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Prisoner threw boiling water over inmate and raped him
A prisoner at HMP Winchester who poured boiling water over a fellow inmate before...
Welcome to the world of cosmetic infidelity – it's...
For eight years, Sophia* has been living a double life. She is not cheating on her...
Cold weather: What does an unheated room do to your body?
The BBC's health and science correspondent undergoes an experiment to find out how...
Family plea to 'take action' over ambulance delay deaths
Christopher Hart, 50, was found dead in his Suffolk home while waiting eight hours...
Hughie and Freddie: Fundraising teen on moment he got cancer...
Hughie was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2020, and has gone on to raise thousands...
The Covid kids starting school unable to speak
Children with speech problems could not access therapy during Covid - but now some...
Finding happiness after the Clutha helicopter crash
A decade since disaster struck a busy Glasgow pub, survivor Michael Byrne speaks...
Swine flu: What's next after first confirmed case in UK?
What you need to know about the first confirmed case of a new type of flu, found...
Elfbar: Top vape firm drops sweet flavours over appeal...
Elfbar and Lost Mary call for tighter restrictions on vape sales ahead of government...
Patient saw eight GPs before cancer spotted
Safety watchdog highlights case as it warns a lack of continuity of care in England...
Covid inquiry: Bereaved daughters want lessons learned
Campaigners said they were not satisfied with Boris Johnson's answers at the Covid...
Why Naga Munchetty is asking: ‘How are your periods?'
The Radio 5 Live presenter finds out that the answer could help many women like...
Merthyr Tydfil: The industrial town that paved the way...
Steelworkers in need of cash were among the men of Merthyr Tydfil who became medical...
Parkinson's disease: 'You can have a career after diagnosis'
A hospital nurse tells of her experience after her "overwhelming" Parkinson's disease...
Contrite, shorn of theatrics - Johnson's first day at inquiry
Boris Johnson mixed contrition with an effort to take on former colleagues who questioned...
Eat Out to Help Out: What was the impact of the scheme?
How much did the scheme help the economy and affect the spread of Covid?
'Cancer found in pregnancy has robbed me of seeing my baby...
There are concerns signs of cancer in pregnant women are being dismissed as pregnancy...
Killer nurse Lucy Letby found unfit to practise and struck...
The serial killer is removed from the nursing register by a panel which heard she...
Defending Eat Out to Help Out - PM's day at Covid inquiry
Arriving amongst protests, Rishi Sunak defends his time as chancellor during the...
Hyperemesis: Scientists make pregnancy sickness cure breakthrough
Better treatments and even a cure for hyperemesis gravidarum could be on the horizon,...
NHS vaccinations to be booked online in drive to increase...
The digital expansion follows the success of the Covid vaccination programme, NHS...
Allergy details must be mandatory on menus - Food Standards...
Calls for change stem from the family of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction...
Smoking decline stalls since Covid as more young people...
Many people quit smoking, but there was an increase in young adults who took it...
'I have had pneumonia about 40 times'
Nadine Richards says living in mouldy and damp conditions has taken a toll on her...
Cystic fibrosis: The miracle drugs priced out of reach
Regulators around the world have questioned the high price set by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
Tesco recalls Christmas stuffing mix because it may contain...
The UK's largest retailer says a batch of Christmas stuffing may be "unfit for human...
The hospitals struggling the most as winter bites
NHS leaders say patients in England are at risk due to dangerous delays in the emergency...
The quest to find healthy and cheap sweeteners
Start-up firms are producing new sweeteners but will they be able to compete with...
Blackpool nurse and colleague jailed over drugging patients
Catherine Hudson, 54, and Charlotte Wilmot, 48, conspired to unlawfully drug a patient...
Doctors' warning after man tears hole in throat trying...
The patient was taken to hospital in severe pain after he pinched his nose and closed...
IT failures causing patient deaths, says NHS safety body
One patient was wrongly identified as not to be resuscitated because of slow access...
Autism diagnosis wait times hit 300 days - NHS data
The number of people waiting for an autism diagnosis is up 50% over the past 12...
Avoidable 111 calls may risk lives over Christmas, service...
The north-west of England service says repeat medication orders on bank holidays...
In Los Angeles, the ‘Coroner to the Stars’ Has the Last...
