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First local endometriosis support centre to open

First local endometriosis support centre to open

A charity is to open the region's first centre to support women with endometriosis. The condition causes tissue, similar to the lining of the uterus, to grow elsewhere in the body, including the ovari …

First place in British Isles set to approve right to die

First place in British Isles set to approve right to die

A law to give terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man the right to end their own lives is entering its final stages, making it potentially the first jurisdiction in the British Isles to legalise assi …

First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage

First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage

Newly-qualified doctors in their first year of practice in England have voted in favour of strike action in a row over a shortage of jobs. The British Medical Association (BMA) union says thousands of …

Floods trap people in cars in Spain's Catalonia region

Floods trap people in cars in Spain's Catalonia region

Floods caused by torrential rain have left a number of people trapped in vehicles in Spain's north-eastern Catalonia region, officials say. Videos on social media have emerged showing torrents of mudd …

Fossil found on Dorset coast is unique 'sword dragon' species

Fossil found on Dorset coast is unique 'sword dragon' species

A near-complete skeleton found on Dorset's Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized ichthy …

Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India's sunshine

Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India's sunshine

India is losing sunlight. A new study by six Indian scientists finds that over the past three decades, sunshine hours - the time direct sunlight reaches the Earth's surface - have steadily declined ac …