redfiona99 | Entries tagged with healthcare

Art:

When Lady Chatterley joined Tinder - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41995722 Although this could have gone under literature or technology. Also, excellent choice of photo there, BBC

Education:

The Oxford University college fighting elitism - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-41829685

Healthcare:

Do You Need That Surgery? How To Decide, And How To Pick A Surgeon If You Do - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/19/743248074/do-you-need-that-surgery-how-to-decide-and-how-to-pick-a-surgeon-if-you-do Article is US-based but interesting for everyone, I think.

Law and order:

Tax disc: Car tax evasion triples after paper version scrapped - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42009111 I’m not saying this always happens when a poorly-thought out electronic conversion happens but …

Miscellaneous:

Dog ownership lowers early death risk, study finds - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42009932

Justice Ginsburg: 'I Am Very Much Alive' - https://www.npr.org/2019/07/24/744633713/justice-ginsburg-i-am-very-much-alive From 2019

Miss Iraq and Miss Israel selfie strikes a nerve - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-42009879 From 2017

Returning to Kashmir, where our parents were shot in front of us - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-41996612

WW2 Spitfire pilot Joy Lofthouse dies aged 94 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-42012740

Why Saudi Arabia and Iran are bitter rivals - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42008809

The deadly problem with US college fraternities - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42014128

Indonesia's Orang Rimba: Forced to renounce their faith - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41981430

What now for Bosnia victims as Hague tribunal closes? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41918411

Politics:

Britain got its way in the EU when it mattered – I know, I was there - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/16/britain-got-its-way-eu-brexiteers

Sport:

Football:

Kenny Dalglish on Liverpool - the club, the fans, the city, and Hillsborough - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42009989 Even if you're not into football, this one's worth reading

Horse racing:

Bryony Frost: Why victory at Wincanton could be her breakthrough moment - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/42004010

Rugby League:

England v Papua New Guinea: PNG - the country where rugby league is a religion - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/42011291 One day, PNG will get an NRL franchise, and then, then the national team will hit the heights it deserves to.

Technology:

Young drivers: The technologies that cut insurance bills - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42025295

Archaeology:

'Big void' identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41845445 From 2017

Economics:

The island that swapped donkey rides for offshore cash - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41891360

Paradise Papers: The professionals' responsibility - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41902798

Education:

Free courses from Harvard - https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx

Free courses from MIT - https://ocw.mit.edu/search/#cat=engineering&subcat=nuclearengineering&spec=nuclearsystemspolicyandeconomics

Free courses from Yale - https://oyc.yale.edu/courses

Food:

Stinking Rich? Malaysia Aims To Cash In On China's Durian Craze - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/06/02/728262024/stinking-rich-malaysia-aims-to-cash-in-on-chinas-durian-craze I have no doubt they are delicious, but the smell is literally the smell of a gas leak, which is off-putting if you've ever worked in a lab.

Healthcare:

NHS appeal for black blood donors 'drops straight knowledge' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-41898726

History:

In the shadow of Red October - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Red_October

Housing:

The families living in modern day slums - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41776369 From 2017, it has not improved

Law and order:

Stop-and-search: A BBC reporter's own experience - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41849256

Media:

Why George Orwell is returning to the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41886208 From 2017, about a new statue

Miscellaneous:

The hospital helping heal the Middle East - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41886227

Former 'Teen Vogue' Editor Shares Her Memoir — And Her Manifesto - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/731380634/former-teen-vogue-editor-shares-her-memoir-and-her-manifesto

Politics:

Trump Xi: Property man meets career communist - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41882084 - From 2017

Sport:

Cricket:

Ashes: Inside story of England's 5-0 defeat in Australia in 2013-14 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201

Football:

Andrea Pirlo: The football genius who defied the number crunchers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41903596 If you like the tiny snippet they give you of his autobiography, the whole thing is like that. He (and his ghostwriter, and the translator) writes like he played.

Rugby League:

Micky Higham: Ex-Great Britain hooker retires to take up Leigh off-field role - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41887188 From 2017. In St. Helens at least, he'll always be under-rated because he was only very, very good, and the two hookers either side of him chronologically are 'the player voted the best Saint ever' and 'the only player ever likely to be voted above him'.

