Watch: Inside Chicago's battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US
Published on: October 18, 2026, 9:00 pm
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from Chicago, where communities are battling a new wave of synthetic drugs.
Read Full Article »NHS bosses say smaller maternity units may have to close
Published on: October 19, 2026, 6:24 am
The NHS Alliance said "difficult decisions" lie ahead and some maternity services may have to be consolidated.
Read Full Article »'Postcode lottery' driving children's inequality in England, commissioner warns
Published on: October 19, 2026, 4:37 am
Dame Rachel De Souza's landmark report says children are being failed by a "postcode lottery".
Read Full Article »Burnham says youth employment and training crisis is a 'moral failure'
Published on: October 19, 2026, 1:40 am
The UK faces "economic catastrophe" with one million young people not in work or training, the prime minister says.
Read Full Article »Funding shortages force World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza
Published on: October 19, 2026, 6:00 am
The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
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