More women doctors than men for first time in UK
There are more female doctors than male doctors in the UK for the first time, figures show. The General Medical…
Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas over Israeli hostage release
US President Donald Trump has issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release the hostages being held…
Poundland could be put up for sale as taxes rise, owner says
Jennifer Meierhans Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Poundland’s owner has said it is considering putting the chain up for…
‘Sheer panic’ as child killed by car on Kendal sports pitch
BBC Metal fencing around the pitch at Kendal rugby club was left buckled and broken People have described a scene…
Banks pay customers millions after month’s worth of IT outages
Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Getty Images Nine major banks and building societies operating in the UK accumulated at least 803…
‘Trump turns off Ukraine missiles’ and ‘serial spiking rapist’
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has been forced into urgent talks with Washington after the US cut off intelligence-sharing, the Daily…
Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England
Nathan Standley Education reporter Getty Images Leading child doctors have joined calls for a complete ban on smacking children in…
Scientists discover new part of the immune system
Getty Images Woman sneezing into a tissue A new part of the immune system has been discovered and it is…
Councils fear shake-up won’t improve finances, survey suggests
Alex Forsyth Political correspondent Joshua Nevett Political reporter Getty Images A large portion of council leaders fear a major shake-up…
Three heli-skiers feared dead on mountain
Three men are feared dead after being hit by a massive avalanche while on a backcountry heli-skiing trip in the…
Jesse Eisenberg gets Polish citizenship after directing A Real Pain
US actor Jesse Eisenberg has been awarded Polish citizenship by President Andrzej Duda, after telling the story of the Jewish…
Police hunt for suspects after boy, 16, shot dead
Olivia Demetriades BBC News BBC A police cordon remains in place A 16-year-old boy was shot by a man dressed…
Chancellor set to cut welfare spending by billions
Getty Images The chancellor has earmarked several billion pounds in draft spending cuts to welfare and other government departments ahead…
A family tree BRCA gene revelation may have saved my life
Elise McGinley BBC Scotland News Hannah Howie Hannah Howie discovered she had the BRCA 2 gene in November 2023 Hannah…
Rapid at-home PSA tests spark concerns
BBC At-home tests for men worried about prostate cancer can give inconsistent and inaccurate results, BBC News has found. The…
Most areas in England to cut eating-disorder help for under-18s
Nick Triggle and Hannah Karpel BBC News Getty Images Most areas in England are planning cuts to specialist eating-disorder services…
US Representative Al Green is removed from chamber during Trump address
Representative Al Green was ejected from the House chamber for heckling President Donald Trump during his joint address to Congress…
More funding for judges to tackle record court delays
BBC Ministers have pledged to increase the number of judges hearing criminal cases in an attempt to cut unprecedented backlogs…