Entries by BBC News

Campaigners question ethics of puberty-blocker trial in legal letter to Streeting /in /by

Researchers and the UK regulator say the study is going to help improve care for children questioning their gender.

Flu wave hits England’s busiest A&E – hundreds of patients are arriving a day /in /by

The BBC visits Leicester Royal Infirmary to witness first-hand how it's coping with an early surge in cases of winter bugs.

Flu wave hits England’s busiest A&E – hundreds of patients are arriving a day /in /by

The BBC visits Leicester Royal Infirmary to witness first-hand how it's coping with an early surge in cases of winter bugs.

Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene was used to conceive almost 200 children /in /by

Some children have already died and only a minority who inherit the mutation will escape cancer in their lifetimes.

Some schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases /in /by

Flu is on the rise, but ministers say schools should only close in extreme circumstances.

Some schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases /in /by

Flu is on the rise, but ministers say schools should only close in extreme circumstances.

Much of £11bn Covid scheme fraud ‘beyond recovery’, report says /in /by

The response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error", a report says.

Much of £11bn Covid scheme fraud ‘beyond recovery’, report says /in /by

The response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error", a report says.

Much of £11bn Covid scheme fraud ‘beyond recovery’, report says /in /by

The response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error", a report says.

Hungry mothers and dirty wards – maternity care ‘much worse’ than anticipated, review chief says /in /by

An interim report by Baroness Amos finds poor care and dirty wards are blighting England’s maternity services.