Technology:

'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/06/727711432/do-i-know-you-and-other-spam-phone-calls-we-can-t-get-rid-of

Dance:

How Mel Brooks' lady of dance made it in a man's world - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41500486

Healthcare:

FDA Approves Esketamine Nasal Spray For Hard-To-Treat Depression - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/05/700509903/fda-clears-esketamine-nasal-spray-for-hard-to-treat-depression

Tampons: That Bloody Sales Tax - https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/03/06/700876425/tampons-that-bloody-sales-tax

Miscellaneous:

The Viking therapy club: Where men fight their demons - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/viking_club_where_men_fight_their_demons I know a couple of Viking reenactors, and while thoroughly peculiar (see also, they are my friends), they are a good bunch. (I also know English Civil War reenactors - they end up missing teeth)

Ernesto Guevara: How my father inspired my Cuban motorcycle tours - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41510650

Black Nova Scotians may finally get title to their land - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41488953

Politics:

Baroness Trumpington: Lords stalwart to retire at 95 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41550627 Article from 2017

Sport:

Rugby league:

Belinda Sleeman to be first female match official at Rugby League World Cup - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41549958 Article from 2017

Toronto Wolfpack owner Eric Perez plans to launch two more American sides - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41544831 Article from 2017, and can be put under 'pipe dreams that never happened'. I think that's what annoys me about all the people saying 'everyone was so mean to Toronto'. They couldn't put players out for a full season, and their allegedly loads-a-money chairman couldn't fund the club for 18 months.

Technology:

THE COMING SOFTWARE APOCALYPSE: A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes. - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/09/saving-the-world-from-code/540393/

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1296907.html

Healthcare:

Powerful painkiller use 'doubled in 15 years' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41201397

Languages:

Lost Languages Discovered in One of the World’s Oldest Continuously Run Libraries - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/long-lost-languages-found-manuscripts-egyptian-monastery-180964698

Law and order:

My brother’s killer is now my friend - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/my_brothers_killer_is_now_my_friend

Four innocent people. Four life sentences. Four incredible and traumatic stories. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/dkr4qRS19qX6qjWVjVwHcl/four-innocent-people-four-life-sentences-four-incredible-and-traumatic-stories

Miscellaneous:

'Elvis Presley' Helps Pedestrians Cross The Street In German Town - https://www.npr.org/2018/12/06/674116968/elvis-presley-helps-pedestrians-cross-the-street-in-german-town It's not Ampelmann, but it'll do.

News:

Lawsuits Say Australia Subjects Asylum-Seekers To Torture And Crimes Against Humanity - https://www.npr.org/2018/12/10/675356306/lawsuits-say-australia-subjects-asylum-seekers-to-torture-and-crimes-against-hum From 2018

Sport:

Cricket:

James Anderson: Graeme Swann on his friend's diet, sledging and music tastes - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41073968

Healthcare:

'We couldn't see an NHS dentist so we pulled out our own teeth' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41113507 From 2017 but I doubt the situation has improved.

Law and order:

Violence against sex workers: 'He was there to kill me' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41148875

Miscellaneous:

The 97-Year-Old Park Ranger Who Doesn’t Have Time for Foolishness - https://www.glamour.com/story/women-of-the-year-2018-betty-reid-soskin

The refugee doctors learning to speak Glaswegian - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41160013

How Falluja can't forget - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Falluja

The father who saved his children from IS in Syria - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41111497

Can modern makeover save smallest Swiss village? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41114730

Toy ship sails from Scotland to Scandinavia - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-41159979 A Norwegian tall ship has given it a lift to Cape Verde.

Photography:

Portrait of Britain: Displaying the UK's diversity - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41108616

Helping communities with the power of photography - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41100630

Sports:

10 of the world’s most beautiful sports arenas - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/720f5eed-717c-499c-a88c-439adce3617f

Baseball:

Red Sox 'cheated using Apple Watch' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41169907 I think this is one of those sports-specific things, because I am still not sure what they did that was wrong. Or rather, I gather it is immoral in baseball but I am not sure why.

