Floods hit millions in West and Central Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteParts of Central and West Africa have seen heavy flooding over an unusually intense rainy season, unleashing a humanitarian crisis in which…
Alleged killer of Ugandan athlete dies from burns, hospital says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her…
How prenatal cannabis exposure may affect mental health in childhood
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists are trying to understand how cannabis may affect long term neurodevelopment when people were exposed to it in the womb. Read…
Starmer wins crunch Commons vote as Tory attempt to save winter fuel payments fails
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cries of ‘shame’ were heard in the Commons on Tuesday as Tory efforts to save winter fuel payments for millions of…
Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany’s government has announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country’s land borders in what it called an attempt…
Judge and his family threatened after he jailed rioters on live stream
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA judge who jailed some of those involved in violent disorder after the Southport stabbings said he and his family were threatened…
Pandemic stress drove young adults to turn to cannabis
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a qualitative study published in the journal BMC Public Health, researchers from Canada conducted semi-structured interviews with young adults from the Nicotine Dependence…
India reports first suspected mpox case in man who travelled from affected country
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia reported its first suspected case of Mpox in a man who had travelled from a country facing an outbreak of the virus, the health ministry said. …
Dentists and doctors demand free school meals to fix 'devastating' kids' diets
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLeading doctors and dentists have ramped up calls for free school meals to curb the “devastating” impacts of poor diets. Read More
Kate’s personal video sharing cancer treatment update shows ‘vulnerability while staying in control’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Princess of Wales’s deeply personal video is a “ground-breaking moment” and “tectonic shift” in how the royal family controls its image, a…