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A doctor failed to see test results that should have alerted them to Sue Howells's blood clot, an inquest hears. Source link

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Rebecca Morelle,Science EditorandAlison Francis,Senior Science JournalistKevin Church/BBC NewsThese tiny beads could have been stitched onto clothing or attached to jewellery Intriguing new discoveries in a medieval cemetery in Wales ...

Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentGetty ImagesThe review looks at the worst-performing maternity and neonatal servicesHungry mothers, dirty wards and poor care are blighting England's maternity services while staff receive death ...

The rapid growth of "energy-hungry" data centres is delaying new homes in London, just as its housing crisis is "at its worst", a new report has warned.Data centres are ...

Sheriff with MND uses voice app to speakA Dundee sheriff robbed of his voice by motor neurone disease (MND) is continuing to dispense justice from the bench with the ...

Rebecca MorelleScience editorNASA/JPLThe rocks are covered with unusual markings that look like leopard spotsUnusual rocks discovered on Mars contain the most tantalising evidence yet of potential past life on ...

The moment before a teenage girl stabs teachers at Ysgol Dyffryn AmanA teenage girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil last year had previously been found with a ...

After widespread reports of mass starvation in Gaza drew global condemnation in late July, Israel allowed some aid to be delivered by air.But BBC Verify analysis reveals 10 separate ...