There is no medical examiner’s office in the world like the one in Los Angeles County,...
Inyo Mountain Hiker Pinned Under Boulder: ‘I’m Going to...
Rescuers launched a daring operation to free Kevin DePaolo after he became trapped...
Africa Calling
The continent, with the youngest population in the world, is increasingly influencing...
Florida Sex Scandal Shakes Moms for Liberty, as Group’s...
The conservative group led the charge on the Covid-era education battles. But scandals...
Exhumation in Unsolved 1969 Killing Raises Hopes for Answers
Joyce Malecki, 20, was found dead south of Baltimore two days after she vanished....
On the Texas Border, Folk Healers Bring Modern Touches...
Known as curanderas, they carry on a tradition long revered in local Hispanic culture.
Alex Jones and Sandy Hook Families Enter Final Stretch...
Mr. Jones proposed paying the families a combined total of at least $5.5 million...
Here’s How a Border Deal Could Affect People Seeking Asylum...
Bipartisan talks have zeroed in on who can claim asylum, how it should be defined...
DeSantis Says Trump Will Declare Iowa Caucuses Stolen if...
The former president “will try to delegitimize the results,” Mr. DeSantis said while...
How ‘After School Satan Club’ Is Shaking Things Up
A Memphis school says it can’t bar a club sponsored by The Satanic Temple, which...
Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million to Election Workers...
Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, wrongfully accused by Rudolph W. Giuliani of having...
$10 Million Settlement Reached After Teenager Found Dead...
Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was found dead in a freezer in an abandoned kitchen at a Chicago-area...
The U.S. Wants Israel to Scale Back the Gaza War. What...
There are ways to persuade Israel to shift its strategy in Gaza, but each option...
Congress Approves Sweeping New Protections for J.R.O.T.C....
After reports of sexual abuse and forced enrollment in the military’s high school...
Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Sentenced to Two...
The mother had pleaded guilty in August to a charge of felony child neglect in connection...
Applications for Early Harvard Admissions Dip
Harvard still received more early action applications than Yale — barely — but its...
Gold Air Jordans Worth More Than $10,000 Found in a Donation...
A charitable organization in Portland, Ore., usually receives donations of shirts...
Feeling Alone and Estranged, Many Jews at Harvard Wonder...
After one of the most trying weeks in the university’s recent history, some students...
Biden’s Border Negotiations Mark Seismic Shift on Immigration...
The discussions over the southern border show how drastically the politics of immigration...
Paul Chevingy, Early Voice on Police Brutality, Dies at...
An eminent civil rights lawyer, he was one of the nation’s foremost experts on abusive...
Senators Hold Up 43 Biden Diplomatic Nominees as Crises...
The State Department says the monthslong blockade has damaged U.S. national security....
Shorter school summer holidays - what do parents think?
school summer holidays in could be cut by a week under new proposals.
Ruth Perry's death has left an 'unfillable hole'
An inquest has found an Ofsted inspection “likely contributed” to the death of head...
I.N.A.D.E.Q.U.A.T.E - Ruth Perry’s despair in handwritten...
In the days following an inspection at her school, the head teacher wrote down her...
'I couldn't handle the shame': Teachers' dread at Ofsted...
Head teachers talk frankly about the mental health impact that Ofsted inspections...
Five questions about Ofsted after the Ruth Perry inquest
The death of head teacher Ruth Perry has provoked a nationwide debate about the...
Unions call for immediate pause to Ofsted
The NAHT and ASCL say time is needed to address the concerns raised at the inquest...
'The law needs to catch up on student mental health'
A High Court case is looking at whether universities owe a duty of care towards...
NI education: Early years expansion needed, review finds
It is one of a number of wide-ranging recommendations made in an independent review...
Father calls for Barnet school admissions changes after...
Huseyin Mehmet says a council wants his son to go to schools that are too hard to...
One in four Scots children not reaching primary school...
Teacher assessments show 27% of primary pupils in Scotland do not meet "expected...
EHCP: 'My autistic daughter has not been in school for...
There has been a record rise in the number of parents lodging appeals at SEND tribunals.
Ralph Fiennes teaches Shakespeare in Liverpool school
Pupils in Liverpool were "starstruck" by the Harry Potter star but say it was an...
