£22bn for 'unproven' green tech could raise bills, MPs warn

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 02/07/2025 - 11:43
The Public Accounts Committee warns the government of gambling public money on carbon capture.
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Photos show 'crumbling', abandoned hospital rooms

Health News BBC - Fri, 02/07/2025 - 09:24
Nottingham's hospitals were due to be upgraded but a government rebuilding programme was delayed.
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Mesh victims still wait for financial compensation

Health News BBC - Fri, 02/07/2025 - 03:06
A year after a major report called for urgent action, no scheme has been put in place to help victims.
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'Build baby build', says PM as he sets out nuclear plan

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 02/06/2025 - 23:23
The government wants to make it quicker and easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales.
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'Build baby build', says PM as he sets out nuclear plan

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 02/06/2025 - 23:23
The government wants to make it quicker and easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales.
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Summit on the Horizon

StopFake.org - Thu, 02/06/2025 - 18:34
By EUvsDisinfo Putin is angling for another high-profile sit-down with Trump, but this time, the location and stakes are different. Behind the diplomatic bravado, we see a familiar playbook of strategic flattery, poorly veiled ultimatums, and lies after lies. The Kremlin is practically giddy with anticipation about a possible summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald […]
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Record January warmth puzzles climate scientists

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 02/06/2025 - 06:10
January was expected to be cooler than the same month last year, but was 0.1C warmer, which experts are struggling to explain.
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'Suicide website users encouraged our teen son to drink poison'

Health News BBC - Thu, 02/06/2025 - 05:25
Reeling from Vladimir's death, his family reveal the harrowing risks of a website obsessed with dying.
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Women with endometriosis earn less, research shows

Health News BBC - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 19:49
Researchers suggest that following diagnosis, women may take lower-paid jobs or work fewer hours.
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NHS review into killer's care finds major failings

Health News BBC - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 14:14
Valdo Calocane was given a hospital order for killing Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar in 2023.
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First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 08:41
The document charred by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is being 'unwrapped' using X-ray scans and AI.
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Lords inquiry finds grey belt idea largely redundant

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 05:37
The Built Environment Committee says the concept has been "eclipsed" by other planning rule changes.
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Spending on flood defences set to rise to record levels

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 01:35
The money will be spent on projects ranging from tidal barriers and flood walls to nature-based solutions.
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Letby did not murder babies, medical experts claim

Health News BBC - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:38
Former nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to murder seven others.
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Celebrity butt-lift injector who left women with sepsis exposed by BBC

Health News BBC - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 09:03
Ricky Sawyer gave out medication illegally and some of his clients needed emergency hospital treatment.
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Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 04:59
Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.
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Major breast cancer screening AI trial to begin

Health News BBC - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 04:55
Almost 700,000 women to be recruited to study as government fires starting gun on cancer strategy.
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Starmer denies breaking Covid rules with voice coach

Health News BBC - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 02:17
Leonie Miller was invited to coach the then-opposition leader on his response to Johnson's Brexit deal.
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UN monitors asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 02/03/2025 - 20:02
The asteroid named YR4 has a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
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Vaping clinic for children begins seeing patients

Health News BBC - Mon, 02/03/2025 - 17:08
The service in Alder Hey Childrens' Hospital aims to get 11 to 16-year-olds "nicotine free".
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