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- She conquered Everest 10 times – and escaped an abusive marriageon July 27, 2024 at 12:48 am
Lhakpa Sherpa, who has climbed Everest more than any other woman, wants to inspire women and girls.
- ‘My body just keeps swelling and swelling’on July 27, 2024 at 12:01 am
Chloe Davies has “spontaneous swelling attacks”, which can be life-threatening.
- Venezuela holds elections on Sunday. Could real change be coming?on July 26, 2024 at 11:58 pm
An economic crisis has forced millions to flee Venezuela. Could Sunday’s election bring real change?
- Vulnerable, messy and bratty: The pop girlies having a momenton July 26, 2024 at 11:54 pm
Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and Chappell Roan are all about vulnerable lyrics and existential questions – and it’s really working for them.
- ‘Atomic bomb hell must never be repeated’ say Japan’s last survivorson July 26, 2024 at 11:50 pm
Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki believe their horrific past must act as a warning for the future.
BBC News BBC News – World
- Obamas endorse Kamala Harris for presidenton July 27, 2024 at 1:03 am
Barack and Michelle Obama say Ms Harris has the “strength that this critical moment demands”.
- Relive a wild month in US politics in about two minuteson July 27, 2024 at 12:57 am
An assassination attempt against a former president and an incumbent drops out – the last few weeks have been unprecedented.
- She conquered Everest 10 times – and escaped an abusive marriageon July 27, 2024 at 12:48 am
Lhakpa Sherpa, who has climbed Everest more than any other woman, wants to inspire women and girls.
- Venezuela holds elections on Sunday. Could real change be coming?on July 26, 2024 at 11:58 pm
An economic crisis has forced millions to flee Venezuela. Could Sunday’s election bring real change?
- Vulnerable, messy and bratty: The pop girlies having a momenton July 26, 2024 at 11:54 pm
Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and Chappell Roan are all about vulnerable lyrics and existential questions – and it’s really working for them.
BBC News BBC News – UK
- ‘My body just keeps swelling and swelling’on July 27, 2024 at 12:01 am
Chloe Davies has “spontaneous swelling attacks”, which can be life-threatening.
- ‘My day in a Liverpool alley with 35 drag queens’on July 26, 2024 at 11:41 pm
Queen by Magnus Hastings is a “one of a kind” drag photography exhibition.
- Are you feeling grotty all the time?on July 26, 2024 at 11:36 pm
Why some people are saying they’ve been ill all year.
- Are the UK’s finances really worse than expected?on July 26, 2024 at 11:09 pm
Rachel Reeves is set to reveal a public finances shortfall of billions on pounds after a snap audit.
- The Papers: ‘Olympics sabotaged’ and ‘La Farce!’on July 26, 2024 at 10:54 pm
Many of Saturday’s papers lead with sabotage attacks on France’s high-speed rail network.
BBC News BBC News – Business
- Summer holiday getaway: How to beat the queueson July 26, 2024 at 9:40 pm
Tips to make travelling as smooth as possible, whether you’re going by road, plane, train or ferry.
- John Lewis allowed to build homes for first timeon July 26, 2024 at 8:18 pm
The department store is pushing to build rental flats as it looks for new ways to bring in money.
- Drivers ‘ripped off’ by fuel prices, warns watchdogon July 26, 2024 at 11:50 am
The Competition and Markets Authority says poor competition cost British motorists £1.6bn last year.
- Reeves set to reveal public finance shortfall of billionson July 26, 2024 at 10:11 am
The chancellor will unveil a public spending hole on Monday, which speculation suggests could hit £20bn.
- Airbus boss admits long delays in making aircrafton July 26, 2024 at 9:51 am
The plane maker has sold dozens of new jets at the Farnborough airshow, but is struggling to keep up with demand.
BBC News BBC News – Politics
- Are the UK’s finances really worse than expected?on July 26, 2024 at 11:09 pm
Rachel Reeves is set to reveal a public finances shortfall of billions on pounds after a snap audit.
- PC to face criminal investigation over airport kick videoon July 26, 2024 at 6:27 pm
A PC is to be investigated over an alleged assault on a man at Manchester Airport, the police watchdog says.
- UK drops planned Israel arrest warrant challengeon July 26, 2024 at 5:07 pm
Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said the issue was a matter for the International Criminal Court.
- Assisted dying bill introduced in Parliamenton July 26, 2024 at 4:23 pm
Former Justice Secretary Lord Falconer’s bill would allow terminally ill adults to end their lives.
