Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate future of Gaza amid stalled progress on lasting peace

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The Security Council is discussing the stalled progress in Gaza as the fragile ceasefire there limps on, and deteriorating conditions…

Gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record levels in Europe, data shows

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"These infections can cause severe complications, such as chronic pain and infertility and, in the case of syphilis, problems with…

Why illegal children’s homes are being paid up to £2m per child by councils

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While the majority of children are either fostered, adopted or placed in legal children's homes, local authorities have struggled to…

What you need to know about latest meningitis cluster

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After a fourth case of meningitis B has been confirmed in Reading, BBC South's health correspondent Alastair Fee shares what…

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists

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In the afternoon, Ben-Gvir – an ultra-nationalist who, as national security minister, oversees Israel's police force – posted a video…

Scheme to trial scrapping fit notes to get people back to work

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The government says the system is "broken", with too many people signed off work with no help to return. Source…

30,000 people flee fresh violence in Haiti as hunger crisis deepens

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Much of the violence has been concentrated in Cité Soleil, an impoverished neighbourhood in the capital, where humanitarian workers are…

Flak jackets and final goodbyes: Lebanon’s first responders under fire

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Recent attacks killed two Lebanese Red Cross volunteers: Youssef Assaf, who died during a rescue operation on 9 March, and…

Ebola risk is high inside DR Congo but it’s no pandemic emergency: WHO

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In an update on the fast-developing situation in eastern DRC, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that…

What to do if you think someone has heat exhaustion or heatstroke

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Know the signs and what to do if someone is unwell in hot weather. Source link