[ad_1] Getty ImagesA young child has died at Liverpool's Alder Hey Hospital after contracting measles, raising concerns about the spread of the disease.Cases have been rising in the UK and around the world, with more than 500 reported since January in England alone.The increase is being blamed on the poor uptake of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine. What is measles and what are the symptoms?Measles is a highly
[ad_1] Graham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesThe way people in the UK access websites with pornographic material is about to undergo a significant change.The Online Safety Act says sites must make it harder for under-18s to see explicit material - and Pornhub and other major adult websites have confirmed they will introduce advanced age checks by 25 July.Media regulator Ofcom estimates 14 million people watch online pornography - and concerns have been
[ad_1] Rebecca MorelleScience Editor andAlison FrancisSenior Science JournalistWatch: BBC goes behind the scenes at Kew Gardens ahead of major Palm House renovationIt's a makeover on a massive scale - it involves moving 1,300 plants, replacing 16,000 panes of glass and cleaning up hundreds of tonnes of iron.This is the ambitious £50m plan to renovate the world-famous Palm House, which sits at the heart of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.The hot
[ad_1] Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondentBBCJames Canton spent two years sitting beneath an 800-year-old oak tree near his home in Essex, watching acorns fatten and butterflies land on the massive knurled grey trunk. Sometimes he sat in the branches too.Canton, a lecturer at the University of Essex, recalls how it helped him feel a "sense of connection". "We're happier sat in an oak tree ten foot from the ground, watching blue tits
[ad_1] The husband of TV presenter Fiona Phillips says they have become socially isolated since her Alzheimer's diagnosis.Phillips, who hosted ITV's GMTV breakfast programme, announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's the previous year, at the age of 61.In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Martin Frizell, a former editor of ITV's This Morning show, said: "You become almost invisible."He added: "We still have some close friends.
[ad_1] Dominic HughesGlobal Health CorrespondentGetty ImagesThe study examines the impact of emergency vaccine roll-outs for five major infectious diseases, including EbolaEmergency vaccination programmes – rolled out in response to outbreaks of five major diseases – are believed to have reduced deaths by around 60% over a period of 23 years, according to a new study. A similar number of infections are also thought to have been prevented.Researchers believe that vaccinations
[ad_1] Chris BaraniukTechnology ReporterIXI"People don't want to look like cyborgs," says Niko EidenThey look like an ordinary pair of glasses – but these are tech-packed specs.On a Zoom call, Niko Eiden, chief executive and co-founder of Finnish eyewear firm IXI, holds up the frames with lenses containing liquid crystals, meaning their vision-correcting properties can change on the fly.This one pair could correct the vision of someone who normally uses totally
[ad_1] Mayeni JonesBBC News, JohannesburgReutersGugu used to collect her antiretrovirals from a USAID-funded clinic in central Johannesburg.But when President Trump's cuts to aid funding were announced earlier this year, she and thousands of other HIV-positive patients across South Africa suddenly faced an uncertain future.Gugu was lucky, the clinic where she got the medication that helps suppress her symptoms contacted her before it closed down."I was one of the people who
[ad_1] What are the ingredients in lip balm?Some lip balm ingredients are manufactured, such as petroleum jelly. Others are natural, such as beeswax. There has been some debate over which is better for you.Dr Emma Craythorne, a consultant dermatologistcloseDermatologistA doctor who specialises in diseases and conditions of the skin. and surgeon, who uses petroleum jelly as a lip balm, told the Sliced Bread podcast: “Sometimes if you’re creating something syntheticallycloseSyntheticA
[ad_1] MaryLou CostaTechnology Reporter, Vilnius, LithuaniaAstrolightAstrolight is developing a laser-based communications systemI'm led through a series of concrete corridors at Vilnius Tech University, Lithuania; the murals give a Soviet-era vibe, and it seems an unlikely location for a high-tech lab working on a laser communication system.But that's where you'll find the headquarters of Astrolight, a six-year-old Lithuanian space-tech start-up that has just raised €2.8m ($3.3m; £2.4m) to build what it
