UK death rate ‘reaches record low’

UK death rate ‘reaches record low’

Christine Jeavans Data journalist, BBC Verify Getty Images Improvements in death rates largely reflect better health at older age groups The UK death rate reached a record low last year, according to exclusive analysis carried out for BBC News. Mortality experts looked at death certificates registered in 2024 and found that deaths per head of … Read more

Record £1.6m NHS baby deaths fine ‘follows empty promises’

Record £1.6m NHS baby deaths fine ‘follows empty promises’

Asha Patel BBC News, Nottingham BBC Sarah and Gary Andrews watched as Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust was prosecuted for the second time due to maternity failings The parents of a baby girl who died 23 minutes after being born under the care of an NHS trust have slammed the organisation for “empty promises” … Read more

Nara Devaansh sets world record in chess category

Nara Devaansh sets world record in chess category

IT Minister Nara Lokesh’s nine-year-old son Devaansh has reportedly set a world record in the category of ‘Fastest Checkmate Solver – 175 Puzzles’. The World Book of Records issued a certificate to that effect dated December 21. According to a press release, it was a record-making event that featured Devaansh tackling a sequence of progressively challenging … Read more