‘Milestone’ in polio eradication achieved
Image copyright EPA Wires Image caption A health worker gives the polio vaccine to a child in Pakistan, where, like...
Month: October 2019
Rats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levels
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRats drive little plastic cars around a lab in the USLearning to...
Amazon Echo Dot Deal: It’s on Sale for Just $9
The Echo Dot is one of the more basic smart home products you can own and a good building block...
Cystic fibrosis drug given green light in England
Image copyright Getty Images A life-extending drug for cystic fibrosis will be available on the NHS in England, health bosses...
Paris Agreement: Trump confirms US will leave climate accord
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch Trump explain why he is pulling the US out of Paris...
High Street woes mount as 85,000 jobs feared lost
Image copyright Getty Images The government is facing calls to overhaul its High Street policies after estimates were made of...
RBS slumps to loss after £900m hit from PPI
Image copyright AFP Royal Bank of Scotland has swung to a loss in the third quarter after taking a hit...
Northampton General Hospital has ‘culture of bullying’ say inspectors
Image caption Health inspectors said that Northampton General Hospital "requires improvement" A hospital showed "poor behaviour" towards junior staff and...
Northern Ireland’s seas a ‘mixed picture’
Image caption Marine litter remains a problem and climate change is having an effect on the coast The most comprehensive...
NHS in Scotland ‘could face £1.8bn shortfall’
Image copyright Getty Images The health service in Scotland could face a £1.8bn shortfall in less than five years if...
People ‘more likely to feel pain on humid days’
Image copyright Getty Images People with long-term health problems such as arthritis are more likely to feel pain on humid...
‘My dad gave me his kidney and saved my life’
Image copyright Samantha Dalton Image caption Samantha Dalton says her dad Barry is the hero of her story Two days...
Butt lift surgery: ‘Why I’m getting rid of my implants’
Image copyright Sophie Elise Sophie Elise was 20 years old when she decided that she wanted a bigger bum.The Norwegian...
From the Olympics to a climate change activist
In 2008, Rok Rozman was competing at the Summer Olympics. Now he is an activist who has kayaked across six...
Mario Draghi: His legacy after eight tumultuous years at the ECB
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption What is Mario Draghi's legacy? To be blunt, Mario Draghi doesn't come across much...
Tensions highlight the importance of global trade
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Pressure is mounting for the US and China to resolve their trade row Global...
Source: Pats’ Gordon heads to injured reserve
4:52 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots have placed wide receiver Josh Gordon on injured reserve, a...
Essex lorry deaths: Work starts to identify 39 bodies
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThirty nine bodies were found in the trailer containerPolice have begun the...
