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Move over fillers – people are getting facial injections derived from fish sperm
Ruth CleggHealth and Wellbeing reporter BBC In my many years as a journalist, I never thought I would be asking someone how it feels to have trout sperm injected into their face. And yet, here I am. Abby is lying on a large, black padded chair at a small aesthetics clinic in south Manchester. She … Read more
Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
Alison Holt,Social affairs editor, Ewan Somerville and Kate Whannel,Political reporter Getty Images Trans people could be asked about whether they should be accessing single-sex services based on their physical appearance or behaviour, according to proposed new guidance seen by the BBC. A code of practice, produced by the equalities watchdog and awaiting ministerial approval, says … Read more
Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people
Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Becky Dale and Wesley Stephenson,Senior data journalists, BBC Verify Getty Images Water companies have been ordered to tackle potentially harmful levels of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water sources for more than six million people, the BBC can reveal. Forever chemicals, or PFAS, are a group of … Read more
Bihar Assembly polls: Congress claims people made up their minds for change
Congress MP and general secretary Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Congress on Thursday (October 30, 2025) alleged that crimes against women have reached their peak under the “trouble-engine NDA government” in Bihar and asked what moral right does Prime Minister Narendra Modi have to seek votes from them in the … Read more
‘My late husband’s organs transformed the lives of four people’
Ken BanksNorth east Scotland reporter, Stonehaven Hutchinson family Arlene and son Jack pictured with her late husband Mark Arlene Hutchinson’s husband, Mark, was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes “out of the blue”. Like many couples they had never discussed organ donation but she knew it was what he … Read more
A facelift at 28? Why young people are turning to cosmetic surgery
Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter @hotgirlenhancements The facelift is moving into new territory. A quick search on socials and my feed is inundated with posts from people in their late 20s, 30s, discussing different types of facelift – the mini, the ponytail, the deep plane. Gone are the days when facelifts were reserved for the … Read more
Deaf people criticise Coventry hospital over interpreter delays
Rosie EatonCoventry and Alex McIntyreWest Midlands BBC Terry Murray said he was in hospital for 24 hours without an interpreter A deaf man who spent 24 hours in hospital without the support of an interpreter said staff were shouting out his name despite being told he could not hear. Terry Murray, from Rugby, is among … Read more
Alarming number of people now vape, says WHO
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning. Children are, on average, nine times more likely than adults to vape, it says, based on available global figures. The WHO’s Dr … Read more
South Western Ambulance workers arrested after six people die
Two ambulance workers have been arrested over the deaths of six adults, police have said. The investigation was launched in 2023 and last year a man in his 30s, from West Wiltshire, was arrested on suspicion of six counts of gross negligence manslaughter and four counts of ill-treatment or wilful neglect by a care worker. … Read more