The before and after images showing glaciers vanishing before our eyes

Scientific News BBC - Sun, 10/05/2025 - 03:28
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
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What exactly is freshers' flu - and why do so many get it?

Health News BBC - Sun, 10/05/2025 - 02:05
It's not an actual flu, and it's rarely serious, but when thousands of students arrive on campus they bring a cocktail of viruses.
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Environment prize nominees 'heroes of our time', says William

Scientific News BBC - Sun, 10/05/2025 - 00:04
Fifteen projects are shortlisted for a chance of winning the top £1m prizes at next month's environmental awards ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
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Environment prize nominees 'heroes of our time', says William

Scientific News BBC - Sun, 10/05/2025 - 00:04
Fifteen projects are shortlisted for a chance of winning the top £1m prizes at next month's environmental awards ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
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Russian ‘Fact-Checking’ Network: EU-Sanctioned Brazilians Among Its Members

StopFake.org - Sat, 10/04/2025 - 11:03
By Maiquel Rosauro, for Lupa Read the Portuguese version of this feature. Two Brazilian journalists—one linked to organizations sanctioned by the European Union and the other a collaborator with an entity associated with Russian intelligence services—participate in the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN), an initiative created by the Kremlin to operate under the banner of “fact-checking.” In addition to […]
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Russia Cleanses Its Spy Agencies

StopFake.org - Sat, 10/04/2025 - 10:16
Something odd and largely unnoticed is happening to Russia’s spies. By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, for CEPA Putin’s intelligence services are being cleansed of non-Russians, a policy completely at odds with the agencies’ multiethnic histories. It is a risky move that may one day bring serious consequences to the regime.  The change is happening despite the continuing […]
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Russia Uses a ‘Fact-Checker Network’ to Try to Legitimize Elections in Venezuela

StopFake.org - Fri, 10/03/2025 - 18:12
By Maiquel Rosauro, for Lupa Read the Portuguese version of this feature. The first part of the report: The “truth war”: how Russia created its own ‘fact-checking’ network “In Russia, we have a saying: Truth is strength. Whoever has the truth is the strongest.” The author of the phrase is Timofey V, head of the Department of Strategic […]
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From Social Media to Weapon Factories: How Russia Traps African Women in War Production

StopFake.org - Fri, 10/03/2025 - 17:27
By EUvsDisinfo What looks like a dream job abroad is, in reality, a conveyor belt into Moscow’s war machine. Influencers generally promote beauty products, holiday destinations, or get everyone hooked on the latest dance trend. However, they’re also being tapped for something darker: pushing recruitment drives that disguise Russia’s military ambitions as ‘life-changing opportunities’. What […]
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Vaccine breakthrough for deadly elephant virus

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 10/03/2025 - 12:04
A vaccine against a deadly disease that affects young elephants is shown to be effective in a world-first trial.
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Fake: Ukrainian TV Doctored Zelensky’s UN Broadcast

StopFake.org - Fri, 10/03/2025 - 11:23
A review of broadcast recordings and digital forensics shows the claim doesn’t hold up. Ukrainian networks aired the official UN feed, while the version circulating online — showing a packed audience — was manipulated footage. In late September 2025, pro-Russian Telegram channels and anonymous social media accounts began circulating claims that Ukrainian broadcasters had digitally […]
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Top NHS boss backed surgeon whose failures contributed to deaths

Health News BBC - Fri, 10/03/2025 - 05:08
Seven people died following multiple failures by Karen Booth who continues to work for the NHS.
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Top NHS boss backed surgeon whose failures contributed to deaths

Health News BBC - Fri, 10/03/2025 - 05:08
Seven people died following multiple failures by Karen Booth who continues to work for the NHS.
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Is it a cold, flu or Covid – and how to avoid the worst

Health News BBC - Fri, 10/03/2025 - 03:30
BBC Morning Live's Dr Oscar Duke shares his advice on how to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself.
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The “truth war”: how Russia built its own ‘fact-checking’ network

StopFake.org - Thu, 10/02/2025 - 23:27
By Maiquel Rosauro, for Lupa Who controls the narrative controls power. Working from that logic, in November 2024 the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN)—an association that publicly presents itself as an international alliance to fight disinformation—was launched in Russia. Despite stating its mission is to “improve the quality and objectivity of information at the national and global […]
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'I have Tourette's - just treat us the same as everyone else'

Health News BBC - Thu, 10/02/2025 - 20:58
John Davidson tells us what it is like to have his life and journey with Tourette’s syndrome made into a film.
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Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 10/02/2025 - 19:21
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
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BBC Inside Science

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 10/02/2025 - 19:00
Scientists have made early-stage human embryos using skin cell DNA fertilised with sperm
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Fake: Ukraine’s International Legion Is Recruiting Germans for Revenge Against Russia

StopFake.org - Thu, 10/02/2025 - 16:58
The International Legion firmly denied any role in the appearance of the leaflets. Their limited distribution — confined to a single district of Berlin — points to a staged provocation designed to discredit Ukraine and its armed forces. Posts circulating online claim that Ukraine’s International Legion is recruiting Germans by distributing leaflets urging them to […]
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Inside the lab analysing the world's oldest ice

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 10/02/2025 - 14:58
The BBC's Science Editor Rebecca Morelle goes behind the scenes with the team discovering what the melting of ice from over a million years ago can tell us.
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Pharmacies can issue UTI drugs without GP visit

Health News BBC - Thu, 10/02/2025 - 14:52
From October, most pharmacies in Wales can treat women under 64 who have urinary tract infections.
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