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Spain to open network of climate shelters

Spain to open network of climate shelters9 minutes agoAmy WalkerGetty ImagesSpain is to set up a national network of climate shelters in public buildings to offer people refuge from intense heat...

Doctors start five-day strike as hospitals grapple with flu wave

Doctors start five-day strike as hospitals grapple with flu wave13 minutes agoNick Triggle,Health correspondentandJim Reed,Health reporterPA MediaPatients are being told to expect disruption as...

Farmers call for French blockades over cow disease cull

Farmers call for French blockades over cow disease cull3 days agoHugh SchofieldParis correspondent AFP via Getty ImagesAngry French farmers are calling for more protests over the government-backed...

Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest at Israel

Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest at Israel3 days agoYang TianReutersThe winner of last year's Eurovision Song Contest, Nemo, has said they are returning their trophy in protest over...

Farmers call for French blockades over cow disease cull

Farmers call for French blockades over cow disease cull2 days agoHugh SchofieldParis correspondent AFP via Getty ImagesAngry French farmers are calling for more protests over the government-backed...

Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says

Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says2 days agoDearbail JordanGetty ImagesA protective shield covering the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine can no...

Maternity care failings 'much worse' than anticipated, says head of national review

Maternity care failings 'much worse' than anticipated, says head of national review4 hours agoMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentGetty ImagesHungry mothers, dirty wards and poor care are...

Partial victory for nurse in NHS trans changing room row

Partial victory for nurse in NHS trans changing room row52 minutes agoSteven BrocklehurstBBC ScotlandPA MediaA nurse who objected to sharing a female changing room with a transgender doctor has won a...

Faroe Islands scraps one of Europe's strictest abortion laws

Faroe Islands scraps one of Europe's strictest abortion laws3 days agoAdrienne MurrayCopenhagenGetty ImagesThe parliament of the Faroe Islands voted on Thursday to legalise abortion until the end of...

Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says

Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says1 hour agoDearbail JordanGetty ImagesA protective shield covering the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine can no...

Young people on benefits to be offered construction and hospitality work

Young people on benefits to be offered construction and hospitality work5 hours agoKathryn ArmstrongGetty ImagesYoung people on benefits will be offered job opportunities in industries such as...

How a 'fertility gap' is fuelling the rise of one-child families

How a 'fertility gap' is fuelling the rise of one-child families7 hours agoHazel ShearingEducation correspondentBBCListen to Hazel reading this storyNatalie Johnston was scrolling on Facebook a...

Faroe Islands scraps one of Europe's strictest abortion laws

Faroe Islands scraps one of Europe's strictest abortion laws4 hours agoAdrienne MurrayCopenhagenGetty ImagesThe parliament of the Faroe Islands voted on Thursday to legalise abortion until the end of...

We'll end children living in B&Bs, government says in child poverty pledge

We'll end children living in B&Bs, government says7 hours agoHayley ClarkeEducation reporterGetty ImagesThe government has pledged to stop children growing up in B&Bs and to make childcare...

Flu cases at record high for time of year as NHS warns of 'unprecedented' outbreak

Hospitals facing unprecedented flu season, say NHS bosses3 hours agoNick TriggleHealth correspondentGetty ImagesThe number of flu patients in hospital has hit a record high in England for this time...