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who volunteered between 1960 and 1964. their risk was about 34% increased. so thats definitely something that we want to look at further. we dont know at the moment whether its associated with any particular testing programme that was going on at the time or any particular experiences that they had at porton down. but were very curious to find out more. ian says his lifes been blighted by medical problems, including breathing and digestion, by long term health, with problems with chess...

the disruption caused by the snow. there was a lot, some impressive snowfall totals as well, particularly across northern england and north wales too but for the vast majority of us it is a much quieter day of weather today, the amber warnings for snow and ice have expired, and there is lots of sunshine developing too, this is edinburgh, plenty of blue sky and sunshine, gorgeous day for much of scotland, even where we saw the blizzards earlier this morning across northern england. the ...

and country — to chris hipkins. welcome. ten people have been killed in a mass shooting on the outskirts of los angeles. the attack happened at a dance venue in monterey park around seven miles east of los angeles city centre. the area is home to a large asian community. at least 10 people have been injured and the suspect is still at large. david waddell reports. it was a day of festivities to usher in the chinese lunar new year. the shooting happened shortly after 10pm in the eveni...

has made a first offer to the drivers�* union aslef. it comes as rishi sunak invites unions to meet the government on monday and bridge their differences. we think those conversations should happen and that is why i have invited everyone in on monday to have those talks. im hopeful those talks will be constructive. more than 1.3 million people in england and wales identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual according to newly revelead census data and the uk is embarking on an ambitious plan...

already big changes are being made to the bills final form. lets get right to cnns manu raju live on capitol hill. manu, walk us through the process. >> reporter: democrats are trying to get to final passage of this bill after this marathon voting session that started at 11:30 p.m. eastern time last night. it is still ongoing. there have not been any breaks. its unclear exactly how this is going to play out because there has been some last-minute drama thats affected senate democrats a...

hours. whats the latest? >> democrats are now on pace to pass this bill, probably within the hour. this after a marathon voting session that started at 11:30 p.m. eastern time last night, has gone all through the night into the afternoon, and after some last-minute drama, within their own caucus, democrats have resolved those issues, and now are pushing ahead to final passage. that drama caused by concerns initially raised by kyrsten sinema of arizona. the 15% corporate minimum tax. sh...

most of the next few days, it will be just scattered showers here and there, but i wanted to show you the satellite picture over the last couple of days of those rainfall patterns we have seen, because in some parts of the country, it has been raining, we have had heavy showers, but what seems to be happening is that these weather systems are taking this more south—west to north—east track, so they are mostly skipping southern parts of the uk, so yes, it may be raining where you ar...

to death on his own front lawn after subjecting them to years of threats and abuse has been jailed for at least 38 years. a predator with the face of a crocodile, weighing several tonnes and measuring more than ten metres in length. the remains of europes biggest land dinosaur have been discovered on the isle of wight. good evening, welcome to the programme. two british men who were in the ukrainian armed forces have been sentenced to death in eastern ukraine by a russian court. 28—y...

hello. this is bbc news. lets get the sport. good afternoon. englands new�*s era under ben stokes and brendom mccullom got off to an excellent start against new zealand in the first test at lords. debutant matthew potts making test cricket look easy with three wickets in the opening session. but it was an old familiar face james anderson who got england off to the best start. two early wickets including this brilliant catch from bairstow. anderson and broad both were left out of engl...

On saturday with the heat starting to grow on manager erik ten hag. Its manager erik ten hag. Not always going, only goin up. Its not always going, only going up. We all have your gaps, you get strong from it, and as long as you all stay together, and thats what we are doing, the dressing room, staff, all the staff, medical, biggest staff, everyone is united and at united you fight. Julien nagelsmann has been appointed the new manager of germany. The 36 year old takes overfrom hansi flick, who w...