BBC News Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009, when he was health secretary under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He suggested a compulsory levy to fund the system and Brown’s government also floated the idea of allowing people to defer the payment until after they died, leading to […]
BBC News Former top US health official Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a hearing before a Republican-led Senate committee about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. The amendment to the US Constitution states that no individual can be “compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself”. Fauci’s refusal to answer […]
BBC News Nottingham Forest are close to completing a deal for Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande. The 22-year-old is viewed as a key target for new Forest boss Oliver Glasner, and talks have progressed in recent days. While a final agreement still needs to be reached, sources indicate a deal between the clubs is now […]
BBC News Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo have been cancelled by the BBC, as the corporation makes further financial savings. The main Mastermind series will continue, with Clive Myrie remaining as host, but the celebrity spin-off will end after the next series, which has already been filmed. In a statement, the […]
BBC News The unexplained deaths of four people who were living at a homeless shelter in Cornwall at the same time as triple killer James Desborough are being reviewed, police have said. The 40-year-old was found guilty of murdering two other men he met while staying at Sandy Lodge in Newquay on Tuesday. Earlier this […]
BBC News Wanting to share her knowledge, Lynette spoke to other women, joined patient forums, attended BRCA research meetings, met scientists, and began raising money for research. She has also published her story – described as “remarkable” by oncologists and other cancer survivors – in a book. As Lynette describes in her book, Unbroken, knowledge […]
BBC News The BBC approached Cheema and Abdul Rehman, the new director listed for SC Parking Ltd, for comment and did not receive a response. Uttlesford District Council said it was a complex case with “various agencies involved.” A spokesperson said the authority would continue to monitor the site and assess any new reports received […]
BBC News RSPB Scotland said its Loch Garten reserve was home to 5,000 species, and insects, reptiles along with trees, lichens and mosses had been killed. The charity’s James Reynolds said the wildfire had left a 6,177-acre (2,500ha) burn scar and the sight of it was “ugly and upsetting”. He said: “This is still very […]
BBC News Spanish authorities have allowed thousands of people evacuated because of wildfires to return to their homes after restrictions were lifted in the areas of Toledo, Madrid, Ávila, and Castellón. In the Madrid region alone, 24,000 people have been told they can return and lockdowns on another 20,000 have been lifted. Spain and France […]
