California man invites BBC to witness his death as MPs debate assisted dying

Health News BBC - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 00:10
Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree.
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The Architecture of Russia’s FIMI Operations

StopFake.org - Thu, 04/03/2025 - 21:14
By EUvsDisinfo Russia’s disinformation campaigns are not a loose collection of random lies; they are the product of a carefully engineered system. This system is best visualised as an iceberg: a structure where the loudest pro-Kremlin voices are merely the visible tip, supported by a vast and often hidden system below. For every government official […]
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Romania’s ‘TikTok Messiah’ Is Gone But Admirers Live On

StopFake.org - Thu, 04/03/2025 - 21:05
The country’s extreme right is prospering ahead of re-run presidential elections despite extensive evidence of continuing Russian subversion. By Alison Mutler, for CEPA Calin Georgescu wasn’t a household name when he unexpectedly won the first round of Romania’s presidential elections in November. But at the peak of his campaign, he was massively famous on social media, and trending […]
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Discover the Iceberg, Enter the Galaxy: Understanding Organised Information Manipulation

StopFake.org - Thu, 04/03/2025 - 20:55
By EUvsDisinfo The 3rd EEAS report provides unique insights into how modern manipulation works. We are launching a series of articles to enhance our collective awareness and understanding. On 19 March, HRVP Kaja Kallas presented the 3rd EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) Threats. This latest report focuses on how to expose FIMI operations, building upon the 1st report (how to […]
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BBC Inside Science

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 04/03/2025 - 19:00
A tidal lagoon should be created in the Severn Estuary according to a new report.
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Fake: BBC Labels Valerii Zaluzhnyi ‘Next President of Ukraine’

StopFake.org - Thu, 04/03/2025 - 18:12
The claim that BBC News labelled a photo of Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UK, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, as the “next president of Ukraine” is unfounded and constitutes disinformation. The screenshot, purportedly taken from a BBC News broadcast, has been faked. Social media users have circulated posts claiming that BBC News ran Zaluzhnyi’s photo with the caption […]
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Fake: Ukrainian Soldier Admits that Ukrainian Forces ‘Killed Children in Sudzha’

StopFake.org - Thu, 04/03/2025 - 14:45
The claim circulating on Russian platforms that a Ukrainian soldier allegedly confessed to killing a child near Sudzha is either fake or at least unverified. The message was posted on a Facebook account that, according to available data, previously belonged to Ukrainian soldier Artur Yakovitskyi. His family has reported him missing – according to open […]
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Alcohol makes male fruit flies more attractive

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 21:00
Alcohol increases the release of chemical sex signals and makes males more attractive to females.
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Who can get an NHS Covid booster this spring?

Health News BBC - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 10:02
The NHS Covid spring booster campaign is under way, but vaccines are also available privately.
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Inside Health

Health News BBC - Tue, 04/01/2025 - 12:00
James Gallagher and the panel discuss the safeguarding implications of the proposed bill
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Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere last year

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 03/31/2025 - 08:02
Campaigners identified 140 illegal spill days into the beauty spot in 2024
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Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere last year

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 03/31/2025 - 08:02
Campaigners identified 140 illegal spill days into the beauty spot in 2024
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The Swedish city fined for missing an environmental target

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 03/31/2025 - 04:39
Gothenburg has to pay a financial penalty if it misses certain annual sustainability goals.
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Morning-after pill to be made free at pharmacies in England

Health News BBC - Sun, 03/30/2025 - 17:58
The government hopes the move will end the "unfair postcode lottery" some women face.
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Are my braids doing more harm than good?

Health News BBC - Sun, 03/30/2025 - 03:03
Research suggests the synthetic hair used for braiding could be bad for you - but will that stop women using it?
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Fake: Ukraine’s Presidential Office Claims EU ‘Owes’ Ukraine for Security

StopFake.org - Sat, 03/29/2025 - 15:15
The propagandists fabricated a screenshot of a Ukrainian news article with a quote purporting to be from Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, saying that EU countries ‘owe’ Ukraine for security. In reality, Podolyak said that each country independently determines the amount of military assistance Ukraine can expect. Social […]
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Has Just Stop Oil really stopped throwing soup?

Scientific News BBC - Sat, 03/29/2025 - 13:56
Just Stop Oil says it will disband but does this mark an end to the chaos caused by its climate protests?
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Has Just Stop Oil really stopped throwing soup?

Scientific News BBC - Sat, 03/29/2025 - 13:56
Just Stop Oil says it will disband but does this mark an end to the chaos caused by its climate protests?
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'I fear I'll be dead before I get justice for my son'

Health News BBC - Sat, 03/29/2025 - 12:56
Tony Summers' son Paul was diagnosed with HIV and Hepatitis C and died in 2008 aged 44.
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Doctor 'betrayed' over son's death at her hospital

Health News BBC - Thu, 03/27/2025 - 20:31
Deborah Burns says she is unable to return to work at the hospital after the death of her son, William Hewes.
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