Sugar tax extended to milk-based drinks: What you need to know
Milkshakes and lattes to be included in UK sugar tax scheme for the first time.
Does methylene blue really have wellness benefits or will it just leave you with the blues? | Antiviral
The fabric dye is popular in wellness circles, with a laundry list of claimed benefits – but it also carries serious risksRead more in the Antiviral seriesA week before he was sworn in as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services in February, a video of anti-vaccination conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy Jr went viral.In it, Kennedy, who has frequently promoted debunked health claims, is seen squirting inky blue liquid into a drinking glass. The substance was widely speculated to be a dye called methylene blue, though Kennedy has not publicly commented on it. Continue reading...
The village enduring climate catastrophe as Trump’s aid cuts bite
Nick Ferris visits families forced from their home due to flooding in Ethiopia’s northern Afar region – who say they have been largely deserted by humanitarian organisations as aid cuts have taken hold this year
Telehealth services provide a lifeline in Kansas and Missouri. Policy changes put them in upheaval.
If you practice social work in Kansas or Missouri, you already know that access to care is more than a clinical question. It is a social justice question. With the recent federal government shutdown and the expiration of pandemic-era telehealth waivers for Medicare, we are now witnessing disruptions that directly threaten vulnerable clients, our practices, […]
Scammers hacked her phone and stole thousands - so how did they get her details?
Sue Shore told the BBC how scammers targeted her - and we found her information had been leaked online.
The entrepreneur connecting tourists to African hospitality
TripZapp founder Rory Okoli wants to make it simple for tourists to book and pay for African travel.
Has Britain's budget watchdog become too all-powerful?
Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a "straitjacket on growth"
What next for friendly foes who see each other 'more than family'?
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have dominated men’s tennis in 2025. BBC Sport looks at the evolution of their growing rivalry – and where it could go next.
What next for friendly foes who see each other 'more than family'?
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have dominated men’s tennis in 2025. BBC Sport looks at the evolution of their growing rivalry – and where it could go next.
What next for friendly foes who see each other 'more than family'?
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have dominated men’s tennis in 2025. BBC Sport looks at the evolution of their growing rivalry – and where it could go next.
Florida bear hunt to take place next month after judge rejects injunction
Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade will take place as scheduled next month after a state judge on Monday denied a motion by a conservation group to stop it from taking place. Leon County Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey denied the temporary preliminary injunction sought by Bear Warriors United, which argued the hunt authorization was […]
Gov. Bob Ferguson makes his pick for WA Supreme Court seat
Colleen Melody said she’s done interviews for two jobs in the past 12 years. Bob Ferguson conducted both. About a decade ago, Ferguson, then Washington’s attorney general, chose her to lead his office’s new civil rights unit devoted to investigating and enforcing anti-discrimination laws. On Monday, Ferguson, now governor, named Melody as Washington’s newest state […]