New Zealand police have released fresh CCTV footage believed to show a fugitive who disappeared with his three children more than three years ago . The night-time footage shows two people in full-body clothing – who police are “confident” is Tom Phillips and one of his children – apparently breaking into a store before driving…
9 hours ago Tom BatemanBBC News, Minneapolis and Max MatzaBBC News Watch: Minneapolis shooter “wanted to watch children suffer”, says official Investigators say that the attacker who opened fire on pupils as they were praying at a church in Minneapolis was “obsessed with the idea of killing children”. Robin Westman, who killed two children and…
The UK, France and Germany have begun the process of restoring major UN sanctions on Iran – lifted under a 2015 deal – as tensions once again escalate over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The move will trigger a so-called snapback mechanism, which could result in the return of sanctions in 30 days. In a letter to…
12 hours ago Merlyn Thomas, Benedict Garman & Sebastian VandermeerschBBC Verify Videos show where Israel struck Nasser Hospital at least four times Israel struck Nasser Hospital at least four times during its deadly attack in southern Gaza on Monday, an analysis of new video footage by BBC Verify has found. The attack, which has attracted…
The sinuses become inflamed in people with chronic sinusitis Science Photo Library/Alamy Surgery is typically a last resort for people with a chronically blocked or runny nose. But in some cases, it may actually work better than the antibiotics that are routinely prescribed to treat the condition. Chronic sinusitis affects about 9 per cent of…
Access to social media will be controlled in Australia Anna Barclay/Getty Images In just a few months, the online world of Australian teenagers will be turned on its head as the federal government’s ban on social media for under-16s comes into effect. But with the December deadline looming, children and their parents still have no…
Someone’s cervical cancer risk could be gauged non-invasively by collecting and analysing samples of their urine SolStock/Getty Images Urine tests seem to detect strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that are particularly associated with cervical cancer with the same level of accuracy as vaginal swabs that people carry out themselves. Cervical cancer screening has historically…
A fetus’s immune cells are affected by the hormones produced by the mother PeopleImages.com – #2323955 Stress during pregnancy, perhaps around the 6-to-8-month mark especially, may prime certain immune cells in a fetus’s skin to overreact, leading to eczema. Immune cells called mast cells in the skin release histamine and other chemicals that trigger redness,…
John Glenn during the fiery re-entry NASA/Andy Saunders ON 20 February 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, but there were signs of trouble. As Glenn’s Friendship 7 spacecraft returned from its historic flight, a warning light indicated its heat shield had unlatched, risking complete incineration. This image (above) captures…
Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images The Story of CO2 Is the Story of EverythingPeter Brannen (Allen Lane) Carbon dioxide consumes our thoughts – and rightly so. Its emission from power plants, car exhausts and the burning of natural habitats is making our world warmer and warmer – a fact seriously exercising the minds of politicians…