There were no nutritional standards for food until the 1990s and the generation who were children in the 1970s were brought up in an era of unregulated ultra-processed food. Now researchers have ...

Scientists have developed a simple, new test that can identify the early stages of one kind of cancer. What can you understand by listening to the news from the BBC World Service?

You're going to hear a genuine BBC news report. Before you listen, read these three summaries. a) Egyptian security forces have deliberately attacked and killed a ...

FIREWORKS NIGHT: Bonfire Night (or Fireworks Night or Guy Fawkes Night if you will) falls on 5 November, which is this Wednesday. There are a couple of midweek displays, but several bonfire events ...