Trying to get social care can be ‘horrendous’, Baroness Casey tells BBC
The chair of the independent commission on adult social care also says the care system relies on the exploitation of its workforce.
‘My son can now enjoy life’: Children with severe form of epilepsy helped by new drug
Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.
You’ve Never Seen Ants Like This Before
The Antscan database captures the tiny insects’ diversity and shows how the world’s living things could be rendered in three dimensions.
A Word to the Wise: Don’t Trust A.I. to File Your Taxes
The world’s smartest technology is no match for the U.S. tax code.
RFK Jr. pushes medical schools to teach more about nutrition
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday announced a new push to get medical schools to teach more about nutrition.
How will the Middle East conflict affect global energy prices?
Energy supplies in the Middle East are being choked off as the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran escalates.
Sri Lanka trying to ‘safeguard lives’ on second Iran ship after US attack
Second warship is heading to same area where a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, killings dozens of sailors.
A long and troubled trail: Qatar’s IRGC cell arrests strain Iran relations
Arrests will cause deep rift in Iran’s relationship with Qatar, one of its closest interlocutors in Gulf, analysts say.
Tune out claim ‘SpongeBob Square Pants’ was created to entertain children trafficked by Epstein
Remarkably, this is the third time Snopes has fact-checked a claim attempting to connect the two.
Checkpoints everywhere and queues for bread: Fear in Iran as US-Israeli strikes intensify
Iranians are coping with daily strikes, internet blackouts, and security crackdowns – all while trying to stay in touch with loved ones.
Musk tells jury ‘people read too much’ into his posts
The billionaire is accused of misleading investors in the run-up to his 2022 Twitter purchase.
Watch: Heavy gunfire heard as BBC reports from border of Israel and Lebanon
From the Israeli town of Metula on the border with Lebanon, the BBC’s Jon Donnison heard what sounded like a full-on gun battle.
Greek court upholds criminal organisation verdict on neo-Nazi Golden Dawn
The party’s founder Nikos Mihaloliakos and other officials are again found guilty, almost six years after an original trial.