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What is the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia?
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which...
World first epilepsy device fitted in UK boy's skull
Oran, who is 13, was sometimes having hundreds of seizures a day due to his severe...
Cyber-attack delays child's cancer operation
Dylan Kjorstad's surgery was delayed due to concerns over blood supplies following...
Faces made of living skin make robots smile
Scientists find a way to attach living skin to robot faces for more realistic smiles...
How Dame Deborah James helped save a mum's life
A mother-of-three shared her story with Dame Deborah's mother Heather on BBC Breakfast.
How Hollywood star Sheen helped uncover a dark secret
A chance scroll on the internet led the actor Michael Sheen on a journey to uncover...
UV levels explained - how do I protect myself?
How to be sun savvy and get the right level of protection from UV rays.
What is mpox and how is it spread?
Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, is endemic in parts of west and central...
Are we in a summer Covid wave?
Lots of people seem to have Covid at the moment but what is behind it and is it...
Your Voice, Your Vote: Mental health crisis in young
What will the main parties do to support children and young people with their mental...
Hugh Pym: Is sugar the missing ingredient in election manifestos?
Sugar taxes have been widely debated but in party manifestos, the word "sugar" barely...
Starmer pledges to fix 'broken' NHS ahead of pay talks
Wes Streeting says the health service is experiencing "the biggest crisis in its...
How to pull off an election all-nighter
You want to watch the results, but you also have a life to live... we have the plan...
Mum admits ending life of terminally ill son
Police say they are investigating reports relating to "an apparent case of assisted...
Nurse regulator condemned over toxic culture
A damning report finds bullying, racism and incompetence in an organisation overseeing...
Some smear test scientists investigated over screening
Referrals have been made to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) into...
Streeting begins talks to halt junior doctor strike
The new health secretary says reaching a fair pay deal is a top priority.
Fall after fall - care home accused of neglect
BBC analysis shows nearly 20% of England's care homes - some 2,500 facilities -...
I was arrested because of my baby's birthmark
Laxmi Thapa was arrested after her six-month-old son's birthmark's were mistaken...
Nine whooping cough deaths in England as cases rise
Experts worry this is a peak year for whooping cough, which is particularly dangerous...
Health secretary 'stunned' by NHS failings
Wes Streeting says there is "worse to come" as he orders a review into the health...
City Illegally Fined Woman Over Profane Political Yard...
A federal judge in Tennessee said that it was unconstitutional for the City of Lakeland,...
The Messages From Biden That Are Understood, and Not
A president who long delighted in public speech is now sometimes hard to understand....
What Is Project 2025, and Who Is Behind It?
The Biden campaign has attacked Donald J. Trump’s ties to the conservative policy...
How New Hampshire Could Be Slipping From the Democrats
The state has voted for the Democratic nominee for president for two decades. But...
A Furious Start to California’s Fire Season
Some 207,000 acres have burned so far this year, more than five times the average.
Is the Bogus Fire for Real? Fire Officials Have a Way With...
Wildfire designations may seem random, but firefighters and dispatchers have their...
Project 2025, Explained
A set of conservative policy proposals called Project 2025 has put into words what...
Peter Welch Is the First Democratic Senator to Call on...
‘It’s a catastrophe,’ said the senator from Vermont, becoming the first Democrat...
The Embattled Biden Campaign Tests Kamala Harris’s Strength...
The campaign is quietly carrying out a head-to-head survey of voters between the...
NATO on the Edge: Biden Praises and Trump Denigrates a...
As leaders gathered in Washington to mark the anniversary of the organization, they...
Biden’s High-Stakes Moment: Tonight’s NATO News Conference
The president’s allies, doubters and enemies will be watching for any evidence of...
How to Watch Biden’s News Conference at the NATO Summit
President Biden will be under intense scrutiny when he takes questions from reporters...
What to Know About the Wildfires in California
The state has had more than 3,500 wildfires this year, and the peak of the annual...
House Defeats Measure to Fine Garland Over Refusal to Share...
Four Republicans opposed the bid to fine the attorney general $10,000 a day for...
Why Trump Supporters Keep Avoiding Convictions on Election...
