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Sinner beats Fritz after Medvedev defeats De Minaur

Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 while Daniil Medvedev defeats Alex de Minaur 6-2 6-4 at the ATP Tour Finals.




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'PGA Tour card battle provides intriguing Race to Dubai sub-plot'

England's Laurie Canter tells BBC Sport's Iain Carter he feels "lucky" to be in the mix to win one of 10 lucrative PGA Tour cards at the DP World Tour's season finale in Dubai.




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In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week

A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days.




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Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?

Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists.




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Are weight-loss injections the answer to obesity?

The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections?




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How many of us will end up being diagnosed with ADHD?

Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.




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Is the system letting down people who were harmed by Covid vaccines?

People affected by rare blood clots say they feel they have been airbrushed out of the pandemic.




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How are the vaping rules changing?

Marketing rules will be stricter, nicotine vapes will be taxed and disposable vapes will be banned.




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What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?

The next public hearings will consider how the pandemic affected healthcare systems across the UK.




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Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts

An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.




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‘I grieve for the person I was before' - Covid inquiry to begin new phase

The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.




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High-grade masks evidence weak, Covid inquiry told

UKHSA's Prof Susan Hopkins said respirator masks may have worked no better than thin surgical masks.




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Warning tax rises could force care homes to close

Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.




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Covid inquiry rejects clinicians’ anonymity plea

The UK Health Security Agency argued naming the junior officials could put them at risk of abuse.




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Covid was like a daily terror attack, doctor tells inquiry

Covid inquiry hears harrowing testimony from ex-adviser in emergency preparedness at NHS England.




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We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told

Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.




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Covid inquiry told of trust do-not-resuscitate rule

Patients' families were “horrified but not surprised” when told the blanket policy had been in place.




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How close were hospitals to collapse in Covid?

The Covid inquiry restarts its live hearings this week, after senior staff in the NHS revealed just how close some hospitals were to collapse




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Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified

Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.




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Weight loss injections: How do drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro work?

NHS experts report unprecedented demand for the new generation of obesity treatments.




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Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in cost row

Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be made available on the NHS




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Could vaccines end the winter vomiting bug?

The easily spreadable virus can affect people of all ages and have huge consequences during winter.




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'I can't afford a child on £53,000 salary' - why fertility rate is falling

From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates.




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How many people still smoke in the UK?

The government wants to create a smoke-free generation and restrict the sale and marketing of vapes.




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NHS to review prostate cancer testing after Chris Hoy call for change

The Olympic cycling champion, who has terminal cancer, wants more younger men to get checked.




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Ed Davey 'minded' to vote against assisted dying bill

Sir Ed fears elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a "burden”.




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Assisted dying law change backed by 'citizens' jury'

The panel of 28 felt it was important to give people choice, but only if they were terminally ill.




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Assisted dying bill dangerous, says Archbishop

His comments came ahead of an assisted dying bill being introduced to Parliament.




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What is assisted dying and how could the law change?

A proposed law would give terminally ill people the right to choose to end their life.




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Chief medical officer had nightmares after spy poisoning

Dame Sally Davies told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry she had worried about the disposal of the nerve agent.




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NHS offers 'improved' stop smoking pill

People in England will be able to get free varenicline tablets to help them quit cigarettes.




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Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.




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Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

A new expedition finds that a large part of the railing at the ship's front has fallen away.




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The great gene editing debate: can it be safe and ethical?

A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.




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Mystery tremors were from massive nine-day tsunami

Scientists launched an investigation after being baffled by seismic signals picked up across the world




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Titan sub disaster: Five key questions that remain

A public hearing is set to examine the events surrounding the catastrophic failure of Oceangate’s submersible.




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My pilgrimage to the vanishing Sphinx snow patch

The Sphinx, a patch of snow thought to be the longest-lasting in the UK, has melted for the fourth consecutive year.




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Burning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power

Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.




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Nature presenter Chris Packham settles case over axing of green policy

The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy.




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Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic

Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.




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World way off target in tackling climate change - UN

The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever




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Alarm call as world's trees slide towards extinction

Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.




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This year set to be first to breach 1.5C global warming limit

It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year.




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COP29 chief exec filmed promoting fossil fuel deals

Undercover filming shows COP29 chief exec discussing new oil and gas projects ahead of climate summit.




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Netanyahu says focus on hostages after Sinwar death

Sinwar, who topped Israel's most-wanted list, was a key figure believed to have been behind the 7 October attacks.




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‘I say bye to my kids, in case we don’t wake up’ – two Gazans film a year under attack by Israel

Over the past year, Aya and Khalid have been filming their lives for a BBC documentary.




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BBC Verify analyses footage of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's killing

The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at footage said to show Yahya Sinwar's final moments.




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BBC tours hospital Israel says sits above millions in Hezbollah gold

The BBC’s Orla Guerin is taken on a tour of Al Sahel Hospital in Beirut.




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Projectiles seen in sky over Tehran

Israel says it has conducted "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran.




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'Unrwa means everything to us': Gazans fear aid collapse

People in war-torn Gaza are already struggling with a deep humanitarian crisis but now they fear it will get much more difficult.