BBC News Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay as much as $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other products containing talcum cause ovarian cancer. The proposed landmark settlement aims to close a long-running legal battle that has weighed on the US healthcare giant for […]
BBC News US President Donald Trump has said “there are very friendly negotiations going on” about the conflict with Iran, after the warring sides did not exchange strikes for a third straight day. He expressed optimism for an end to the war on Monday, telling reporters aboard Air Force One: “I think there’s a good […]
BBC News A judge has ruled that US musician D4vd will go on trial for murder over the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The decision came after a five-day preliminary hearing, in which Los Angeles prosecutors questioned a dozen witnesses and displayed photographic evidence. BBC’s North America correspondent Shaimaa Khalil was inside the courtroom. […]
BBC News Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Bridget Phillipson as Labour Party chair. A Labour spokesperson said Phillipson, who is also minister for women and equalities, will work closely with deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell to modernise the party ready for the next general election. Phillipson and Powell went head to head for the […]
BBC News And this is not an isolated incident. In 2021, local officials were arrested, accused of concealing or underreporting 139 deaths in Henan province. Incidents like these have resulted in a trust vacuum that has made it much easier for bad actors to spread fake content. But police are imploring people to trust accredited […]
BBC News The morning-after pill, known as emergency contraception, external, is medication designed to prevent unwanted pregnancies. It usually has to be taken within three to five days of having unprotected sex. The sooner it is taken, the more effective it is. It works by delaying or preventing the release of an egg, but will […]
BBC News For Lizzy, relationships always seemed to end the same way. “I would get to a second or third date and find something wrong with them.” Just as things began to feel real, the connection she longed for would suddenly feel uncomfortable, even threatening. And she would pull away. For years, she couldn’t explain […]
BBC News An ongoing lack of rain means hosepipe bans are in force for millions of households and dry vegetation has provided fuel for wildfires to burn in a number of areas. Though there was some rain this weekend, the driest locations – including central, southern and eastern England – saw little, if any, meaningful […]
BBC News Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to bring in emergency legislation in order to stop the early release of hundreds of prisoners. Burnham announced last week that he was pausing the scheme, which would have seen about 700 prisoners freed in the first phase in September, following a […]