Technology:

The hidden history of cyber-crime forums - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40671091

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1273058.html

Animals:

Unlocking the Secrets Behind the Hummingbird's Frenzy - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/07/hummingbird-secrets-speed-worlds-smallest-bird/

Mighty T. rex 'walked rather than sprinted' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40632751

How did dogs become our best friends? New evidence - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40638584

Design:

Why a Toaster Is a Design Triumph: The “A Bit More” button doesn’t reinvent the appliance’s form. It finds its soul instead. - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/07/toaster-a-bit-more-button/534312/

Economics:

Girl, 5, fined £150 for lemonade stand - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40679075 Mostly used to discuss the UK street trader rules.

Why the world's biggest investor backs the simplest investment - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40189970 More about index funds and what they are.

Healthcare:

Doctors Told Her She Was Just Fat. She Actually Had Cancer. - https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/a19608429/medical-fatshaming/

Language:

Why You Need Emoji: Emojis are the body language of the digital age. - http://nautil.us/issue/50/emergence/why-you-need-emoji

Miscellaneous:

'I was named after a World War One battle' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40645645

Polyamorous marriage: Is there a future for three-way weddings? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-40655103

The Royal Family's dress code uncovered - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40640634

As an open-air heroin camp is closed, options narrow - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40637288

Adam Maier-Clayton's controversial right-to-die campaign - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40546632

Politics:

Taiwan's brawling in parliament is a political way of life - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40640043

Sport:

Concussion in sport: Five sports gather to discuss head-injury prevention - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40675605 The five sports are rugby union, rugby league, American football, ice hockey, and Australian rules football.

Football:

Africa Cup of Nations: Date switch makes African players more attractive, say agents - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40673626 From 2018. Mostly I worry about the playing conditions at the new times.

Rugby League:

Rob Burrow: Leeds Rhinos hooker to retire at the end of the Super League season - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/40654450 From 2017 but saving for posterity.

Technology:

Google Glass 2.0 Is a Startling Second Act: The trendy-creepy glasses flopped. Then the tech giant realized that the future of wearables was in factories and warehouses. - https://www.wired.com/story/google-glass-2-is-here/

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1224928.html

Healthcare:

The woman helping Mongolians die with dignity - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40262012

Miscellaneous:

Yoga: How did it conquer the world and what's changed? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-40354525

Pesto excluded from liquid ban by Italian airport - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40365686 This makes sense. From personal experience, do not get between the Genoese and their pesto.

Honorary degree for M*A*S*H actor Alan Alda - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-40353978 From 2017

Australia's obsession with 'big things' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39299855

Missing babies: Israel's Yemenite children affair - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40342143

Queen's Speech 2017: Lettings fees to be banned - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40354019 As expected, this has just been passed on to the tenants.

Daughter of first baby born on Loganair plane now cabin crew - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-40342666

Music industry:

Festivals dominated by male acts, study shows, as Glastonbury begins - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40273193

News:

Single parents win benefits cap High Court challenge - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40367686 From 2017

'I thought I was going to die': Jailed and ransomed in Libya - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40353265

Politics:

The triumph that wasn't - Theresa May and the general election gamble that failed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/General_election From the 2017 election

Science:

Why suitcases rock and fall over - puzzle solved - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40346519

Sport:

Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor: Can Crumlin ABC spirit claim Las Vegas bout? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/40361031

Football:

Bayern Munich replace English fan's 21-year-old mug - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40348557 They're only evil most of the time.

Wrestling:

Injured off-duty London Bridge police officer gets WWE belt from wrestler Triple H - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/40352290/injured-off-duty-london-bridge-police-officer-gets-wwe-belt-from-wrestler-triple-h From 2017. Other people who are only evil most of the time.

Food:

How Breakfast Became a Thing - https://priceonomics.com/how-breakfast-became-a-thing/ I always knew the breakfast thing was suspicious.

