Category : Focus

Why your burger may not always look like the advert

Burger King is facing a US lawsuit over images of its Whoppers, but advertisers are allowed to exaggerate.

Sir Mark Jones put forward as interim director of British Museum

Former head of V&A has suggested Parthenon marbles could be shared with GreeceA former head of the V&A Museum, who previously suggested the Parthenon marbles could be shared with Greece, has been put forward as the interim director of the Bri...

Search launched for Paul McCartney’s first Höfner bass guitar

German manufacturer’s The Lost Bass Project hunts for Beatle star’s ‘favourite’ instrumentIn the years leading up to Beatlemania, Paul McCartney bought his “favourite” Höfner electric bass guitar for a mere £30 in Hamburg’s Steinway Musikhaus.Now, t...

Botox providers in England facing stricter rules

Anyone carrying out cosmetic injections must be trained to do so under strict new proposals.

Matthew Halsall: An Ever Changing View review – a rich musical meditation

(Gondwana)The Manchester trumpeter’s ninth album mixes ambient percussion and yearning melodies in enticing if familiar fashionLike many of his generation, Manchester’s Matthew Halsall came to jazz after hearing a DJ drop a sample into the mix (in hi...

Stroke survivor: 'A wheelchair will give me freedom'

A family are fundraising for their father after a stroke left him needing cranial surgery.

Covid and flu winter jabs to be brought forward

Vaccines for the most vulnerable will start being given in September instead of October in England.

How much do junior doctors really get paid?

The BBC asked two junior doctors in England to show us their payslips and reveal their salaries.

UK codeine cough syrup sales could be restricted

The UK medicines safety watchdog says abusing codeine linctus can lead to serious health issues.

How do you quit vaping?

It can get you off tobacco - but what do you do when you want to say bye to your e-cig?

Are weight-loss injections the answer to obesity?

The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections?

Infected blood inquiry: Five things we have learned

An inquiry into the "worst treatment disaster in NHS history" hears its final evidence.

Cold weather: What does an unheated room do to your body?

The BBC's health and science correspondent undergoes an experiment to find out how a cold home affects him.

How 175 British children were infected with HIV

Families of some of those affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into the treatment disaster.

'I'll keep fighting until everyone is compensated'

A woman who lost both parents in the infected blood scandal says many victims still need justice.