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Oct 11, 2024 | aol.com | Mark Poynting |Becky Dale |Erwan Rivault |Libby Rogers

October 11, 2024 at 9:42 AM[NASA/ISS]Hurricanes Helene and Milton – which have devastated parts of the south-east United States – have bookended an exceptionally busy period of tropical storms. In less than two weeks, five hurricanes formed, which is not far off what the Atlantic would typically get in an entire year. The storms were powerful, gaining strength with rapid speed. Yet in early September, when hurricane activity is normally at its peak, there were peculiarly few storms.

Oct 11, 2024 | bbc.com | Mark Poynting |Becky Dale |Erwan Rivault |Libby Rogers

Hurricanes Helene and Milton have bookended a particularly stormy period. What's behind it?

Mar 14, 2024 | yahoo.com | Nick Triggle |Libby Rogers |Rob England

There is wide variation across England in how long patients wait for hospital treatment, BBC News analysis reveals. Patients should start treatment within 18 weeks but at the worst-performing hospital trust, Milton Keynes, nearly two-thirds are waiting longer. And that is four times as many as are waiting over 18 weeks at the best-performing trust in the country. It comes as figures for the end of January show the overall waiting list had fallen slightly to 7.58 million.

Jun 21, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Robert Cuffe |Libby Rogers

By Robert Cuffe & Libby RogersBBC News22 June 2023The UK had one of the worst increases in death rates of major European economies during the Covid pandemic, BBC analysis has found. Death rates in the UK were more than 5% higher on average each year of the pandemic than in the years just before it, largely driven by a huge death toll in the first year. That was above the increase seen in France, Spain or Germany, but below Italy and significantly lower than the US.

Feb 13, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Nick Triggle |Libby Rogers

Camilla, the Queen Consort, has tested positive for Covid, Buckingham Palace has announced. She is said to be suffering cold symptoms and has cancelled her public engagements for the week. The Queen Consort, aged 75, had already pulled out of a planned visit to the West Midlands on Tuesday. She... 6 HOURS AGO