Health
- Excessive social media 'negatively impacts wellbeing'on May 23, 2026 at 6:27 am
The World Happiness Reports finds the more time spent on social media the greater loss of wellbeing.
- AI may speed up search for drugs to treat brain conditionson May 22, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.
- Ebola risk raised to 'very high' in DR Congoon May 22, 2026 at 4:23 pm
The head of the UN health agency says the risk in the wider region is "high", but it remains "low" at the global level.
- 'People can feel lonely in a crowd'on May 22, 2026 at 3:54 pm
Dawn French discusses loneliness, particularly among older women, on Woman's Hour.
- UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine that could be ready for trials in monthson May 22, 2026 at 3:03 pm
The rare species of Ebola involved - known as Bundibugyo - kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.
- The tragedy of the 'invisible killer' of the youngon May 22, 2026 at 5:05 am
Bereaved families are calling for a national cardiac screening programme for over-14s
- Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record highon May 21, 2026 at 11:15 pm
The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.
- Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirmson May 21, 2026 at 6:30 pm
The guidance was published on Thursday following the landmark Supreme Court ruling last year.
- Should you eat local yoghurt on holiday to prevent an upset stomach?on May 21, 2026 at 1:28 pm
You might have heard the tip that eating local yoghurt as soon as your arrive on holiday can help your gut adjust to the new environment. But is it actually true?
- 'I used to be the shy kid'on May 21, 2026 at 1:01 pm
Tyler West opens up about his experience of school on Sort Your Life Out Unpacked.
Latest headlines.
- Starmer 'appalled' by case of boys spared jail after raping teenage girls
The prime minister said it was "right" that the sentences were being urgently reviewed.
- Counter-terror police investigating ‘Iran-backed firebombing’
Four vehicles set on fire outside London synagogue in ‘anti-Semitic hate incident’
- Piastri says failed tyre gamble made McLaren look 'like idiots'
McLaren boss Andrea Stella defended a failed Canadian Grand Prix tyre gamble despite Oscar Piastri admitting the episode made the team look "like idiots".
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Top Stories.
- Trump tells US negotiators 'not to rush' into deal with Iran
The deal under discussion would involve a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, according to US media.
- Starmer 'appalled' by case of boys spared jail after raping teenage girls
The prime minister said it was "right" that the sentences were being urgently reviewed.
- Body found after boy, 15, went missing in nature reserve lake
The boy was seen getting into difficulty at Swanholme Lakes in Lincoln earlier, police say.