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Federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies

NPR Mar 16, 2026

In a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee.

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Will Scotland be the first nation in the UK to legalise assisted dying?

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

The final vote on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill is seen as too close to call.

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Scotland boss Clarke 'hasn't had contract offer'

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

National coach Steve Clarke says the Scottish FA "haven't put an offer in front of me" as he nears the end of his current deal.

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Family 'beyond devastated' by meningitis death as hundreds get antibiotics

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

A sixth form pupil and a university student have died, while 11 more are seriously ill in hospital.

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Wolves come back from two down to earn draw at Brentford

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

Tolu Arokodare scores shortly after coming on to earn Premier League bottom club Wolves a 2-2 draw at Brentford.

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Tina Fey, Riz Ahmed and Jamie Dornan named Saturday Night Live UK hosts

BBC Entertainment Mar 16, 2026

The six-episode series, based on the long-running US variety show, will launch on 21 March.

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Tina Fey, Riz Ahmed and Jamie Dornan named Saturday Night Live UK hosts

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

The six-episode series, based on the long-running US variety show, will launch on 21 March.

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Tina Fey, Riz Ahmed and Jamie Dornan named Saturday Night Live UK hosts

BBC Business Mar 16, 2026

The six-episode series, based on the long-running US variety show, will launch on 21 March.

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Supreme Court to hear expedited arguments on protected status for migrants

NPR Mar 16, 2026

The court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status.

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Can Starmer Keep Saying No To Trump?

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

Trump "not happy" with the UK as Starmer says it won't be drawn into wider Iran war.

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Watch: Reunion resident gets close to lava from erupting volcano

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years.

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Israel says 'limited' ground operations under way in Lebanon

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

Troops are targeting "Hezbollah strongholds" in south Lebanon, where strikes reportedly killed seven people on Monday.

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A new drug could be the beginning of the end for sleeping sickness

NPR Mar 16, 2026

The goal in the world of global health is to bring an end to this scourge by 2030. A new drug looks as if it could do the job.

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Cuba hit by island-wide blackout as energy crisis deepens

NPR Mar 16, 2026

On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a "complete disconnection" of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage.

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Vaccine critics keep the pressure on, even as RFK Jr. shifts focus

NPR Mar 16, 2026

Anti-vaccine activists rally supporters to try to keep the momentum going on changing federal vaccine policies. This comes even as the White House tries to tamp down attention to the unpopular issue ahead of the midterm elections, and a powerful federal advisory committee plans to meet to consider even more moves.

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How might the UK support shipping in the Strait of Hormuz?

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

Ben Chu from BBC Verify has been looking at what role the Royal Navy could play in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Americanswers… on 5Live! Will Trump lose his MAGA base over Iran?

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

And should the US have been better prepared over the Strait of Hormuz?

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What are the symptoms of meningitis and is there a vaccine?

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis, including one student at the University of Kent.

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'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.

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Gasoline prices are still rising as the Iran war stretches into its third week

NPR Mar 16, 2026

U.S. gasoline prices are up nearly 80 cents from a month ago, while diesel prices have shot up even more. Diesel is now just under $5 a gallon, according to AAA, up $1.34 from last month.

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Gavaskar claims Hundred signing 'contributing to Indian casualties'

BBC Front page Mar 16, 2026

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar says Sunrisers Leeds’ signing of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed “indirectly contributes to the deaths of Indian soldiers and civilians”.

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