- Stride announces Conservative leadership bidon July 26, 2024 at 3:04 pm
The former work and pensions secretary becomes the fourth person to join the race to replace Rishi Sunak.
BBC News BBC News – Health
- ‘My body just keeps swelling and swelling’on July 27, 2024 at 12:01 am
Chloe Davies has “spontaneous swelling attacks”, which can be life-threatening.
- Are you feeling grotty all the time?on July 26, 2024 at 11:36 pm
Why some people are saying they’ve been ill all year.
- Autumn date to fix blood transfusion serviceson July 26, 2024 at 6:31 pm
The systems were affected by a hack on the NHS, which caused significant disruption.
- EU regulator rejects Alzheimer’s drug lecanemabon July 26, 2024 at 5:01 pm
It said the benefits of the treatment did not outweigh the risk of serious side effects.
- Health regulator not fit for purpose – Streetingon July 26, 2024 at 9:04 am
The health secretary says he is stunned by failings in inspecting hospitals, GPs and care homes in England.
BBC News BBC News – Family & Education
- Government delays university free-speech fineson July 26, 2024 at 1:48 pm
Powers for universities to be fined for failing to uphold freedom of speech have been put on hold.
- Most children in Wales don’t tell family about online life – reporton July 26, 2024 at 12:43 pm
Concerns about sites and apps like Snapchat, YouTube and Roblox are highlighted in a survey.
- How support eased my pain after my brother diedon July 25, 2024 at 5:08 am
Nevaeh on how grief affected her, and how youth work helps her to help others.
- Cancelled exams ‘inspired MP to get into politics’on July 24, 2024 at 7:55 pm
Sam Carling, the new MP for North West Cambridgeshire, gives his maiden House of Commons speech.
- What are BTecs and how are they graded?on July 24, 2024 at 5:31 pm
Hundreds of thousands of students do vocational qualifications known as BTecs every year.
BBC News BBC News – Science & Environment
- Scottish bog gets world heritage statuson July 26, 2024 at 10:48 am
After an almost 40-year campaign, a little-known UK landscape has been awarded world heritage status.
- UK getting more hot and more wet days – Met Officeon July 25, 2024 at 12:10 am
The increase in the number of ‘very hot days’ of 30C or more has also been dramatic.
- Rare fossils reveal secrets of mammal evolutionon July 24, 2024 at 3:02 pm
The fossils hold clues as to how mammals that lived in the shadow of dinosaurs evolved to dominate the world.
- Chimps share humans’ ‘snappy’ conversational styleon July 22, 2024 at 11:34 pm
Wild chimpanzees, like humans, take fast-paced turns in conversation, and often interrupt each other.
- Oxygen discovery defies knowledge of the deep oceanon July 22, 2024 at 3:37 pm
The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.
BBC News BBC News – Technology
- Autumn date to fix blood transfusion serviceson July 26, 2024 at 6:31 pm
The systems were affected by a hack on the NHS, which caused significant disruption.
- CrowdStrike boss says 97% of crashed systems fixedon July 26, 2024 at 9:39 am
It’s estimated 8.5 million devices were disabled by a faulty update from the cyber-security firm.
- Actors go on strike over video games AI threaton July 26, 2024 at 4:44 am
The union has been in talks with big games studios, like Activision and Walt Disney, for 18 months.
- What’s behind the global self-storage boom?on July 25, 2024 at 11:17 pm
Rising rents, e-commerce and available property are contributing to a boom in self-storage.
- ChatGPT reveals search feature in Google challengeon July 25, 2024 at 8:31 pm
OpenAI is working on adding new search powers to its artificial intelligence (AI) bot.
BBC News BBC News – Culture
- Vulnerable, messy and bratty: The pop girlies having a momenton July 26, 2024 at 11:54 pm
Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and Chappell Roan are all about vulnerable lyrics and existential questions – and it’s really working for them.
- ‘My day in a Liverpool alley with 35 drag queens’on July 26, 2024 at 11:41 pm
Queen by Magnus Hastings is a “one of a kind” drag photography exhibition.
- Celine Dion makes stirring comeback at Olympicson July 26, 2024 at 10:45 pm
It’s the superstar singer’s first performance since revealing a serious health condition two years ago.
- Doctor Who spin-off to star Tovey and Mbatha-Rawon July 26, 2024 at 9:05 pm
The War Between The Land And The Sea “will shake The Whoniverse to its foundations”, says showrunner Russell T Davies.
- Timberlake ‘not intoxicated’ during arrest, lawyer sayson July 26, 2024 at 8:34 pm
Police made several errors and should not have arrested the popstar, his lawyer Edward Burke said.