#Menopausal women who #coldwater swam regularly reported significant improvements in their physical & mental symptoms, finds a new report published in Women's Health. Prof Joyce Harper from UCL also warns of the health risks of polluted water. Listen🔊: timbre-player.sharp-stream.com/embed/item/c92…

Several residential buildings in Lviv are reported on fire, after a Russian drone & missile attack. 50+ people are confirmed dead after separate strikes in the border city of Poltava. #Ukraine says it will hold seized Russian territory as a negotiating tool.

The PM says victims of the #Grenfell Tower fire have been 'so badly' let down. He's promised to take steps towards banning companies criticised in the report from getting government contracts. Survivors & relatives of the 72 people killed say 'justice has not been served'.

Hundreds of people have been killed in a devastating attack on a town in Burkina Faso. Listen to Aid to the Church in Need UK as it responds to support Christians in the country: timbre-player.sharp-stream.com/embed/item/7b4…

The final report into the #GrenfellTower fire has found the 72 avoidable deaths were the result of 'decades of failure' by government & the construction industry. Police say they'll study the report 'line by line'. Listen to Vicky Gibbens report: timbre-player.sharp-stream.com/embed/item/ed0…

The UK government has announced this year's 'auction' of renewable energy schemes will lead to 130+ projects, including Europe's largest wind farm. We ask Operation Noah what this actually means - listen🔊: timbre-player.sharp-stream.com/embed/item/c57…

The former Bishop of Kensington says there are lessons that we can all take from the #GrenfellReport. It's found cladding firms misled customers & the government was complacent. Listen to Graham Tomlin's reaction🔊: timbre-player.sharp-stream.com/embed/item/ad9…

Local #churches in #SouthSudan are finding new ways to navigate treacherous conditions to reach thousands of people affected by flooding. Millions across the country are facing displacement. Erickson Bisetsa from Tearfund shares how. Listen🔊: timbre-player.sharp-stream.com/embed/item/9e1…

As many as 5.7m people act as unpaid #carers in the UK, helping friends or relatives with everyday tasks. Helen Walker, chief exec of charity Carers UK estimates that many do not realise they could access help and support. Listen🔊: timbre-player.sharp-stream.com/embed/item/0f8…

Police in Germany have shot dead a "suspicious" person who appeared to be armed with a "long gun" near a Nazi-era history museum in Munich. It happened in the Karolinenplatz area of the city centre earlier this morning.

Water bosses could face up to two years in jail for obstructing regulators under a sweeping new law proposed by the government. Environmental campaigners say it's "a vital first step" towards cleaning up England's waterways.

A plan to house asylum seekers at RAF Scampton, a former air base in #Lincolnshire has been axed by the government. The Home Office says the proposals would have cost would cost tax payers £122m by the end of its use in 2027.

A member of Royal Navy personnel's died after a helicopter plunged into the English channel last night. The Merlin craft crashed off the #Dorset coast during a training exercise with aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. An investigation's underway.

According to the United Nations, the Taliban has published new restrictions banning women's voices in public. Sara (a pseudonym) works for a development charity in the country and says women feel "hopeless". Listen🔊: timbre-player.sharp-stream.com/embed/item/5eb…

High blood pressure has no symptoms, which is why we're being encouraged to check our blood pressure this #KnowYourNumbers week. We hear from BloodPressureUK's chair, Dr Pauline Swift. Listen 🎧: timbre-player.sharp-stream.com/embed/item/9bd…

The #prison population in England and Wales has hit another record high according to figures from the Ministry of Justice. A total of 88,521 people are currently in jail. The government is reportedly considering sending some offenders to #Estonia to ease overcrowding.