Hong Kong's universities shrivel in Beijing's grip
Academics are leaving a city which at one time attracted top talent for its world-class...
Head teachers in 'despair', union warns after Ruth Perry's...
Almost half needed support for their mental health or wellbeing in the last year,...
Bereaved parents' anger at 'broken' online safety promise
The government denies watering down online protections promised to bereaved families.
Explained: Why truckers are blockading the EU's eastern...
Polish truck drivers have spent nearly a month blockading different crossing points...
Future generations must be given a seat at the EU table
The EU needs a European Commissioner for Future Generations in its next college...
Fact-check: Did Hamas create a website boasting about massacring...
According to multiple Israeli officials and social media users, the shocking website...
Major harnessing of trolls shows threat to Hungarian democracy...
Hundreds of coordinated fake profiles are engaged in pro-government influence operations...
Brussels, my love? Why far-right movements are simmering...
In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we discuss the recent anti-migrant riots...
State of the Union: War fatigue, luggage sizes and anti-SLAPP...
There was talk of Ukraine war fatigue this week in Brussels, as NATO's foreign affairs...
Member states and MEPs strike deal on EU AI Act after drawn-out,...
Member states and the European Parliament have reached a preliminary deal on the...
State of the Union: Antisemitism rises, low COP28 expectations...
The war between Israel and Hamas continues to poison the atmosphere in our societies,...
Did Pope Francis wear a rainbow cross to express support...
A photograph of Pope Francis wearing a multicoloured cross has caused quite a controversy...
Spain’s Nadia Calviño wins fight to head EU Investment...
The finance minister’s victory over Denmark’s Margrethe Vestager comes after months...
EU warns China it will 'not tolerate' unfair competition...
European leaders will "not be able to tolerate that our industrial base is undermined...
Marathon talks in Brussels fail to reach deal on EU AI...
The European Parliament and member states failed on Thursday to reach a political...
Clampdown on the evasion of sanctions against Russia should...
The European Union's sanctions evasion clampdown - aimed at stopping countries from...
Activists hand over 540,000 strong petition on online child...
They are calling for the strongest possible measures when it comes to the EU's measures...
The New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum will erode universal...
We demand solidarity instead of Fortress Europe, prioritising the needs of asylum-seekers,...
Interest in EU elections on the rise as polls project unprecedented...
Voter interest in the 2024 European elections is on the rise, but projections of...
Israel-Hamas war: Tensions flare across EU ahead of leaders'...
One week ahead of a crucial meeting of European heads of state and government, divisions...
Campaign to redefine dyslexia as a skill wins main prize...
A campaign that aims to reframe dyslexia as a valuable skill in the workplace was...
'Huge risk' of terrorist attacks in the European Union,...
The European Union is facing a “huge risk” of terrorist attacks over the Christmas...
Austria still opposed to Schengen accession of Romania...
Austria is still firmly opposed to the long-coveted Schengen accession of Romania...
'Win-win': UK set to return to key EU research programme,...
The United Kingdom will make its return to the European Union's science research...
Opposition to EU Green Deal grows as European elections...
The bloc's landmark agreement was initially met with praise but has since hit a...
What do we know about the shocking videos of Palestinian...
Men rounded up by troops, stripped to their underwear, and blindfolded. These shocking...
Planned EU foreign influence law will not criminalise or...
The European Commission has defended its controversial plans to step up the fight...
'Scandalous and misleading': Věra Jourová excoriates Hungary's...
Věra Jourová, the vice president of the European Commission in charge of values...
Brussels rows back on plan to tax €200 bn in frozen Russian...
Seizing the money in retaliation for the Ukraine war could breach international...
MEPs seek clearer honey labelling to curb spike in bogus...
The European Parliament has approved an ambitious position ahead of talks with EU...
It’s time to bring Belarusians back to the European family...
Belarus' place in the European family is not just a dream; it's a destiny that we,...
Public opinion split on EU enlargement as leaders gear...
New polling suggests public opinion on the potential enlargement of the European...
Business as usual won’t do — Ukraine matters for the credibility...
What the European Summit says about Ukraine is not only vital for the credibility...
Did the Ukrainian government plan to sell plots of land...
Russian state media is falsely claiming a deal has been brokered to turn the area...