Frustrated prosecutors and alarmed election officials are finding that it’s not...
Trump Is Expected to Meet With Hungary’s Orban
The meeting would come after Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has long been aligned...
Once a G.O.P. Rallying Cry, Debt and Deficits Fall From...
Fiscal hawks are lamenting the transformation of the party that claimed to prize...
How a Teamster Leader’s Flirtations With Trump Have Divided...
The Teamsters’ president, Sean O’Brien, will address the Republican convention next...
Trump’s Trials and The Republican Convention
As Donald Trump heads to the Republican convention, his criminal cases look a lot...
Biden Campaign Has Long Fed Softball Questions to Friendly...
A review of President Biden’s interviews shows he is often asked the same few questions...
Gun Ammunition Vending Machines Installed at Grocery Stores...
The vending machines, sold by a company called American Rounds, sell ammunition...
Utah’s Gerrymandered House Map Ignored Voters’ Will, State...
The Republican-run State Legislature was wrong to flout a voter-approved measure...
U.S. Uncovers Russian Plot to Assassinate C.E.O. of German...
The company produces artillery shells and tanks that Ukraine has used in its war...
Some Biden Advisers Are Discussing How to Convince Him...
Close allies of the president are developing a case for why he should end his re-election...
Dylcia Pagan, 77, Dies; Puerto Rican Nationalist Who Spent...
She was among 10 members of the F.A.L.N., a terrorist group, who were convicted...
Police Arrested Man at Capitol in Theft of Congressional...
The man, who had been arrested days earlier on the Capitol grounds, was accused...
Fraud Case Against Rich Exile Who Riled Beijing Goes to...
Guo Wengui fled China and allied with the American right in a quixotic quest to...
Pentagon to Dismantle Temporary Pier Built for Gaza Aid...
The $230 million short-notice project has struggled to overcome rough seas and other...
Wisconsin Radio Show Says It Edited Biden Interview at...
“The Earl Ingram Show” cut two segments from an interview with the president that...
Kamala Harris Says Biden Is a ‘Fighter’ at North Carolina...
At a time when the president’s vigor is an issue, his vice president said he was...
Biden Blames Elites, but Voters May Be His Bigger Problem
Even if President Biden can stem high-level Democratic defections, many Americans...
Ocasio-Cortez Loses the Democratic Socialists’ Endorsement...
The New York congresswoman was blamed for not being supportive enough of the Palestinian...
Milwaukee’s Mayor, No Fan of Trump, Is Thrilled to Host...
Cavalier Johnson, the Democratic mayor of Milwaukee, was one of the biggest cheerleaders...
Hotel Workers Fired After D’Vontaye Mitchell’s Death at...
D’Vontaye Mitchell, 43, died last month outside the hotel after he had been held...
Trump’s Team Plans to Go After Kamala Harris at Republican...
His advisers are eager to define the vice president and drive down her approval...
Flash Flooding Leads to Evacuations and Rescues in Central...
The downpour took place exactly a year after a storm caused devastating flooding...
Schumer Is Open to Replacing Biden, Some Officials Say
The majority leader has been caught in an awkward spot as he balances his role as...
Las Vegas Heat Breaks Records and Stuns Even the Forecasters
A brutal heat wave that has gripped the West for days will shift eastward on the...
Biden Takes the Stage as Campaign Doubts Spread Among His...
Biden takes the stage in Washington as doubts about his candidacy spread among his...
Education secretary begins push to recruit 6,500 new teachers
The new education secretary says she is writing to education workforces as her "first...
Sats results rise but stay below pre-Covid levels
Overall standards in reading, writing and maths are up among Year 6 pupils in England.
Migration to Scotland doubles as overseas student numbers...
Migration to Scotland has hit a 10-year high, according to new data from the National...
PCC attended dinner at centre of Nazi song row
An FOI response confirms the attendance of Philip Seccombe at an event where some...
Could maths help in taking the perfect penalty?
Taking a penalty is an art, but Billy Watson says he has found a way to turn it...
Exam board faces £300k fine for 'major failings'
One student tells BBC News she was a "guinea pig" in her T-level in health and it...
