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Katy WatsonAustralia correspondent , Perth Getty Images Critics say gaming platforms should be included in Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s Wednesday afternoons have become a ritual for 15-year-old Sadmir Perviz. It’s a circuitous route from home in Perth to the Fiona Stanley Hospital – but it’s worth it, he says, to sit down…

Nick JohnsonSouth East investigations team BBC Det Insp Cheryl Lewendon suspects more victims could come forward Warning – this story contains distressing content and references to alleged child abuse Police investigating historical child abuse at two former NHS mental health units in West Sussex say they have spoken to 12 alleged victims – and believe…

Sir Cliff Richard has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer. The 85-year-old singer said the cancer was discovered when he had a check-up for a recent tour, but that it had been caught early and had not spread. “I was going to Australia and to New Zealand and the promoter said, ‘Well we…

EPA Sir Keir Starmer has urged resident doctors not to go ahead with “reckless” strikes planned for next week, saying it is “beyond belief” they could take place during a flu outbreak. The prime minister said the NHS is in its “most precarious moment” since the coronavirus pandemic due to soaring flu cases across the…

James Gallagher,Health and science correspondentand Catherine Snowdon,Health reporter Getty Some men are having vast numbers of children through sperm donation. This week the BBC reported on a man whose sperm contained a genetic mutation that dramatically raises the risk of cancer for some of his offspring. One of the most striking aspects of the investigation…