Children with multiple long-term health issues undergo severe emotional stress at the same time as they are trying to cope with the physical challenges of their conditions, a study has found. The University of Plymouth has led research using AI language models to analyse sentiments and emotions expressed by about 400 paediatric patients and their...
Artist Anita Nowinska is donating paintings worth £84,000 to a hospice to help comfort those who are ill. Nowinska, 60, from Totnes, Devon, said she decided to donate her original paintings “to bring light into difficult places”. “Painting is what keeps me well, but the paintings were building up, and I wanted them to do...
At last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said it was likelier that Russell would be at the team next season than Verstappen, but did not deny he was speaking to the world champion’s representatives. Russell said: “I don’t take that personally because I made it clear from the beginning. I’m happy...
BBC Kaylie Bailey contracted botulism after being given illegal Botox An aesthetic beautician left one woman fighting for her life and several others seriously ill in hospital after injecting them with Toxpia, an illegal Botox-type anti-wrinkle treatment. As the BBC names the woman behind the jabs, two of her victims share their stories. The patch...
FlashBack Photography Trasi Coghlan brought forward plans for a wedding vows renewal by a year after getting a terminal cancer diagnosis A terminally ill woman was left “overwhelmed” after businesses donated a venue, wedding dress and flowers for her to renew her vows. Trasi Coghlan, 62, who has had cancer three times, was planning a...
Dozens of people required medical assistance because of heat-related illness on the second day of Royal Ascot, racecourse officials have confirmed. The event attracted over 41,000 spectators on Wednesday, during which temperatures reached 29.7C (85F). A Royal Ascot spokesperson said one person was taken to hospital while a further 42 received treatment on site. Free...
“We are not playing around,” Donald Trump warned reporters earlier today. “These are paid insurrectionists, these are paid troublemakers,” Trump continued, describing the attacks on LAPD on Sunday by people throwing large chunks of concrete down on police officers and cars, among other such violence in the LA riots. Still, that was two days ago....
Guns don’t kill people.  People kill people.  But people don’t kill people with replica guns, because they are not guns. The point appears to be lost on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATFE), the nation’s top cops for enforcing federal firearms laws. It’s nearly illegal, and very difficult, for regular civilians to...
India’s human rights body is investigating reports that more than 100 children fell ill from eating a school lunch after a dead snake was found in the food. The cook reportedly still served the lunch despite removing the dead animal from it, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said in a statement. The commission said...
Bet heavily on nothing, except a brief publicity tour for Senator Chris Van Hollen. The Maryland Democrat demanded a meeting with Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele during his state visit with Donald Trump, and got snubbed. Not that it would have mattered much; Bukele scoffed at the idea of sending Salvadoran citizen Kilmar Abrego Garcia back...
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has been admitted to hospital and will miss the club’s Premier League fixture with Manchester United on Sunday. The 47-year-old went to hospital late on Friday evening, having felt unwell for a number of days. A club statement said: “Medical staff kept Eddie in hospital overnight for further tests, which are...
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to only sign a trade deal with the US that is in the UK’s “national interest,” as he warned about the impact of President Trump’s tariffs. The prime minister said the import taxes announced by the US president last week – which have prompted economic turbulence across the world –...
Lucy Hooker BBC Business reporter Dylan Caulkin Dylan Caulkin would like the government to provide more help for young people like him On Wednesday the chancellor will give an update on her plans for the economy. The government has promised to boost growth, which should mean higher pay and more jobs, but so far the...