Coronavirus: British passenger ‘wasn’t sure’ he could get out of Wuhan
Briton Thomas Crosby has told the BBC he was surprised there wasn't more screening as he travelled from Wuhan to...
Month: January 2020
Smear test fear ‘cost my sister her life’
Shyness around a routine medical examination cost Maria Hughes her life, her sister believes.The mother of three, from County Down,...
Impeachment: Democrats reject witness swap in Trump trial
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSchiff: 'The facts are damning'US Democrats have ruled out a "witness swap"...
Australia fires: Canberra Airport shut down amid blaze threat
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Canberra Airport has been closed due to approaching bushfires The airport in Australia's capital...
Pelicans’ Williamson in starting lineup vs. Spurs
10:17 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS -- When his pregame availability ended, coach Alvin Gentry let out a playful...
Problem gambling: Why do some people become addicted?
Image copyright Getty Images Taking risks is part of human nature. Whether it is gambling on a slot machine or...
Wuhan: The London-sized city where the virus began
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Yangtze (brown) and Han rivers (blue) merge in Wuhan Wuhan may not be...
Warrant issued for arrest of AB in battery case
8:00 PM ET The Hollywood (Florida) Police Department issued an arrest warrant for Antonio Brown Wednesday night following allegations that...
Can wearing masks stop the spread of viruses?
Image copyright Getty Images One of the abiding images of any virus outbreak is people in surgical masks.Using them to...
One in four children ‘has too little sleep’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption About a third of girls have too little sleep, compared with 23% of boys...
Cut meat and dairy intake ‘by a fifth’, report urges
People should cut the amount of beef, lamb and dairy produce they eat by a fifth to combat climate change,...
Wanted – volunteers to monitor Britain’s growing slug population
Image caption There are thought to be more than 40 slug species in the UK Citizen scientists are being sought...
Ivory Coast is using plastic waste to build schools
A community in Ivory Coast has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools.The classrooms cost almost...
Two weeks of leave for UK parents who lose a child
Image copyright Lucy Herd Image caption Jack died two weeks before his second birthday. Parents who lose a child will...
Coronavirus: Wuhan to shut public transport over outbreak
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC's online health editor talks us through what we know about...
Big 12 sits De Sousa, 3 others for KU-KSU brawl
6:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa will miss 12 games, as he was among four...
Victoria Derbyshire Show to come off air as part of BBC cuts
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The BBC2 show presented by Victoria Derbyshire has landed countless exclusive interviews The BBC's...
Brexit: UK has ‘crossed Brexit finish line’, says Boris Johnson
Image copyright EPA Boris Johnson has said the UK has "crossed the Brexit finish line" after Parliament passed legislation implementing...
