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News imagePatient standing on crutch in hospital ward ware knee brace support after do posterior cruciate ligament surgery

NHS waiting lists could hit 14m in England - report

Currently five million people are on hospital waiting lists, but there is a warning of a hidden backlog.

News imageDr Maya Shahsavari

'I finally feel at home working as a surgeon in Scotland'

Dr Maya Shahsavari came to the UK as a refugee from Iran and is now a ear, nose and throat surgeon.

News imageA teacher explaining a poster to students on the first day classes resumed, at Adarsh Primary School sector 12 on 1 March 2021 in Noida, India.

Teachers’ fight for period leave gathers steam

Indian teachers' demand for period leave reignites debate over whether it's a positive step for women.

News imageflu jab

Record numbers now eligible for winter flu jabs

All over-50s, teachers, school staff and pupils and those working on Covid testing will be offered the jab.

News imageDefence personnel leave a police station in Fairfield, Sydney

Poorer Sydney suburbs on edge over army deployment

Residents say they're being treated like second-class citizens to stem a Covid outbreak.

News imageCommander Abba Kyari

The Nigerian super sleuth wanted in the US

Highly decorated policeman Abba Kyari's reputation is under scrutiny over alleged fraud.

News imageA woman carries a rolled-up mattress at a landslide site in Shisakali village of Bududa district, eastern Uganda,

Poor countries struggle to cope with climate impact

Officials warn that the severity of natural disasters is outpacing efforts to prevent their damage.

News imageImage showing Tom Daley, Matty Lee, Simone Biles and a member of the public wearing a mask and using hand sanitiser

How will Tokyo 2020 be remembered?

There may have been so many special moments but this will always be the Covid Olympics, writes BBC sports editor Dan Roan.

News imageSimon Biles at Tokyo 2020

Olympic athletes targeted by misinformation

There's been a spate of content with incorrect claims around some of the competitors in Tokyo.

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