Trial set for students suing UCL over Covid teaching
Around 5,000 students have brought claims against UCL, after teaching was moved...
Eton set to give 'brick' phones to first years
The world-famous school is handing out handsets that can only send and receive texts...
Fire sweeps through mountains in southern Albania
Soldiers and firefighters are struggling to contain a massive blaze amid summer...
France elections: As the country faces political paralysis,...
Following the second round of the French legislative elections, the question on...
Rescue efforts continue after Russian missile strikes on...
As of Tuesday morning, 27 people, including four children, were killed in missile...
Could Hungarian PM Orbán face consequences for his diplomatic...
The Hungarian autocrat has popped up in in Kyiv, Moscow, and Beijing just as his...
How Europe will have to tread carefully with Iran's moderate...
Iran has a new reformist president — but the EU should not expect many changes in...
Centre-right EPP grabs key jobs in first Parliament allotment
The European Parliament's political groups have each earmarked preferred choices...
What role for far-right Patriots in the European Parliament?...
Patriots of Europe is the new far-right group at the European Parliament, initiated...
Euro 2024 latest: Spain stun France in four minutes with...
Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo overturned France's lead to send La Roja to the Berlin...
Auditors slam poor oversight of cohesion spending by Commission,...
The EU's cohesion funds aim to reduce social and economic disparities between the...
Far-right Patriots group springs to third force in European...
Viktor Orbán’s nationalist 'Patriots for Europe' group has been officially established...
Social media pranks cause security headache at Euro 2024...
Stunts and photographs posted online are encouraging poor behaviour from fans, from...
What does the French left-wing alliance’s shock election...
Experts say the anti-far-right bulwark has safeguarded the European bloc from a...
At least 31 killed in missile strikes across Ukraine as...
At least 31 people were killed as Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine...
Starmer to reset 'crucial relationships' by giving regional...
Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner met with regional mayors on Tuesday at...
European Parliament could soon have a new far-right group,...
The group would become the most radical in the hemicycle and likely be cordoned...
Orbán's big Hungarian presidency speech blocked by European...
Hungarian EU Council presidency will have to wait until later in the year for Prime...
Left-wing New Popular Front claims it can lead France as...
The New Popular Front won the most seats in France's snap legislative elections...
Germany's proposed tax rebate for skilled foreign workers...
Germany's Economics Minister Robert Habeck's plan for a gradual tax relief for foreign...
National Rally's Marine Le Pen investigated for illicit...
The judicial probe, which began last week, will investigate allegations of accepting...
Norway plans new measures to stop Russians buying property...
Authorities in both Norway and Finland have noticed a trend of buyers connected...
Europe hopes to end 'launcher crisis' with planned Ariane...
The rocket is scheduled for a test flight on Tuesday 9 July between 8 pm and 12...
War in Ukraine threatens its Olympic future — but a young...
Many of Ukraine's most talented young athletes have seen their dreams snatched away...
UK crossbow killings: Police capture man suspected of killing...
26-year-old Kyle Clifford was caught near his home in Enfield, north London and...
Von der Leyen promises Liberals 'no structured cooperation'...
Renew Europe currently has 76 MEPs, which Ursula von der Leyen needs to secure the...
European security is impossible without engaging Russia,...
János Bóka tells Euronews that Europe needs to maintain "some kind of relationship"...
Overnight Russian drone attacks in Ukraine leave six dead,...
Russia has carried out long-range drone strikes into Ukrainian territory – often...
Fans rejoice as Spain reaches Euro 2024 final
Spain beat France 2-1 in a high-intensity match.
Who are the new faces in the British Labour government?
After a landslide Labour victory in the UK general elections, the new administration...
NATO allies: Orbán's Moscow visit fails to advance peace...
The growing consensus among NATO allies is that Orbán's visit to Moscow was unnecessary...
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy charged with witness tampering in husband's...
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is charged with witness tampering in her husband Nicolas Sarkozy's...
Will Orbán face consequences for his trips? | Radio Schuman
EU ambassadors will have a legal and political discussion during the Coreper meeting...
Anti-immigrant and anti-semitic rhetoric at centre of Euro...
The UEFA European Championship is entering its final stages, but what should be...