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Stuart Woodward/BBCPriya Singh, partner at Hodge Jones & Allen, which represents Ms Harley and more than 120 victims and families at the inquiry, told the BBC that Terry White and his family were "appallingly let down... ignored repeatedly...

Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondentGetty ImagesThe goal to keep the rise in temperatures under 1.5C is failing badly according to a UN review of nations' carbon-cutting plans ahead of next month's COP30 summit.Only 64 countries have submitted new pledges to limit...

Getty ImagesEndometriosis UK said poor recording of the condition was partly to blame.For example, the charity said, if endometriosis was discovered during keyhole surgery the fact it had been found may not be formally recorded."This means that numbers ...

Pallab GhoshScience CorrespondentBBCListen to Pallab reading this articleHidden away in a lab in north-west London three black metal robotic hands move eerily on an engineering work bench. No claws, or pincers, but four fingers and a thumb opening and...

We’ve known since ancient times that physical activity can prevent and treat a broad range of mental...

Men over 50 may have to exercise more than twice as much as women to get the same heart...

Many have pinpointed the birth of quantum mechanics to the small, treeless island of Helgoland, where a young Werner...

The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.Encapsulation is when the satellite is placed inside the protective ‘nose cone’ of the rocket, known as the fairing. It is the...

UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to make sure they are vaccinated against mpox, as a strain called 'clade Ib' shows early signs of local spread in some European countries.The...

By Rishav Chatterjee and Selena Li (Reuters) -HSBC Holdings said on Monday it will book a $1.1 billion provision in its third-quarter results after losing part of an appeal in a long-running lawsuit tied...