32 h. ago Southern California air regulators weigh a plan to phase out gas furnaces and water heaters

Air quality regulators in Southern California are debating proposed rules that would curb harmful emissions from gas-powered furnaces and water heaters

Society

60 h. ago Parents of university student, 18, who died from carbon monoxide poisoning at holiday cottage say portable gas heaters should be banned

Tom Hill, 18, was preparing to take a bath when he succumbed to the highly poisonous gas leaking out of the 'lethal' device at an 'idyllic' rental home in the Scottish highlands.

Society

3 d. ago Major change for families on Universal Credit announced as parents set to save £500 a year

The government has announced that hundreds of thousands more children will now be eligible for free school meals

Society

3 d. ago Universe may have started inside black hole, not from Big Bang

Theory suggests our universe ‘bounced’ from black hole inside larger ‘parent universe’

Politics

5 d. ago University student, 18, died of carbon monoxide poisoning from portable heater in aristocrat's cottage that should not have been used indoors, inquest hears

Tom Hill was about to have a bath when he inhaled the highly poisonous gas leaking out of a heater at Glenmark Cottage, Scotland, on October 28, 2015, and collapsed shortly afterwards.

Society

5 d. ago 'Bubbly' Edinburgh student dies running Half Marathon as tributes paid

Tributes have been paid to Olivia Tuohy, studying at Queen Margaret University, who passed away while running the Edinburgh Half Marathon on Sunday, May 25.

Events

8 d. ago Parental intuition better at spotting child illness than vital signs, study finds

Study strengthens case for families to have right to second opinion under Martha’s rule being piloted in NHS EnglandParental intuition is more likely to predict critical illness among children than vital signs used to monitor health, according to a study that strengthens the case for families to have a right to a second opinion under Martha’s rule being piloted in the NHS.Experts from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, said parents should be treated as part of a child’s care team in hospital after data on almost 190,000 emergency hospital visits involving children. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Family of student who died at Devil's Pulpit say hearts have been 'shattered'

Marwan Saliaman Al Balushi's body was hauled out of the water near the Devil's Pulpit in Stirlingshire at around 1.30pm on Wednesday, May 21.

Society

2 w. ago Student, 19, dies after being shot in head 'by suspect who fired gun through floor'

A man was tragically killed after being shot in the head while a group of 20 were gathered at a house party before being rushed to hospital where he died just one day later

Events

2 w. ago Student, 19, dies after being shot in the head through the floor at a house party

Officials have said the shooting is being considered accidental, however investigators believe that a suspect, who was on the second floor of the home, fired a gun through the floor multiple times

Society

3 w. ago College student dies after falling from hotel balcony on trip to Bahamas: ‘An enormous tragedy’

Bentley University takes a senior trip to the Bahamas every year to celebrate the end of the academic year

Events