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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Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe?

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 03/03/2025 - 03:39
How a new atomic clock might be the way to tackle attacks on plane GPS systems
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Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm evidence to be heard in private

Health News BBC - Wed, 02/26/2025 - 03:00
Covid inquiry says hearings into the firm, led by Michelle Mone's husband, must be held in closed session.
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First place in British Isles set to approve right to die

Health News BBC - Tue, 02/25/2025 - 16:02
Laws in the Isle of Man to let terminally ill adults end their own lives are in the last stages of debate.
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Generation K: The disturbing rise of ketamine abuse among young people

Health News BBC - Tue, 02/25/2025 - 09:00
Increasing numbers of young people are using the drug, experts say. The health impacts can be catastrophic.
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Free sauna has become a 'real community hub'

Health News BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 12:56
The free-to-use sauna in Margate is built in the style of a 19th Century bathing machine.
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More than 150 whales stranded on remote Australian beach

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 06:29
Authorities are trying to save dozens of false killer whales after more than 60 died.
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Cancer patients not getting right care, say doctors

Health News BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 03:07
Experts highlight particular problems with prostate, kidney and colon cancer in England and Wales.
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Munich as Seen Through the Kremlin’s Eyes

StopFake.org - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 15:20
By EUvsDisinfo Despite putting on a cool and victorious front, all Russian state outlets followed the Munich Security Conference with feverish interest. Could this be the moment when the pressure on Russia starts to ease? The pro-Kremlin outlets portrayed the conference as the beginning of the end for the EU and NATO. Mock the EU and the […]
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'There could be no NHS dentists in two years'

Health News BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 09:13
Dentists say NHS contracts are becoming more challenging to fulfil and they need to hand them back.
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The Kremlin’s Energy Myths Melt Away

StopFake.org - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 00:32
By EUvsDisinfo The colder it gets, the more desperate pro-Kremlin disinformation becomes. This winter, the usual scare stories about Europe’s supposed mortal dependence on Russian gas are back, along with new attempts to weaponise climate change. With seasonal regularity, pro-Kremlin outlets bombard their audiences with claims that without Russian oil and gas, Europeans will freeze in […]
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Pledge of two million extra NHS appointments met, PM says

Health News BBC - Mon, 02/17/2025 - 13:35
Sir Keir Starmer says the figure is a "shot in the arm", but "the job isn't done" to bring down waiting lists.
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How Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' pledge is affecting other countries

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 02/17/2025 - 06:04
Some major carbon-emitting countries are hinting they may follow suit as the US opts to ramp up fossil fuels.
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Mum's 20-year fight for epilepsy drug compensation

Health News BBC - Mon, 02/17/2025 - 03:01
Catherine Cox is certain taking valproate while pregnant caused her son's disabilities.
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