Entries by BBC News

How ‘laughing gas’ became a deadly – but legal – American addiction

Nitrous oxide overdoses have increased in the US, but the substance is still legal as a "culinary product".

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How ‘laughing gas’ became a deadly – but legal – American addiction

Nitrous oxide overdoses have increased in the US, but the substance is still legal as a "culinary product".

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Hopes of motherhood crushed after IVF embryos destroyed in Israel’s Gaza offensive

Couples in Gaza using IVF to help them conceive “left with nothing” after 4,000 embryos at an IVF clinic were destroyed.

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NHS Scotland waits of more than two years on the rise

New figures show waiting lists have an growing number of two-year waits for appointments and treatment.

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NHS Scotland waits of more than two years on the rise

New figures show waiting lists have an growing number of two-year waits for appointments and treatment.

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NHS Scotland waits of more than two years on the rise

New figures show waiting lists have an growing number of two-year waits for appointments and treatment.

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Thousands could unknowingly have alcohol brain damage

Drinking 35 units of alcohol a week for five years could put you at risk of alcohol-related brain damage.

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Abortion arrest: Recording reveals police concern

Police “not comfortable” operating in abortion criminalisation, says Met officer in case of Nicola Packer.

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‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

An Australian man meets his stem-cell donor for the first time after travelling to the UK.

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‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

An Australian man meets his stem-cell donor for the first time after travelling to the UK.

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