 'last Christmas' with daughter

Health News BBC - Mon, 12/04/2023 - 15:45
Addy Clarke's parents are making the most of time with the seven-year-old, who has Batten Disease.
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First images capture world's largest iceberg

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 12/04/2023 - 15:03
The UK's polar research vessel visits A23a, an iceberg that's more than twice the size of London.
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Record number of girls on Borders College farming course

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 12/04/2023 - 03:14
A record number of female students have started an agriculture course at Borders College.
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How weather apps are trying to be more accurate

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 12/04/2023 - 03:12
Forecasters are continuing to offer more real-time updates and personalised recommendations.
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Rishi Sunak could miss NHS waiting list target over strikes, says Victoria Atkins

Health News BBC - Sun, 12/03/2023 - 20:11
New health secretary Victoria Atkins says strikes by medics have delayed 1.1 million appointments.
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Are extreme temperatures threatening live music events?

Scientific News BBC - Sun, 12/03/2023 - 09:43
The death of a fan at a Taylor Swift concert in Rio during throws up challenges for tour promoters.
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Why Naga Munchetty is asking: ‘How are your periods?'

Health News BBC - Sun, 12/03/2023 - 03:26
The Radio 5 Live presenter finds out that the answer could help many women like her.
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How scientists are fighting climate-fuelled disease

Scientific News BBC - Sun, 12/03/2023 - 03:12
As leaders gather in Dubai for the UN climate summit, experts say global warming is having a ‘profound effect' on health.
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