Deaf mosquitoes stop having sex
Getty Images Scientists believe they have found a quirky way to fight mosquito-spread diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika – by turning male insects deaf so they struggle…
2024 Christmas lights switched on
Oxford Street has switched on its annual Christmas lights display, becoming the first of the major London illuminations to be turned on for 2024. More than 300,000 LED stars once…
Urgent care director felt ‘out of depth’ over Lucy Letby claims
Cheshire Constabulary Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole life prison sentences after being convicted of seven murders and eight attempted murders A hospital director said she felt “out of her…
Will Wales follow England with hike?
Getty Images Fees in Wales were already raised earlier this year There could be “little choice” but for university tuition fees in Wales to go up after a price increase…
Police hunt escaped ‘pitbull-type’ dog in Shepeau Stow
Google The dog was reported as missing on Monday morning People should not approach a pitbull-type dog that has gone missing, police have said. Lincolnshire Police said it was made…
From ‘street rat’ to music mastermind
Getty Images Quincy Jones lived for 50 years after attending his own memorial service. When the musician suffered a brain aneurysm in 1974, his chances of survival were said to…
Amy Dowden will not return to show this year
Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden will not be returning to the series this year, a spokesperson has said. Dowden was taken to hospital as a “precaution” after she began…
Sir Philip Barton to step down as Foreign Office chief
The most senior civil servant at the Foreign Office, Sir Philip Barton, is to stand down in January, the BBC has learned. Sir Philip became permanent secretary in the department…
Mozambique presidential runner-up escapes alleged assassination attempt
Mozambique opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane, the runner-up in last month’s disputed presidential election, says he has escaped an assassination attempt in South Africa, where he sought refuge after challenging the…
Officer apologises for ‘unprofessional comment’
Metropolitan Police Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in July 2018 after coming into contact with nerve agent Novichok A police officer who wrongly described Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess as a “well-known…