Healthcare:

Treating children with electroconvulsive therapy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39961472

Miscellaneous:

The fate of the Chibok girls - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/chibok_girls

More Pritt Stick than Pippa: Why millennials want a DIY wedding - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39966035

The princess, the palace and the shrinking royal line - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39961749 For friend K, she's got a Museum Studies MA from Leicester too. All the best people do.

Dutch king reveals double life as an airline pilot for KLM - https://news.sky.com/story/dutch-king-reveals-double-life-as-an-airline-pilot-for-klm-10881947

The Love Letters Of A Young Barack Obama On View At Emory University Library - https://www.npr.org/2017/10/19/558755999/the-love-letters-of-a-young-barack-obama-on-view-at-emory-university-library

Ten Things That Occurred to Me When Someone Turned the Twitter Off - https://medium.com/@davepell/ten-things-that-occurred-to-me-when-someones-turned-the-twitter-off-abea82666b4e

Politics:

Election 2017: If more young people actually voted, would it change everything - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39965925

Science Fiction:

Science fiction’s new golden age in China, what it says about social evolution and the future, and the stories writers want world to see - https://www.scmp.com/culture/books/article/2093892/science-fictions-new-golden-age-china-what-it-says-about-social

Sport:

London 2012 silver medallist Gemma Gibbons retires - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/39978229

Rugby Union:

British and Irish Lions 2017: Gavin Hastings recalls 1993 New Zealand tour - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39942800

Exercise programme 'can reduce concussion' in youth rugby - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39950814

Technology:

WannaCry: What can you do to protect your business? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39947944

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1191921.html

Sorry about the amount, I was away last week.

Education:

DfE reprimands parents for tweeting Sats test questions - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39895818 I'd love to know what Education Dept. expected people to do.

Health:

Is my baby too big, or just big? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39896751

New ambulances rolled out for obese patients - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39859428

Miscellaneous:

Isdal Woman: The mystery death haunting Norway for 46 years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39369429

Why Self-Compassion Works Better Than Self-Esteem - https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/05/why-self-compassion-works-better-than-self-esteem/481473/

Is Consciousness Fractal? Our subconscious love for fractals may tell an evolutionary story. -http://nautil.us/issue/47/consciousness/is-consciousness-fractal

The psychological effects of growing up with an extremely common name - https://qz.com/978760/popular-baby-names-the-psychology-of-growing-up-with-an-extremely-common-name/

A Stanford researcher’s 15-minute study hack lifts B+ students into the As - https://qz.com/978273/a-stanford-professors-15-minute-study-hack-improves-test-grades-by-a-third-of-a-grade/ This is interesting, but I remain dubious.

How rich are you, really? - http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170505-how-rich-are-you-really

Cartoons by Islamic State: A new propaganda tool - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39822475 From May 2017

Music:

Get started making music - https://learningmusic.ableton.com/index.html

News:

Triple talaq: India top court reviews Islamic instant divorce - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39880273 From May 2017

Politics:

The maps that show how France voted and why - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39870460 From the 2017 French election. With the usual warning for UK source writing about European politics.

Colchester: Meet the newest voters in Britain's oldest recorded town - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-39846425

A Russian honeytrap for Gen Flynn? Not me... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39863781

Poll tracker: How the parties compare - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39856354 From December 2017

Sport:

Football:

Agent fees: FA and Fifa want issue debated following Pogba deal allegations - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39882054

Technology:

Cyber-attack: Is my computer at risk? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39896393

Global cyber-attack: Security blogger halts ransomware 'by accident' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39907049 From May 2017

Travel:

Hidden Treasures of the Wolds Way - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3X0xHw17dyqstFXB1rZBtRJ/hidden-treasures-of-the-wolds-way

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1187043.html

Healthcare:

'I went to the web to find a new kidney' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39705234 Once again, BBC headline hides an interesting article.

