Labour's plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma

Health News BBC - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 09:06
The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare
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Small electric cars were said to be the future – but SUVs now rule the road

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 03:03
Despite dire predictions of climate breakdown, more Sports Utility Vehicles are being spotted on, and off, the roads.
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The unexpected knock-on effect of Trump's minerals 'deal of the century'

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 04:26
The president once derided attempts to develop new green technology as a "green new scam" - but his deal could help boost the US's potential in the sector
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Mone accuses Covid inquiry of 'cover-up'

Health News BBC - Thu, 03/13/2025 - 22:10
She says husband Doug Barrowman and her are targets of a "politically motivated witch hunt".
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Mone accuses Covid inquiry of 'cover-up'

Health News BBC - Thu, 03/13/2025 - 22:10
She says husband Doug Barrowman and her are targets of a "politically motivated witch hunt".
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BBC Inside Science

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 03/13/2025 - 20:00
...and what happens to the body when you spend a year in space?
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Thousands of high-risk toxic sites unchecked due to lack of cash

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 03/13/2025 - 16:01
BBC investigation finds nine out of ten high-risk contaminated areas have not been tested.
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BBC travels out to 'blistered and burnt' oil tanker in North Sea

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 03/13/2025 - 00:32
While at least two million litres of jet fuel are in the water, there is some positive news.
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Michael Gove denies trying to circumvent Dyson ventilator checks

Health News BBC - Tue, 03/11/2025 - 15:29
Former cabinet minister says it would be ludicrous to suggest he tried to shortcut safety checks in the pandemic.
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Michael Gove denies trying to circumvent Dyson ventilator checks

Health News BBC - Tue, 03/11/2025 - 15:29
Former cabinet minister says it would be ludicrous to suggest he tried to shortcut safety checks in the pandemic.
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Lab-grown food could be sold in UK within two years

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 03/10/2025 - 04:38
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking at how it can speed up the approval process for lab-grown foods.
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Charity's wellness sessions take to the road

Health News BBC - Sun, 03/09/2025 - 16:26
The iCan organisation's van is offering support to "hard-to-reach" people in parts of Cumbria.
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Toppled private spacecraft can't complete Moon mission

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 19:51
The mission was supposed to last 10 days but less then a day after landing, the craft is running out of power.
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Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England

Health News BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 14:15
Smacking is legal in some cases in England and Northern Ireland, but is banned in Scotland and Wales.
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UK homes install subsidised heat pumps at record level

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 12:40
Government-backed heat pump installations in the UK reached record levels for 2024.
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Scientists discover new part of the immune system

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 04:19
New part of the immune system - hidden inside our bodies - could be used to make new antibiotics.
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Woolly mice designed to engineer mammoth-like elephants

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 03/04/2025 - 16:16
Experiments on mice could see hairy, genetically modified elephants living in the Arctic, a US company claims.
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