49+ min ago   (430+ words) McKenna West requests emergency block on order naming biological parents as four-week-old baby’s legal parents A woman at the center of a surrogacy fight who fled to Texas after the biological parents requested she have an abortion has asked the…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (627+ words) After his stroke in rough surf, Graham Russell embarked on an unexpected journey into fear. Three lessons helped him return to the joy of the ocean Looking out over the ocean, I would watch the waves sparkling in the sunlight…...

11+ hour, 18+ min ago   (898+ words) Chickens – which can test positive for viruses but cannot spread them – an ideal early warning system for mosquito-borne disease The start of West Nile virus transmission began unusually early in some US states, with the most cases in early summer…...

11+ hour, 20+ min ago   (611+ words) Charity urges gardeners in England to swap thirsty brassicas for drought-tolerant crops They are an integral part of the British Sunday roast – but cauliflowers are now going to be off the menu, according to the Royal Horticultural Society. England’s climate…...

12+ hour, 28+ min ago   (893+ words) Hundreds of staff may have worked without legally required face-fitted masks over 20 years Hundreds of London Underground workers could have been exposed to asbestos for almost 20 years without protection required under safety regulations, according to documents seen by the Guardian....

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (679+ words) Premier League’s link-up with the Together in Suicide campaign is dispersing simple, blunt and essential messaging The format for these is always the same kind of thing: contented, wholesome people throwing frisbees, or strolling through a small-town antiques fair, while…...

1+ day, 1+ min ago   (521+ words) The disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which can grow in warm water and spread through mist produced by cooling towers One person has died from legionnaires’ disease, and four more have been sickened in New…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (615+ words) UK government reviewing allegations about My Surrogacy Journey after complaints about medical costs The UK government has said it is reviewing allegations about a British-owned surrogacy service after surrogates in Mexico who faced health complications including a hysterectomy had their…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (760+ words) Since June, an app has allowed survivors, who are overwhelmingly women, to see exactly where their stalker is On a large screen in a control centre in eastern Seoul, a dot representing a man closes in on a woman. The…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (321+ words) The flesh-eating parasite had been largely eradicated, but now authorities are racing to contain an outbreak A horse in southern Texas has been infected with the New World screwworm, marking the first US equine infection as health authorities race to…...