New hope for breast cancer patients as life-extending drug now on NHS in England
BBC Newsby Catherine Burns; Vicki Loader·27d ago
- Published Patients in England with a specific type of incurable breast cancer can now access a life-extending drug on the NHS, two years after it was deemed too expensive by a health body.
Snapchat 'willing to implement' daily time limits for children, boss tells BBC
BBC Newsby Lily Jamali·27d ago
- Published The boss of Snapchat says the firm would be "willing to implement" time limits for teens, following a call from Meta for it to take action.
Interest rates hold expected but Bank of England facing tough choices
BBC Newsby Kevin Peachey·27d ago
- Published Policymakers at the Bank of England are expected to keep interest rates unchanged despite price rises accelerating due to the prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
Photos show charred wreckage from deadly crash of news helicopter in LA
BBC Newsby Sareen Habeshian·27d ago
- Published Investigators have released new photos that show the stark aftermath of a news helicopter crash that killed three people in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Pakistan hospital fire: Report finds no fire alarms or sprinklers at neonatal unit where fire killed 14
BBC Newsby Carrie Davies·27d ago
- Published An official inquiry into a Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 babies last month has found the neonatal unit lacked fire alarms and sprinklers, while firefighters reported that escape...
'My rent was higher than my student loan' - the booming cost of private halls
BBC Newsby Thea Kellock; Andrew Picken·27d ago
- Published You don't have to walk far in any university city before spotting some form of private Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA).
Brynna mum's Facebook kidney plea prompts stranger to donate
BBC Newsby Matt Murray·27d ago
- Published A woman who shared a desperate plea for a kidney on Facebook has undergone a lifesaving transplant after a stranger offered to be her donor.
Body found in search for missing Suffolk boy Noah Woods, 3
BBC Newsby Shivani Chaudhari; Lewis Adams·27d ago
- Published A body has been found in the search for missing three-year-old boy Noah Woods, police have confirmed.
Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough', Earl Spencer claims in book
BBC Newsby Ella Kipling; Sean Coughlan·27d ago
- Published Earl Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has claimed King Charles said "we'll forget her soon enough" days after her death, in an extract from his upcoming memoir...
How escalating Saudi oil crisis could drive up prices everywhere
BBC Newsby Ben Chu·28d ago
- Published Global energy prices have spiked alarmingly again, driven largely in recent days by the escalating conflict between Yemen's Houthis and Saudi Arabia causing chaos for the oil industry.
Sunny, Barack Obama's 'fiery and gorgeous' dog, dies
BBC Newsby Gabriela Pomeroy·28d ago
- Published The Obamas' beloved pet dog Sunny has died after 13 years with the family, Barack Obama has announced.
Photos show widespread damage at US sites from Iranian attacks
BBC Newsby Kayla Epstein·28d ago
- Published Images showing widespread damage to multiple US sites in the Middle East from Iranian strikes have been obtained by the BBC's US partner CBS.
Matt Fitzpatrick: DP World Tour Championship defending champion not comfortable with Dubai location
BBC Newsby Iain Carter·28d ago
- Published Matt Fitzpatrick says he is not "100% comfortable" with the prospect of travelling to Dubai for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in November when he is due to be defending...
Andy Burnham and his chancellor have a battle on their hands
BBC Newsby Henry Zeffman·28d ago
- Published Today's inflation figures underscore that the economy is the biggest challenge facing Andy Burnham.
Schools in England get extra £500m in bid to avoid teacher pay strike
BBC Newsby Branwen Jeffreys·28d ago
- Published Schools in England are to get around £500 million in extra funding towards the teachers' pay award this school year, reducing the risk of a strike ballot by the largest education union.
Call to raising tax thresholds among union demands to Chancellor
BBC Newsby Iain Watson·28d ago
- Published Unions who donate to Labour will meet John Healey on Thursday to press home their demands ahead of next month's Budget.
Microsoft says AI rival Anthropic could have 'disastrous impact' on humanity
BBC Newsby Laura Cress·28d ago
- Published Microsoft's head of AI has warned Anthropic's approach to training its AI model Claude could have a "disastrous impact on the wellbeing of humanity".
What's gone wrong for Chelsea talent Kendry Paez?
BBC Newsby Nizaar Kinsella·28d ago
- Published Attacking midfielder Kendry Paez has finally pulled on a Chelsea shirt, three years after agreeing a move to Stamford Bridge - albeit for the club's Under-21s.
WTA Finals to move to Charlotte in United States from 2027 on three-year deal
BBC Newsby Russell Fuller·28d ago
- Published The American city of Charlotte in North Carolina has been chosen as the new home of the season-ending WTA Finals.
Former Cambs officer jailed over 'toxic' WhatsApp culture
BBC News·28d ago
- Published An ex-police sergeant who asked to share a female suspect's sex video with "the lads from footy" has been jailed for four years.
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