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‘I’m fortunate I survived stage 4 diagnosis when so many of my friends didn’t make it’
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 […]
Unauthorised car park near Stansted Airport grows after notice
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 […]
‘Apocalyptic’ damage as Cairngorms wildfire burns for two weeks
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 […]
Spain wildfires: Thousands return home but new heatwave raises fears
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 […]
Teenage Norwegian ‘hitman’ guilty of UK murder plot
BBC News A teenager who travelled from Norway to the UK on an emergency passport to carry out a “hit” for a Swedish organised crime group has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder. An Old Bailey jury heard how Johannes Natland, 19, was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield with two working guns […]
Care system needs fixing before assisted dying debate, says PM
BBC News Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said that before assisted dying is considered in England and Wales, the funding of palliative and social care should be “fixed”. It is the first time Burnham has set out his position on the issue since becoming prime minister, as MPs prepare to debate it again when Parliament […]
Seven areas of England officially in drought, Environment Agency says
BBC News Seven areas of England are officially in drought after a hot and dry summer, the Environment Agency has said. July saw 7% of the expected levels of rainfall, with just 1% across southern England. The seven areas are: East Anglia; Hertfordshire and the whole of London; Thames Valley; Hampshire & the Isle of […]
Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash
BBC News Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard has died in a motorbike crash in Dublin. Hansard, 56, was the frontman for rock group The Frames and also featured in The Commitments. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Falling Slowly in 2007 which he wrote for the low-budget film Once. Hansard was […]

