‘Hundreds’ seek private clinics for medical cannabis
Hundreds of people in the UK are turning to private clinics for medical cannabis, BBC News has been told.Since its...
Month: August 2019
Patients who cannot eat food ‘fear for lives’
Image copyright Keith Millen Image caption Keith Millen, from Bridgend, is completely dependent on bags of total parenteral nutrition -...
Lawyer killed after ‘chance coming together’
Image copyright Family handout Image caption Peter Duncan died in hospital shortly after being attacked A 52-year-old lawyer who was...
What has gone wrong with rail franchising?
Image copyright Getty Images The debate over the future of running Britain's rail network flared up once more this week.While...
Extinction: Humans played big role in demise of the cave bear
Image copyright R. Kowalczyk Image caption Cave bear skull from the Natural History Museum in Belgrade, Serbia The arrival of...
Ipswich Hospital blackout caused by faulty battery
Image caption The power loss affected outpatients, X-rays, scans and pathology for nearly half an hour A faulty battery led...
The Evolution of Property Management Software by Amber Leto
The Evolution of Property Management Software by Amber Leto I’m ashamed (or maybe proud?) to admit it, but I’ve been...
Greta Thunberg: Caroline Lucas reports Arron Banks to Twitter
Image copyright PA Media/BBC Green Party MP Caroline Lucas has complained to Twitter over a tweet by Brexit campaigner Arron...
Iran oil tanker: Gibraltar orders release of Grace 1
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGrace 1: Inside the seized supertankerGibraltar has released an Iranian oil tanker...
Stock markets nervous after China trade warning
Image copyright Getty Images Stock markets around the world have pared their losses but remain under pressure after a sell-off...
10 Best Laptops for 2019 (MacBook, Chromebook, Windows 10)
Buying any laptop is a big decision: You may end up using it for years before buying another, and there...
At Twitter, It Seems No One Can Hear the Screams
On Tuesday, Twitter hosted a small press event at its headquarters in San Francisco. It was a hot day, a...
Google Assistant Now Lets You Send Reminders to Other People
These days, any moderately skilled virtual assistant can serve your immediate needs—tell me the weather, play me a song—and anticipate...
Do we need to worry about banana blight?
Image copyright Getty Images News broke late last week that a fungal disease that kills Cavendish banana plants has been...
Recession fears prompt selling in global stock markets
Image copyright Reuters Global stock markets fell around the world as concerns about the US-China trade war and the global...
Lyme disease: Older white women ‘at highest risk’
Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The characteristic bulls-eye rash seen in Lyme disease Older women are at most...
Dental surgeons urge England’s schools to go sugar-free
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More than 40% of under-18s didn't visit an NHS dentist last year, figures show...
Brexit: Corbyn plans to call no-confidence vote to defeat no-deal
Image copyright Getty Images Jeremy Corbyn has urged the leaders of the other opposition parties and Tory rebels to install...
