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New mums 'left to get on with it' as C-section numbers hit record high

Tue, 09/08/2026 - 05:57
Mothers have described being left to recover from caesarean sections with "no support".
Categories: National News

Train station to mark World Suicide Prevention Day

Tue, 09/08/2026 - 05:56
As well as offering advice, Wellbeing Week will include poetry, gardening workshops, art and music.
Categories: National News

A&E did not get the basics right - my son's life was ruined at 32

Tue, 09/08/2026 - 04:49
Oli's experience is one of a growing number of clinical negligence claims being made in England, BBC analysis shows.
Categories: National News

What in the World

Mon, 09/07/2026 - 15:05
American sailors and marines finally had a break in Pattaya, Thailand
Categories: National News

'I have chronic cancer but I'm not going to die' - BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri

Mon, 09/07/2026 - 13:51
Moshiri was diagnosed in November 2024 with polycythaemia vera (PV), after her GP noticed irregularities in blood test results.
Categories: National News

Powerlifter wins golds despite endometriosis pain

Mon, 09/07/2026 - 06:11
Lhamo Weston says it's important to be open about competing with endometriosis
Categories: National News

BBC News presenter reveals she has blood cancer

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 23:00
Maryam Moshiri tells the BBC she wanted to reveal her diagnosis to raise awareness about the cancer.
Categories: National News

Helping stoma bag users to swim with confidence

Sat, 09/05/2026 - 13:00
The Royal United Hospital in Bath has set up swimming sessions for stoma bag users.
Categories: National News

How hunger for a new weight-loss drug is feeding an industry of fakes

Sat, 09/05/2026 - 00:47
Dupes of retatrutide are flooding the black market, but the drug is yet to be approved by regulators.
Categories: National News

The Global Story

Fri, 09/04/2026 - 10:00
The US is an outlier in its approach to prosecuting infanticide. Why?
Categories: National News

Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days

Thu, 09/03/2026 - 23:31
A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.
Categories: National News

New GP and wellbeing hub 'a major milestone'

Thu, 09/03/2026 - 15:59
The £21m hub brings together primary care, community wellbeing and leisure services in one location.
Categories: National News

Why 'sleepmaxxing' could be making your sleep worse

Thu, 09/03/2026 - 01:41
The things you're doing to make your sleep better could actually be making your sleep worse.
Categories: National News

A&E patients ending up in 'corridors and cupboards'

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 18:17
A consultant tells the Scotcast podcast that A&E patients ending in 'corridors and cupboards'.
Categories: National News

Social media 'spiral' found after sister's death

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 14:10
A woman whose 13-year-old sister took her own life says the "spiral that she was going through" was evident from her social media history.
Categories: National News

Children as young as six going to A&E in mental health crisis

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 13:21
NHS emergency departments are seeing more cases of self-harm, eating disorders and emotional distress in young people.
Categories: National News

Flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from 'busiest summer'

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:33
This year's jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat last year's Super-K strain.
Categories: National News

Former nurse dies amid dementia drug shortages

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 10:23
Pearl Roche died with dementia weeks after her family struggled to get supplies of her medication.
Categories: National News

Heart trial after breast cancer has 'improved my life'

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 06:10
Lucy Shepherd is one of 90 women to take part in a trial helping cancer survivors come off medication.
Categories: National News

Menopausal women pose as men to buy testosterone online after prescription difficulties

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 05:57
One menopause specialist says she has seen women with up to 12 times the safe level of the hormone.
Categories: National News