This Test Can Determine Whether You've Outgrown A Food Allergy - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/25/552959006/a-test-confirms-if-you-ve-outgrown-allergies

For Many Women, The Nearest Abortion Provider Is Hundreds Of Miles Away - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/10/03/555166033/for-many-women-the-nearest-abortion-clinic-is-hundreds-of-miles-away

History:

Tony Blair's legacy 20 years on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39717751

How to Decode an Ancient Roman’s Handwriting - https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/how-to-decode-an-ancient-romans-handwriting

Law and order:

A Hashtag Can't Be Sued: Judge Dismisses Officer's Case Against Black Lives Matter - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/29/554460412/a-hashtag-can-t-be-sued-judge-dismisses-officer-s-case-against-black-lives-matte

Media:

What is going on at Fox News, and could it affect Sky bid? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39781954 From May 2017

Politics:

'Why I went to court for my disability payments' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39745403

Science:

Battery bonanza: From frogs' legs to mobiles and electric cars - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39420729

Cassini ran through the 'big empty' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39779718

Sport:

The Error in Baseball and the Moral Dimension to American Life - https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-error-in-baseball-and-the-moral-dimension-to-american-life I start to feel I need a 'sport used to highlight something else' heading.

Technology:

Are fitness trackers for pets a fad or the future? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39553682

Theatre:

Russia puts the Queen centre stage in Moscow's The Audience - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39738954

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1184471.html

Healthcare:

Cancer Drugs Fund 'huge waste of money' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39711137

History:

When Adolf Hitler confidante Unity Mitford came to stay - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39304317

Law and order:

Fewer Youths Incarcerated, But Gap Between Blacks And Whites Worsens - https://www.npr.org/2017/09/27/551864016/fewer-youths-incarcerated-but-gap-between-blacks-and-whites-worsens

Miscellaneous:

Why most people’s favorite color is blue - https://medium.com/the-peruser/why-most-peoples-favorite-color-is-blue-bd84fc4e4dfb

What, Really, Is A Monument? - https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/09/24/550699469/what-really-is-a-monument

TED 2017: UK 'Iron Man' demonstrates flying suit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39441825

Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia issue rare child marriage fatwa - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39741891 The BBC headline editor once again fails massively. They should have gone with "Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia issue rare fatwa" or "Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia issue a child marriage fatwa".

The teenager telling pupils how his friends were shot dead - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39732466

Theatre:

Russell Tovey and his dream role in 'gay fantasia' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39717230

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1183381.html

Healthcare:

The hospital where parents care for premature babies - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39444127

Media:

How Russia's YouTube generation is getting its news - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39456232

Miscellaneous:

Breaking barriers: The female mountain guide battling machismo - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39478329

The woman on a mission to get rid of bad dating photos - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39320580

Dalai Lama meets Indian guard from 1959 flight from Tibet - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39478276

Jeff De Young: The dog who saved my life and came to live with me - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39355775

Sandy Hook to Trump: 'Help us stop conspiracy theorists' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39194035 From last April

Man takes grandad's ashes for 'special' Ilkeston train ride - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39477173

A fitness campaign for testicular cancer, and #BlackMonday in South Africa - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39477786

News:

California's drought is over. Now what? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39459592 This is from April last year but a lot of the underlying issues have probably contributed to the recent wildfires.

Politics:

The 21st Century’s Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Big Four Deep Drivers of Destabilization - https://medium.com/bioneers/the-21st-centurys-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-the-big-four-deep-drivers-of-destabilization-77e36770a0d1

No, Trump isn’t the worst president ever - https://medium.com/everyvote/no-trump-isnt-the-worst-president-ever-c688ddddc8c5 From March last year so who knows what the writer thinks now.

Sport:

Boxing:

Nicola Adams aims for multiple professional world titles like Muhammad Ali - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39491117

Football:

Jess Fishlock column: I feel such honour to have reached 100 caps - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/39484351

US cancer teen surprised with dream trip to watch Leicester - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-39493027 From last April but I want happy Leicester news.

Republic of Ireland women's team could go on strike in row over treatment by FAI - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39493537 You'll be pleased to know that the threat worked.

Technology:

Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee slams UK and US net plans - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39490324

Pining for cleaner air in the Norwegian fjords - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39478856

Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39482342

Tick tock: The importance of knowing the right time - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39129620