BBC A report found 143 people had cryptosporidiosis during the outbreak in 2024 An annual report has found 143 people were confirmed to have had cryptosporidiosis during an outbreak in Devon in May 2024, with four hospitalisations. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) previously confirmed 126 cases during the incident. The revised figure of 143...
Ben Chu Policy and analysis correspondent, BBC Verify Getty Images The government’s decision to largely reverse its cuts to winter fuel payments has raised questions about its spending and savings plans – and its fiscal rules. BBC Verify has been looking at the the key numbers. What has changed on winter fuel? At the time...
Of the 11 remaining WSL clubs, five had their average attendance drop between 2023-24 and 2024-25 – Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Manchester City and Manchester United, which includes three of the top four. Aston Villa and Manchester United had by far the biggest drop-offs, with both clubs’ attendances falling by 33%. For Villa, the move...
Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump was beginning to reshape the American government, Michael, an emergency room doctor who was born, raised, and trained in the United States, packed up his family and got out. Michael now works in a small-town hospital in Canada. KFF Health News and NPR granted him anonymity because of...
Elen Davies BBC News Reporting fromSkomer Island Amy Compton Conservationists have counted 43,626 puffins on Skomer Island this year – a new record A record number of puffins have been recorded on a small island off the Pembrokeshire coast, despite global populations declining rapidly. According to the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW),...
Chelsea have won a sixth successive WSL title, but how does their latest triumph compare to the previous five? Read full article at source...
Celtic ended a 12-year spell – their longest ever – without a league title in 1966, when they lifted the trophy for the 21st time in Jock Stein’s first season as manager. They would go on to win it nine years in a row under the legendary boss. Rangers ended Celtic’s dominance in 1975 as...
Getty Images The RSPB said latest data indicated a 21% rise in curlews in Orkney, in contrast to mainland Scotland and other parts of the UK The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a drive to reduce the number of predatory stoats. The carnivorous mammals are classed as...
Queen’s Park had won half of the first 18 Scottish Cup finals when they faced an emerging Celtic side on 12 March 1892. The cup final was played at the home of city rivals Rangers, with new stands being erected at Ibrox to accommodate a then record crowd of 40,000. With the pitch declared playable...
Rough sleeping figures in Exeter have dropped to all-time low of 11 but are still 11 too many. Whilst welcoming the latest reduction, the City Council said there was still much to do to bring the rough sleeping figure down to zero. “Eleven people rough sleeping on our streets, is still 11 people too many,”...