Entries by BBC News

DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97

Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.

The Wheel contestant meets her hero Joe Marler

Hannah says the rugby star's podcast helped with her mental health and inspired her to take up the sport.

Lose weight or lose your jobs, offshore workers told

Thousands of offshore workers are too heavy for the limitations of helicopter winch systems.

Doctor licked beer off colleague, tribunal hears

Dr Mark Watson is suspended for licking beer from a younger colleague's cleavage.

Botox was like going for coffee – I had no idea what went into my body

Rules about administering drugs such as Botox and Mounjaro have not kept up, says Wales' regulator.

How a ‘swimming cap’ could transform care for brain-injured babies

Researchers are trialling a new technique to monitor brain function in newborns.

Failing care homes not reinspected within a year

BBC finds a fifth of care homes rated "inadequate" were not reinspected within a year or more.

I wanted ChatGPT to help me. So why did it advise me how to kill myself?

ChatGPT wrote a woman a suicide note and another AI chatbot role-played sexual acts with children, BBC finds.

Woman ‘strung along’ seriously ill man over kidney donation

Nicola Hutton was sentenced to five months in prison after being convicted of a false communication offence.

Woman ‘strung along’ seriously ill man over kidney donation

Nicola Hutton was sentenced to five months in prison after being convicted of a false communication offence.