Prince William praises £20m milestone for Bowelbabe fund

Health News BBC - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 18:53
The Bowelbabe fund, set up by Dame Deborah James in 2022, helps to support Cancer Research UK.
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Review finds 250 patients need repeat bone scans

Health News BBC - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 18:46
Review finds care for some patients was "below the level that would have been expected".
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Foreign and domestic: Information manipulation during elections in Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

StopFake.org - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 17:48
By Eto Buziashvili, for DFRLAb Recent and upcoming elections in Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan and Armenia demonstrate the multitude of stressors that test a state’s ability to maintain democratic freedoms. In October 2024, Georgia held parliamentary elections that international observers characterized as “fundamentally flawed,” with the V-Dem Institute in Sweden subsequently downgrading the country from an “electoral democracy” to an “electoral […]
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What nearly went wrong on Nasa's space mission - and what still could

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 17:04
The Artemis II crew are now hurtling around the Earth's orbit, carrying out final tests and checks before they head towards the Moon.
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Swinney softens stance on North Sea drilling as oil prices soar

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 16:01
The first minister said energy security should be a primary concern when making decisions on oil and gas projects.
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Fewer heat-related deaths in 2025 despite warmest summer

Health News BBC - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 14:08
Summer 2025 was the warmest UK summer on record, with four heatwaves, a top temperature of nearly 38C and a mean temperature of 16.1C
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Sewing group helping women in period poverty

Health News BBC - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 08:14
Debi Angell says the kits they make help women and girls who can not afford period products.
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Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead

Health News BBC - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 02:29
The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.
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Watch the moment Artemis II blasts into space

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 02:00
After delays and technical issues, the first crewed Moon mission in 50 years finally took off from Florida and is now in Earth's orbit.
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Newly qualified paramedics told to apply for jobs abroad due to hire freeze

Health News BBC - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 20:20
The Welsh Ambulance Service said newly qualified paramedics would not be offered roles this year due to "financial and operational issues".
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How dads are bonding over learning to braid hair

Health News BBC - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 18:50
Social club the Secret Life of Dads aims to provide a safe space for dads to bond with each other, and to learn skills to help them at home.
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A Borderless Sect: How the Chinese “Church of Almighty God” Recruits Ukrainians via Facebook

StopFake.org - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 18:35
By Pavlo Burdyak, for Detector Media Global threats are not limited to wars, cyberattacks, or disinformation campaigns. The digital space has also been occupied by less visible—yet no less aggressive—actors whose target is human trust and whose method is manipulation. This is precisely the story of the so-called “Church of Almighty God”—a Chinese sect also […]
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'Would I have made it to 60 if my cancer symptoms weren't detected?'

Health News BBC - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 15:53
Marie McGrath was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the start of 2026
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Warning to patients ahead of next doctors' strike

Health News BBC - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 14:37
The industrial action is due to start on 7 April and there is likely to be disruption to services.
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Warning to patients ahead of next doctors' strike

Health News BBC - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 14:14
The industrial action is due to start on 7 April and there is likely to be disruption to services.
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'It's phenomenal!': Excitement in Florida ahead of Artemis launch

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 09:37
BBC’s Leyla Khodabakhshi speaks to locals and visitors in Florida ahead of the Artemis II mission blast off.
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Zoo welcomes 'vulnerable' giant anteater pup

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 08:26
The anteater pup's gender is not yet known as it "prefers the safety of mum" for now, the zoo says.
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My daughter has childhood dementia and may not live past 16

Health News BBC - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 08:18
Diagnosed just before her fourth birthday, Sophia, now 15, can no longer speak and cannot walk unaided.
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My daughter has childhood dementia and may not live past 16

Health News BBC - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 08:18
Diagnosed just before her fourth birthday, Sophia, now 15, can no longer speak and cannot walk unaided.
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Project to bring rare butterfly back to Yorkshire

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 08:13
The UK's largest native butterfly has not been seen in the region for more than a century.
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