Helen and Lee Draper lost their daughter Megan to meningitis in October 2025. She was a student at Bournemouth University. Her parents later found out she wasn't vaccinated against the strain she had - Meningitis B. Megan's father Lee says it is important for parents to be aware the meningitis …

15 hours ago Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Meningitis B, known as MenB, is the strain of bacteria behind the outbreak of meningitis cases in young people in Kent, experts have confirmed. It is rarer but far more serious than viral meningitis and can lead to blood poisoning or sepsis, and …

Some parents and students have accused health authorities of being too slow to react to the outbreak of meningitis in Kent which has seen two young people die and 13 treated in hospital, but the health secretary has said the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) acted as quickly and comprehensively …

An advert for a video and image editing tool that implied viewers could digitally remove a woman's clothing has been banned by the UK advertising regulator. The YouTube ad for PixVideo - AI Video Maker, seen in January, showed a "before" and "after" image of a young women, with red …

King Charles will host the first Nigerian state visit to the UK for 37 years, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife Oluremi Tinubu to be given a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle. At the start of the two-day visit, the leaders of Africa's most populous country will be …

Dog owners to face unlimited fines if their pets attack livestock under new law 4 hours ago Malcolm Prior ,Rural Affairs Producerand Amy Mackrill ,BBC Wales Dog owners face unlimited fines and could see their pets taken away under new laws designed to better protect farm animals from attacks in …

Angela Rayner has warned government proposals to make it harder for migrants already in the UK to settle permanently are "un-British" and a "breach of trust". Ministers want to double the time it takes most migrant workers to qualify for permanent residence from five years to 10 years, while in …

'Explosive' meningitis outbreak is unprecedented, officials say 8 hours ago Vicky Castleand Joshua Askew ,South East An outbreak of meningitis that has killed a university student and a sixth former is "unprecedented", health chiefs have said. The number of confirmed cases of "invasive" meningitis in the Canterbury area stands at …

Higgs Boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts 4 hours ago Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent Listen to Pallab read this article When the Nobel Prize in Physics was announced in Stockholm in October 2013, the world was watching. Among the names read out was Prof Peter Higgs, …

Morocco have been declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) overturned the result of the final following Senegal's controversial walk-off. Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 in the final on 18 January in a match which was overshadowed when the Senegalese players …