‘Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild’
Getty Images The couple say they approached the court because they wanted to carry on their son’s “legacy” A couple in India have said they are “delighted” after a court…
Sri Chinmoy 24hr track race: Running around in circles for 24 hours
Sarah Funderburk, the leading woman as darkness falls at Battersea, is partial to salted potatoes. Brian Robb, the overnight race leader, slurps his way through 57 yoghurt tubes, the sort…
What do assisted dying, assisted suicide and euthanasia mean and what is the law?
The Dignity in Dying campaign group says more than 200 million people around the world have legal access to some form of assisted dying, external. Switzerland has allowed assisted suicide…
We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told
Covid Inquiry Tamsin Mullen was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry about the impact on maternity services A mother of premature twins has told the Covid inquiry she did not…
Immunotherapy project aims to benefit more cancer patients
BBC News Alex Green in now in remission from his cancer Alex Green is clear – without immunotherapy, he would have died in 2019. His advanced melanoma skin cancer was…
Eye and ear checks to be offered to autistic students at school
BBC News Nafsika, a teacher at the school, has been trained to carry out the hearing checks Children and young people in England with special educational needs are to be…
Fly brain sheds light on human thought process
MRC/Nature As beautiful as it is complex, the fly’s brain has more than 130,000 wires with 50 million intricate connections They can walk, hover and the males can even sing…
The places with the worst GP shortages in England revealed
Getty Images Shortages of doctors mean the average GP in England has to care for 17% more patients than nine years ago, a BBC analysis shows. It means for every…
Ambulance crews ‘faced crucial delays’ putting on PPE in Covid
Mark Tilley Mark Tilley worked as an ambulance technician in south-east England through the first two waves of the pandemic Ambulance crews faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients…
‘Still saving lives’ – Breast cancer campaigner Kris Hallenga’s twin on her legacy
BBC / October Films Since birth, Maren and Kris shared a powerful bond “It almost looked like she was walking on clouds that day,” says Maren Sheldon, twin sister of…